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Empowering Yuma County Students Through Career & Technical Education
As a Career and Technical Education District (CTED), STEDY offers high school students opportunities to pursue hands-on career and technical programs to build real-world skills. We partner with our local high schools, higher education institutions, and industry leaders to help students prepare for success in their future careers and continuing education.
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We are delighted to mark a major milestone, the 10th anniversary of STEDY and the grand opening of our newly renovated campus!
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Our student cosmetologists are ready to put their skills to work and gain essential hands-on experience! We are now proudly welcoming clients into our student salon for appointments.
When you book a service with us, you become a vital part of our students’ education. This real-world practice allows our students to master their skills under the direct supervision of our licensed instructors.
By supporting their learning journey and taking advantage of great service prices, you help our high school students transition to become confident, professional cosmetologists.
Book Your Appointment & Support Student Learning Today!
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Our club leaders recently traveled to Phoenix to participate in the SkillsUSA Program of Work conference. This valuable experience helped them strengthen their leadership skills and learn how to effectively plan and organize our club’s activities for the year.
They returned with new strategies and a clearer direction to make this year’s chapter even more successful. We’re excited to see their growth and leadership in action!
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Over 160 middle schoolers registered to partake in the Career Exploration Camp offered by the Southwest Technical Education District of Yuma (STEDY) and the Yuma Arizona Business and Education Coalition (ABEC) this week.
Between STEDY’s central campus and the University of Arizona Yuma, campers learned firsthand about digital animation, mental health, law and public safety, medical assisting, sports medicine, agriculture and food science and nutrition and human performance. Each day, students rotated through two of the eight available modules and learned basics of the subject along with career opportunities in its field.
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An internship is at the very core of career and technical education (CTE) according to Southwest Technical Education District of Yuma (STEDY) Superintendent Tom Tyree. Why? Because it’s hands-on learning by doing, and as STEDY continues to grow, he hopes to foster a deeper partnership between business and education so that students can have access to practical mentorship and businesses can receive more recognition in the process.
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To become a cosmetologist in Yuma, the closest option is to study and become certified in Phoenix. But come fall 2023, students at the Yuma Union High School District will finally be able to study for and obtain cosmetology certification locally at little to no cost, thanks to a partnership between the district and the Southwest Technical Education District of Yuma (STEDY).
STEDY Superintendent Tom Tyree and YUHSD Associate Superintendent Tim Brienza shared that the partnership will repurpose a classroom space in Vista High School to serve as a cosmetology lab. Up to 40 students will be able to study in the first year – each section taught containing a maximum of 20 students – and another 40 will be added in the second