To learn more about the HVACR program at YTI Career Institute, visit https://yti.edu/programs/hvacr.

Brandon's background then led him to a rewarding opportunity as a corrections officer where his role includes kitchen supervisor. His journey has brought him back to YTI Career Institute where he is currently an adjunct chef at YTI Career Institute. Brandon's story provides great insight into culinary arts training at YTI and is a testament to perseverance!

For more information on our Culinary Arts/Restaurant Management program, visit https://yti.edu/paschoolofculinaryarts. 

Also check out Big Zues Barbecue online at https://bigzuesbarbecue.com/.

Learn more about our Computer and Network Technology program at https://porterchester.edu/career-programs/computer-and-network-technology

Visit our website at PorterChester.edu to learn more about our Automotive Technology program.

Glenn, PCI's Worcester Campus Director of Operations and Education and Automotive Technology Curriculum Coordinator, highlights how our Automotive Technology curriculum reflects industry demand and explains how our students are becoming more proficient in understanding computer-based technology and interpreting diagnostics.

Learn more about the Automotive Technology program at our Worcester campus at https://porterchester.edu/career-programs/automotive-technology-program-hybrid-electric

Kate is also on the Advisory Board for PCI, which provides her the opportunity to have value input into the Medical Assisting program that is taught at PCI, to make sure that what students are learning can be applied to the variety of positions that are available in the growing health care profession.

Learn more about our Corporate Partnerships at https://porterchester.edu/about-pci/partnerships

She addresses the thought process that went into the decision for her daughter to attend Porter and Chester Institute, as opposed to a four-year college. Ann and Karen dive into the thoughts and feelings from a parental perspective on the education that her daughter received and how it has led to a promising career at Wheeler Clinic.

Learn more about our Medical Assisting program at https://porterchester.edu/career-programs/medical-assisting

Learn more about the Electronics Engineering Technology program at https://yti.edu/programs/electronics-engineering-technology

Find out why many of Jean’s employees are graduates from YTI Career Institute’s Medical Assisting Program.  COVID has forced all of us to adapt and innovate in educational programs and curriculum alike. YTI’s combination of online learning as well as hands on learning with the externship program sets up medical assisting students at YTI for success in the workforce. Tune in to learn how the Medical Assisting Program at YTI has brought quality candidates to the Penn State Health system and how you too could be on your way to a career in healthcare.

Learn about our Continuing Education course offerings at https://ce.porterchester.edu.

Sheena has been with PCI for more than 12-years and her enthusiasm for the Dental Assisting program is amazing! With her students coming to campus for the hands-on labs, they also get their instruction on-line in an asynchronous (on demand) format. She says this is giving many of her students the flexibility they need to have jobs or take care of children, and at the same time work towards a career.

Part of the Dental Assisting program also consists of externships, where students are actually able to observe and apply their knowledge in a real dental office. While sanitation and safety have always been at the top of the list for this program, with COVID, she is finding that the dental industry is probably safer now than ever and the career opportunities are there.

Mike talks about Shiloh’s long history of working with YTI Career Institute and their Veterinary Technician program. YTI students have completed externships at Shiloh and several YTI graduates are employed there now.  Mike talks about the fact that they treat everything from snakes to horses and discusses the many career options available to today’s veterinary technicians.

Mike sits on the YTI advisory board, which offers real insider professional knowledge to the programs that YTI offers its students. Hear more about how exciting this career path can be and what it takes to work in this career!

Christmas came early for Meri Torres and her students in the Dental Assisting Program at the Bridgeport, CT campus. All new industry modeled equipment has been installed for the lab portion of student learning.

Meri talks about how her students are not only so excited to have these new learning tools, they are also embracing the flexibility that their blended learning program offers with both online and in-person classes. Part of the curriculum is an externship, where students apply their learning in an actual dentist office.

As a Certified Dental Assistant and a long-time instructor of the program, Meri discusses the many career paths that her students pursue upon graduation from the program and how many of her students go on to continuing education to further their careers.

Chef Tuno talks about how the entire Hospitality Industry has had to make a major shift due to COVID, and how that shift is leading to even more opportunities in the culinary world. Whether it is working in the back of the house or in the front of the house, we talk about all of the exciting career paths that are open to her graduates and shares some great success stories of where some of her students are today. Whether they are learning in their industry modeled commercial kitchens or online, Chef Tuno talks about the flexibility that this program offers.

National Lumber is based in Mansfield, Massachusetts and they focus on both residential and commercial design. A huge piece of what they do begins with CADD (Computer Aided Drafting & Design). Currently, two graduates of Porter and Chester Institute are employed at National Lumber. Bill talks about the huge need for CADD in his industry and the vital role that it plays in the building and estimating process. Bill is also a member of the PCI Advisory Board, bringing his insider knowledge of the industry to the programs that PCI offers its students. If you are looking for flexibility in learning a skilled trade that is in huge demand, you won’t want to miss this podcast!