CCC Columbus Technical Campus students recently competed in the SkillsUSA State Competition.

SkillsUSA State Competition was April 22-24 in Wichita, Kansas. SkillsUSA is a national nonprofit student organization serving teachers, high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service. Coffeyville Community College, Columbus Technical Campus students competed against technical students from across the state.

The SkillsUSA Championships is the showcase for the best career and technical students in the nation. Contests begin locally and continue through the state and national levels.

The philosophy of the Championships is to reward students for excellence, to involve industry in directly evaluating student performance and to keep training relevant to employers’ needs.

The following students placed this year:

Automotive Service:

Seth Tyree; 1st Place High School Vehicle Written Exam
Dylan Gainer; 2nd Place High School Parts Management
Tyler LaPee; 2nd Place High School Vehicle Written Exam
Tyler LaPee; 5th Place High School Parts Management
Omer Hermes; 2nd Place Post-Secondary Vehicle Written
Eric Bruton; 5th Place Post-Secondary Hands On
Josh Harmon; 13th Place High School Parts Management

Construction: High School Carpentry

Colton Reed; 2nd (Missed 1st Place by two tenths of a point)
Kenzi Taylor; 9th
Bill Whittley; 10th
Kody Harrison; 12th
Dalton Maxton; 14th
Chance Ray 29th

Collision Repair High School:

Bailey Conner; 4th
Gabe Dvorak; 5th
Garrett Cantrell; 11th

Refinishing High School:

Dalton Britt; 5th