Caleb Schmale (center) and Garrett Smith (right), along with Garrett Evans and Jonah Moss (not pictured), joined students from other systems signing with Wallace State’s Machine Tool Technology program during Thursday's National CTE Letter of Intent Signing Day. (Photo courtesy Tim White/CATA)
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – On Thursday morning, as part of National CTE (Career Technical Education) Letter of Intent Signing Day (NC3), four students from the Cullman Area Technology Academy (CATA) signed commitments to enroll in Wallace State Community College’s Department of Applied Technologies. Cullman High School seniors Garrett Evans, Jonah Moss, Caleb Schmale and Garrett Smith are currently enrolled in CATA’s Precision Machining program, and will join Wallace State’s Machine Tool Technology program in the fall.
CATA Precision Machining instructor Tim White said, “We wish them the best of success!”
According to the Wallace State, its Machine Tool Technology program “trains students to carry through to completion the construction and repair of all kinds of metallic and non-metallic parts, tools and machines. It also teaches students to understand blueprints and specifications. Students will learn to use all machinists’ hand tools and machine tools such as lathes, drill presses, milling machines, Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines, computer-assisted programming equipment and graphics programming.”
Machine tool technology is a high demand field. Wallace State reports that employers across the country have trouble finding qualified workers. Income in the field averages almost $19 per hour, with a wage range that can reach more than $28 per hour.
For more on Wallace State’s Machine Tool Technology program, visit www.wallacestate.edu/programs/technical-division/machine-tool-technology.
For more on CATA, visit https://cata.ccboe.org.
For more on National CTE Letter of Intent Signing Day, see www.nc3.net/signing-day.
See the full Wallace State Community College 2019 NC3 Signing Day live stream, including all programs and students, below:
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