IT university student graduates from RCC
Daija Rivers perfects her information and facts technologies techniques by means of an internship in Hamlet. She is set to graduate from Richmond Community School in June.
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WADESBORO — Anson County’s Daija Rivers gets a stand-out pupil in Facts Technology at Richmond Local community College or university and it set to graduate in June.
Rivers has earned three certificates in IT from the community university: Safety+ Prep, Info Engineering Community Management and Details Engineering Network+ Prep. Then in June she will graduate with an affiliate diploma in applied science.
“I selected to go after IT due to the fact technology has been an curiosity of mine for various decades,” Rivers claimed in a push launch. “I love how a great deal technologies has progressed more than the years. I find technological know-how extremely intriguing and there’s generally one thing new to master about it.”
Rivers grew to become the very first function-centered mastering (WBL) pupil in the IT application. At the beginning of 2021, she commenced her IT discovering knowledge at the Plastek Team in Hamlet.
WBL permits college students to acquire what they have uncovered in the classroom to a real office location. Learners can attain valuable benefits, receive university credit and help with vocation exploration. Those people taking part in a WBL ought to total at least 160 hrs with their employer.
“Being the very first IT Get the job done-Centered Discovering college student will give her the foundation to a excellent profession,” Business enterprise Administration Plan Coordinator Kelley Beam stated. “I know this will be one particular of her lots of accomplishments. I know she will maintain up the terrific perform.”
Her internship at Plastek’s assisted her sharpen her skills and craft. It was also her initial specialized hands on position knowledge.
Rivers has been acknowledged to North Carolina A&T University in which she will go after a bachelor’s degree in Details Know-how. She is established to start off lessons in the Fall.