Engineering Technology New Equipment Makes Program “One of the Best” Career Education

Engineering Technology New Equipment Makes Program “One of the Best”

"Engineering Technology recently acquired new equipment and software licenses to assist students. The additions have raised the quality of the program above and beyond others, according to Professor of Engineering & Engineering Technology Massoud Saleh. “Our Mechatronics lab is one of the best and most complete labs anywhere,” as a result"
Cypress College Partners with National Guard in 22-Week Jobs ChalleNGe CTE Academy Career Education

Cypress College Partners with National Guard in 22-Week Jobs ChalleNGe CTE Academy

"Cypress College was awarded the 2020 National CyberWatch: Innovations in Cyber Security Education award for their work with Jobs Challenge last semester. This is the second consecutive year in a row that the Cypress College Cybersecurity Program is being honored. The program is led by Ben Izadi and Russ Alizadeh and"
Aviation Department Coordinator Flies In Memorial Day Tribute Career Education

Aviation Department Coordinator Flies In Memorial Day Tribute

"Capt. Ed Valdez, Cypress College’s aviation instructor, participated in a well-publicized Memorial Day tribute. He was among the aviators aboard the “Flabob Express,” a World War II-era DC-3 that flew in the lead group. In all, about 14 vintage aircraft flew as the “D-Day Express” across Southern California on Monday, May"
MAD Film Fest Premieres Online Career Education

MAD Film Fest Premieres Online

"The Media Arts Design Film Showcase debuts today, to display the work of MAD students and , this year, to offer alumni contributions. In keeping with government guidelines to limit the spread of the Coronavirus, this year’s festival will take place online. According to Professor Ian Holmes, digital cinema coordinator, the"
Mort Sci Student Answers Call to Volunteer Assistance with Coronavirus Victims Career Education

Mort Sci Student Answers Call to Volunteer Assistance with Coronavirus Victims

"The spread of COVID-19 continues to grow nationwide, and the need for medical responders rises with it. The duty of first responders, such as doctors and nurses, is well known, but there is also a call for last responders: workers who tend to those who have passed. The National Funeral Directors"
Student Finalists in National Video Contest Career Education

Student Finalists in National Video Contest

"Cypress College students have gained national attention in a contest called “Stay Home and Sing,” with a video featuring their adaptation of a song from the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical “In The Heights.” The students performed the song “96,000,” selected from their spring production of the musical, which was cut short due"
Retired Journalism Chair Robert Mercer Remembered Career Education

Retired Journalism Chair Robert Mercer Remembered

"Cypress College is remembering Robert Mercer, a long-time Journalism Department Chair who died on Tuesday morning (January 21, 2020). Mr. Mercer retired from Cypress College in 2015, almost 20 years after being hired. Mr. Mercer brought the Cypress College Journalism Program into the digital age. He was a pioneer in convergence"
Go MAD This Semester Career Education

Go MAD This Semester

"This spring, several courses offer a variety of ways to learn or improve computer illustration, modeling, and projection mapping, among other skills. These Media Arts Design classes can help expand and enhance your professional portfolio or provide enrichment if you are simply interested in digital design. Learn art that you can"
Former HRC Instructor Meets Challenges on ‘Chopped’ Career Education

Former HRC Instructor Meets Challenges on ‘Chopped’

"Blackmarket Bakery owner Rachel Klemek can work under pressure. She runs three bakeries, has four kids, and counts herself as a former Hotel, Restaurant & Culinary Arts faculty member of Cypress College. And now, she can call herself a “Chopped” episode champion and season finale runner-up. We asked her a few"
Cypress College Career Technical Education Receives Two Awards Career Education

Cypress College Career Technical Education Receives Two Awards

"Automotive Technology instructor Russell Bacarella and student Gable Kemma-Berg received the Instructor Finalist Award and a Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Scholarship, respectively, last month at the 2019 SEMA Education Event in Las Vegas. The three-day event, part of the annual SEMA show and organized by SEMA and the North American"