Hocking College School of Workforce Development

06/10/2025

ATTENTION Recent High School Grads and Rising Seniors:
✅ Free summer training at Hocking College through GRIT
July 7 – August 1, 2025

🔥 Start Your HVAC Career This Summer by attending this Skill-Builders Career Camp! 🔥
NATE Ready-to-Work HVAC program — a 4-week training that prepares you for real-world HVAC jobs and leads to the NATE Ready-to-Work certification!

🔗 Learn more & register: gritohio.org/summer-training

New Locations for 2025! Are you a graduating high school senior looking to gain some valuable skills that can lead to immediate employment? Are you hoping to go to college at some point but want to work first and save some money? The GRIT Project has a program for you! The GRIT Summer Programs aim [...

05/21/2025

05/07/2025

ANNUAL CAPSTONE SCREENING at Athena Cinema 🎞️

Friday, May 9 | 7pm
The Athena Cinema will host a special screening of short films created by our very own student filmmakers from our growing Film & Video Production program!
Join us! For more information, visit athenacinema.com/hocking5thcapstone/

🎬 Lights, camera… showcase!
Join us for Hocking College’s Fifth Annual Film Screening this Friday, May 9, at the Athena Cinema in Athens!

📍 20 South Court Street, Athens, Ohio 45701
🕖 7–9 PM
🎟 FREE and open to the public

Watch powerful student films created by our talented 2nd-year Film & Video Production students as they share their passion, creativity, and cinematic storytelling on the big screen. Don’t miss it!

05/07/2025

👩‍🎓CONGRATULATIONS, HAWKS! 👨‍🎓

Excitement is in the air today as students enjoy a Graduation Pre-Party and pick up last-minute items for Saturday's GRADUATION Ceremony!

For details about Hocking College's Spring 2025 Commencement Ceremony, visit www.hocking.edu/graduation

05/06/2025

🚑🏥IN-DEMAND JOBS WEEK: Focus on Critical Jobs 🩺 🚒🚓

Did you know - Some of Ohio's in-demand jobs are considered 'Critical Jobs'? Hocking College is proud to provide education and training for Ohio's critical jobs in fields such as Early Childhood Education, Construction, Healthcare, and Public Safety.
During In-Demand Jobs Week, The School of Workforce Development thanks our colleagues from Hocking College: School of Public Safety Services and Hocking College School of Allied Health & Nursing for their dedication and commitment to developing Ohio's workforce.

For more information about Ohio's Critical jobs, visit topjobs.ohio.gov.

05/05/2025

🧑‍🏫THANK YOU, EDUCATORS! 👩‍🏫

🍎 It's Teacher Appreciation Week (May 5-9)! We extend our heartfelt thanks to America's K12 teachers and to Hocking College's dedicated faculty and instructors.
To learn more about our Early Childhood Teacher Education Program, contact the School of Workforce Development today!

05/05/2025

EXPLORE Summer Camps – a FREE hands-on experience for Fairfield County middle school students! 🏗️⚙️🏥

With support from our amazing partners at Ohio University, Hocking College, Lancaster-Fairfield Community Action Agency, and Lancaster City Schools - students in Fairfield County Workforce Center’s EXPLORE Summer Camps will dive into exciting career pathways in advanced manufacturing, healthcare, and construction!

This FREE camp is open to Fairfield County students entering grades 6, 7, and 8 in the 2025-26 school year. Each one-week session is designed to spark curiosity, build skills, and inspire the future workforce!

📅 Mark your calendars and register today: https://www.fairfieldcountyohioworkforcecenter.gov/career-camps.html

05/02/2025

CAREER SPOTLIGHT: WATER TREATMENT OPERATOR

🔍 Considering a career as a Water Treatment Operator? Water Treatment professionals are essential in ensuring the health and safety of our communities - and job opportunities in this field are growing!

To learn more about Hocking College's unique online 💧Water and Wastewater Management Degree program, visit www.hocking.edu/water-and-wastewater-management

The Water and Wastewater Management Degree is a program at Hocking College, a 2-year community college located in Nelsonville, Ohio...

05/01/2025

It’s time for the ANNUAL FDRM FASHION SHOW!

📅 Friday, May 2 | ⏰ 6–8 PM
📍 The Lodge at Hocking College
🎟️ www.hocking.edu/fashion-show
📺 Watch from home: https://www.youtube.com/live/DJNAFMaruLw

Who’s coming to support our students?! 🙌

It takes a village to make the Hocking College Annual Fashion Show come to life—and our students are showing up in a big way.

🎬 Students from Film & Video Production
🎶 Students from Music & Recording Industry
👗 Student models, designers, and volunteers from all over campus

They’ve worked hard, and they’d love to see you there cheering them on!

📅 Friday, May 2 | ⏰ 6–8 PM
📍 The Lodge at Hocking College
🎟️ www.hocking.edu/fashion-show
📺 Watch from home: https://www.youtube.com/live/DJNAFMaruLw

05/01/2025

Building the Future: In-Demand Trades at Hocking College

🛠️ In-Demand Trades are the backbone of our economy. At Hocking College, programs like Heavy Equipment Management and Commercial Truck Driving prepare students for high demand careers with great pay. Start building your future today!
www.hocking.edu/cdl
www.hocking.edu/heavy-equipment-management