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  • A community college student smiling while outdoors on campus.

    Community College Month: Why Brightpoint? 

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    • community college month
    • skilled trades
    • transfer
    Published: March 27, 2025

    Enrolling at Brightpoint could be your best decision ever.

  • Aneitra Viney Standing

    Next Up: Making Medicines More Affordable 

    Categories
    • alumni
    • career services
    • next-up
    • skilled trades
    • student supports
    • student-success
    Published: July 26, 2024

    Aneitra Viney, a former patient care associate, wanted a career where she could give back. Thanks to Brightpoint, she connected with a profession that does just that: pharmaceutical manufacturing.

  • clarissa perry

    Next Up: Certified Welding Inspector 

    Categories
    • alumni
    • career services
    • next-up
    • skilled trades
    • student supports
    • student-success
    Published: December 05, 2023

    Although she had a bachelor’s degree in hand, Clarissa Perry was unsure about her career path. A soul-searching six months of hiking the Appalachian Trail connected her with tradespeople who sparked her next move: learning how to weld.

  • Heilie Sheppard at Amsted Rail machine shop

    Next Up: Machinist 

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    • alumni
    • next-up
    • skilled trades
    • student supports
    • student-success
    Published: October 04, 2023

    At Brightpoint, Heilie Sheppard positioned herself for a job she loves in machining and career advancement in mechanical engineering.

  • Billy Whorley

    Next Up: Lean Practitioner 

    Categories
    • alumni
    • next-up
    • skilled trades
    Published: October 07, 2022

    When Billy Whorley interviewed at Church & Dwight and learned the company was willing to make an investment in his education, he was sold on the job. Soon after starting, Billy earned Lean Practitioner certification through Church & Dwight’s partnership with the Community College Workforce Alliance (CCWA). A year later, he’s earned two additional certifications and enrolled in Brightpoint’s industrial electricity CSC to keep advancing his career.

  • Jeremy Collins

    Next Up: Electrical Engineer 

    Categories
    • alumni
    • next-up
    • skilled trades
    Published: February 25, 2021

    After making a career jump from electrician to designer, Jeremy Collins returned to the college to complete the electrical engineering technology degree he started 25 years earlier.

  • Daniel McCloud, entrepreneur

    Next Up: Entrepreneur 

    Categories
    • alumni
    • business
    • next-up
    • skilled trades
    Published: February 24, 2021

    Daniel McCloud started his associates degree in machining while still in high school, and then scored an internship with Rolls Royce that turned into a full-time job. Now he has returned to the college to build his business skills as he starts his own business.

  • Tanner Lester, lead draftsman

    Next Up: Lead Draftsman 

    Categories
    • alumni
    • next-up
    • skilled trades
    Published: February 15, 2021

    Tanner Lester started taking classes at the college while still in high school; he leveraged his interests in drawing and design to become a lead draftsman for a housing developer.

  • Tiffany Longest, welder

    Next Up: Industrial Welder 

    Categories
    • alumni
    • next-up
    • skilled trades
    Published: February 15, 2021

    After 22 years as a hairstylist, Tiffany Longest wanted a new career with a steady paycheck and benefits to support her family. She completed her certificate in welding and now works preparing and welding pipes for large construction projects.

  • Joe Detmer, electrical engineering technology

    Next Up: Career Advancement 

    Categories
    • alumni
    • next-up
    • skilled trades
    Published: January 26, 2021

    Joe Detmer had the opportunity to move into a new role at work. The catch? It required electrical skills he didn’t have. To get up to speed, Joe took classes and now has the right qualifications to move forward in today’s fast-paced workplace, all while staying with the company he’s worked with for decades.

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