Jennifer Kauffman completed the State Fair Community College nursing program and obtained her Associate of Science in Nursing in December 2022, then received her Registered Nursing license in January 2023, thanks to WIOA funding. Kauffman is now an RN at the Missouri...
Ashley Sherrell obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Wildlife Conservation in 2007 and was not able to secure a role utilizing this degree. After years of unsuccessful efforts to obtain employment in her degree field, she then entered the medical field, where she...
Shipley graduated from the State Fair Community College at Eldon Career Center nursing program in December 2022, where she obtained her Associate of Science in Nursing. Shipley passed her NCLEX-RN and was issued a Registered Nursing license within a...
Mr. Lee recently completed professional truck driver training through Emery Sapp and Sons, where he received his Class A CDL. Emery Sapp & Sons (ESS) of Columbia and the Central Workforce Development Region collaborated to implement a CDL...
When Mrs. Carnahan enrolled in the Columbia College-Lake Ozark Nursing program, she was unemployed. Thanks to the WIOA Dislocated Worker program, she was able to successfully obtain her RN license, earning $25/hr. “The grant made it possible for me to pursue my...
When Garrett Houseman relocated to the Lake area, he was unemployed, didn’t know anyone, and wasn’t sure what career pathway he wanted to pursue. “I felt a little lost,” he said. Houseman visited State Fair Community College, which...
