Retail Ready Career Center Graduates Over 200 Vets
Veteran-focused trade school proving HVAC training and job placement model effective at scale
GARLAND, Texas — The Retail Ready Career Center (RRCC) announced that nearly 230 men and women will graduated as part of its first class of 2017. Nearly 210 of those students are veterans of the U.S. Military.
"We modeled our curriculum after basic training and it's no small feat to have endured the last six weeks and emerged successfully," said RRCC CEO, Jonathan Davis. "Many of our students came in on weekends to prepare for their certification exams and our faculty responded selflessly, volunteering their Saturdays to ensure those seeking extra instruction were able to receive it," added Davis. Their hard work paid off. Over 80 percent of the graduating class passed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) exam on their first attempt and the percentage of students who passed the North American Technician Excellence (NATE) exam was over 70 percent higher than the national average.