#CYPossible: John Tran, Accounting #CYPossible

#CYPossible: John Tran, Accounting

"Completing coursework calls for celebration, and we are proud to celebrate with Cypress College’s newest degree- and certificate-holders. By achieving these education goals, graduates and certificate-earners are equipped to continue on their college path or find strong footholds in the career fields they’ve chosen. We’ve taken the journey with these outstanding"
#CYProud: Jenell Edwards, Psychiatric Technology #CYProud

#CYProud: Jenell Edwards, Psychiatric Technology

"Student success comes in many different forms, and Cypress College is proud to recognize and celebrate the variety of paths our students take to achieve their dreams. Whether it’s transferring to a four-year institution, or receiving an associate degree or certificate and heading into the workforce, we want all of our"
Culinary Instructor Nominated for Teacher of the Year Career Education

Culinary Instructor Nominated for Teacher of the Year

"Hotel, Restaurant, and Culinary Arts instructor Chef Amanda Gargano has been nominated as a 2021 Orange County Teacher of the Year. The award is bestowed by the Orange County Department of Education and SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, and would have been granted to Gargano at a gala, however, the pandemic has"
T-TEN Program Ranks First in Tests Passed per Student for Two Years in a Row Career Education

T-TEN Program Ranks First in Tests Passed per Student for Two Years in a Row

"Cypress College’s T-TEN program has been recognized for the highest Automotive Service Excellence tests passed per student, for the second year in a row. The Automotive Technology Department program also was recognized for having 22 graduates in 2020, a year hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The news was announced during the"
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"
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"
Hospitality & Culinary Students Tour Marriott Career Education

Hospitality & Culinary Students Tour Marriott

"In late October, Hotel, Restaurant, and Culinary Arts students toured Marriott Anaheim to hear from professionals in their field and see where a degree or certificate from the HRC program could take them. The field trip included students from the Hospitality Law class and the Hospitality Leadership class. Marriott gave an"
Cypress College Career Technical Education Counselor Named Counselor of the Year Career Education

Cypress College Career Technical Education Counselor Named Counselor of the Year

"The Orange County Career Education Community College Network recently named Cypress College Career Technical Education Counselor Dr. Jane Jepson as a 2019 Counselor of the Year. The award, given each year to counselors who excel in a number of areas pertaining to student and career success, will be presented at the"