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build a house every year at East Central," Everett said. "We learn a lot there but this gives us more hands-on experience. Just like anything else, the more experience you have, the better chance you will have at getting a job some– where down the line." And in the end, it's all about getting employed once they graduate. "If a kid comes through our program and wants to work, they won't have any problem finding a job," Everett said. "It's just a matter of if they want to work or not. We place about 97 to 98 percent of our students so we feel hke that's a pretty good numtier."

their time and efforts. We've got somebody com– ing in next week and doing the air conditioning work and somebody com– ing in after that to work on the plumbing." The students in the Elec– trical Technology course are on a two-year pro– gram. Everett said eYery year the students build a house that East Central eventually sells to some– one in the community and his studenta do the wiring for the house. 'l\long with the con– struction students. we do

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