NEMCC Career Development Academy provides needed services for area students
BOONEVILLE, Miss. -- (08/02/2022) — Northeast Mississippi Community College's Career Development Academy realizes that students may need a little more time learning than what they receive at school.
Organizers with the Career Development Academy also understand that often times parents are not there until they get off work at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. or 7 p.m. to help a student with their work and that leaves very limited family time for them.
Northeast's Career Development Academy's after school program looks to fill that void and help parents achieve an active work-life balance with its After School Career Development Academy in each one of the college's five-count service area.
"We understand that students may need a little extra time after school," said Northeast Career Development Academy director Austin Beasley. "We also understand with many parents going back to work following the pandemic, that they may not be there right as their child gets out of school to assist them. Our CDA is designed to help and enable them to learn valuable life lessons while receiving the one-on-one tutoring that they may need in a certain area."
Northeast's Career Development Academy is not a babysitting service for those looking for someone to take care of their children after school. The Career Development Academy provides not only one-on-one tutoring for students, but also Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) activities, art activities, drug/alcohol prevention presentations, life skills and enrichment services for students and families for those in the fourth through twelfth grade.
"We want them to enjoy their time at the Career Development Academy," said Beasley. "Even though they will be learning, we want it to be an active and engaging environment that they want to come back to for years to come."
After-school Career Development Academy classes start on Tuesday, September 6 and are at no cost to the parent for the service nor is there an enrollment cutoff for those wanting to take advantage of multiple siblings in the same Career Development Academy.
Classes are currently offered in Alcorn, Prentiss and Union counties with the availability of online services offered to students in Tippah and Tishomingo counties.
For more information about the Northeast Mississippi Community College Career Development Academy's after-school program, contact Beasley at ambeasley@nemcc.edu
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Information about Northeast Mississippi Community College
Northeast Mississippi Community College, located in Booneville, Mississippi, is continually moving forward.
In the spring of 2020, Northeast became just one of four community colleges in the world to reach the prestigious Apple Distinguished School designation. NEMCC was the recipient of the Ellucian Impact Award for 2020 that recognizes the college's advancements in technology and is the only school in the nation to receive the award with the second award going to the University of Greenwich in London and Kent, United Kingdom.
Northeast has been named one of the top colleges and universities in Mississippi and was recognized by the Mississippi Business Journal as the Healthiest Workplace in Mississippi as it pertains to colleges and universities.
In addition to being one of the top colleges and universities in the nation, OnlineColleges.com recognized Northeast as the top school in the state of Mississippi for online education out of all colleges and universities, including four-year colleges and universities.
ZIPPIA has honored Northeast as the top community college in Mississippi in preparing students for the workforce and Northeast became the first college or university to offer a Z-degree (zero textbook cost) degree in the state of Mississippi as well.
Northeast athletics can also boast that it is home to a new ultramodern baseball and softball facility and currently holds the record for largest video boards for both sports in the community college ranks in the state.
The Chronicle of Higher Education has designated the college as one of its 'Best Places to Work For,' and CollegeChoice.net has named Northeast a Top 25 Community and Junior College in the country while The Center for Digital Education has recognized Northeast as a Top 10 Digital Community College in the nation.
Campus Labs recently named Northeast as one of two educational institutions in the nation as a Campus Labs Trailblazer Award honoree. The Campus Labs Trailblazer Award is based on the college creating a culture of assessment on campus through Campus Labs Planning to increase institutional adoption, focus on continuous improvement, and closing the loop in the institutional assessment priorities.
For more information about Northeast Mississippi Community College, visit http://www.nemcc.edu.
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