Pima to Recognize 10 Business Tech Completers

March 12, 2019

Tucson, AZ – Pima Community College’s Center for Training and Development Business Technology program will recognize 10 students who have or soon will complete its business office and medical office trainings.

What: Center for Training and Development Business Technology Program Completion Ceremony

When: 3 p.m., March 14, 2019

Where: Community Room F123, Desert Vista Campus, 5901 S. Calle Santa Cruz

Details: Invitation only; media welcome

Info: 520-206-5100; pima.edu/ctd or ctd@pima.edu

Two of the students are completing their CTD trainings through the Pascua Yaqui Tribe Adult Services Y.O.E.M.E. Center for Employment Training. Office Assistant I, Office Assistant II, Medical Office Clerk, Medical Office Specialist, Medical Records Technician-Billing and Coding, and Keyboard Operator are among the Business Technology trainings the students have/are completing.

Julie Hecimovich, Pima’s Workforce Business Development Program Manager, is the guest speaker.

Every three months, CTD holds a completion ceremony for Business Technology training completers. Dozens of friends and family of graduates attend.

CTD offers certificate options for in-demand business- and healthcare-related fields. The duration of the trainings varies from eight to 39 weeks. Student progress is based on the number of hours of successfully completed skills training rather than credits. These high-quality trainings are designed to lead to immediate jobs or to job advancement. The College boasts a 90 percent completion rate and an 85 percent job placement rate in CTD programs. Since 1963, CTD has trained more than 40,000 individuals. Learn more at 520-206-5100 or ctd@pima.edu.

CONTACT:

Media, Government and Community Relations

(520) 206-4778

ehowell1@pima.edu