ACC Community Outreach Offers Free 'Soft Skills' Workshop for High Schoolers

You might have seen American Career College’s Community Outreach team at health fairs, career fairs and other events, but did you know that ACC offers free soft-skill training to high school students?

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“It’s a service to students to help them with the next step in their education,” Community Outreach Director Sandra Villafan said.

High school educators can request a workshop through one of ACC’s high school liaisons. The lesson plans fit under California teaching standards (Common Core) and include resume writing and interview skills, salary economics and dining etiquette.

The community outreach team has expanded recently to include two new team members. Soft-skill workshops are already being booked in the fall.

An educator with the Claremont Unified School District recently sent a thank you note about Community Outreach liaison Vanessa McCormick and her visit to San Antonio High School.

"I don’t normally send a supervisor a note of thanks but, after reviewing the workshops with the three different faculty members and other counseling personnel, we all were impressed with her presentations and persona," Suzanne Miller, a College/Career & ROP technician with San Antonio High and Claremont High school, wrote.

"This is an alternative education school and the population is not always receptive; McCormick was quite engaging and did not let the few antics deter her from her presentation. We all concluded that our students gained a great deal of knowledge from these three great opportunities. She or any representative is welcome anytime."

For more information about the Community Outreach team, call (949) 783-4098.

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