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STC Cuts Ribbon on Veterinary Technician Expansion

  • Group of presenters with Bob Griggs in the center, holding a blue ribbon to be cut.
  • Group of presenters holding a blue ribbon to be cut.
  • Group of presenters holding a blue ribbon to be cut.
  • Group of presenters holding a blue ribbon to be cut.
  • Speaker in front of a ribbon, about to be cut.
  • Smithfield Foods representative presents Bob Griggs with a plaque.
  • Side angle of group holding plaque and cutting a ribbon.
  • Group photo with plaque.
  • Group of presenters, shortly after cutting blue ribbon.
  • Four men holding certificate
  • Four men holding certificate
  • Ribbon cutting attendees touring the lab.

Southeast Technical College and the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of STC's Veterinary Technician expansion in Ed Wood Trade and Industry Center on the STC campus.

Southeast Tech launched the Veterinary Technician program in Fall 2020, and the first cohort will graduate in Spring 2022. The program will provide 20-25 qualified technicians per year to meet regional workforce needs in agriculture, veterinary care and food production. 

The project was made possible with support from these sponsors:

  • The City of Sioux Falls
  • The Governor’s Office of Economic Development
  • Smithfield Foods
  • The Esther and Harold Mertz Foundation
  • First National Bank
  • First Premier Bank
  • Marsh and McLennan Agency
  • Parkston Kaylor Grain and Feed
  • Jennifer Poindexter
  • Sioux Nation Ag Center
  • Sioux Nation Pet Clinic
  • The South Dakota Agricultural Foundation
  • Sunterra Farms
  • McCrossan Boy’s Ranch

Veterinary Technician program   All Agriculture programs   Southeast Technical College Foundation

Published

April 21, 2022

Categories

Agriculture, Foundation, Veterinary Technician