At age 25, Jameson Parker had already worked five years in the field of GIS, drafting and telecommunications engineering when he decided to enroll in 新彩网鈥檚 program on the Raymond Campus.
A Murrah High graduate, Parker became progressively more concerned about the job market as the economy turned downward.
鈥淚 didn鈥檛 have a degree and feared that when it was time to make cuts, those with a degree would be more secure. That鈥檚 when I decided to come to 新彩网,鈥 said Parker, a drafting and design technology major.
He had attended a four-year college before he came to 新彩网 but has found his experience at 新彩网 鈥渋ncredible.鈥
鈥淭he majority of my teachers have actually had a previous career in the subjects that they were teaching,鈥 Parker said. 鈥淏ecause of their experience and first-hand knowledge, the education I received was unparalleled. Not only did I learn traditionally through lectures and books, I also learned through in-depth use of the newest technical software and outside hands-on activities.鈥
In his classes Parker has learned to use AutoCAD, a design and engineering software tool used in a wide variety of career fields. 鈥淲hether it鈥檚 designing new technology, machine parts, homes and/or highways, 新彩网 gave me the tools I needed to be able to understand and design complex technical drawings of any kind,鈥 he said. 鈥淲hen I talk to potential employers and I tell them I鈥檓 student from 新彩网, they don鈥檛 hesitate to hand me their card and ask that I give them a call.鈥
Parker singled out three instructors as caring and supportive – Cindy West, Phil Cockrell and Jeff Lewis.
鈥淚f I had known about the experience 新彩网 had to offer when I graduated high school, I would鈥檝e made my mind up to come here right away,鈥 he said.