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Utah students competing in SkillsUSA at Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake Community College recently hosted the yearly State SkillsUSA competition throughout various campuses. Hundreds of High School and post-secondary students had the opportunity to showcase their skills and talents, which they have been acquiring and fostering through the guidance of their professors during the academic year. Prepared with their knowledge and relevant tools to their field, students competed against their counterparts to showcase their skills and earn themselves a place in nationals, which will take place in Atlanta, Georgia, in June 2023. SLCC students, who are no strangers to SkillsUSA competition, participated in 23 contests out of the 80+ categories, individually and in teams. There were 55 SLCC students representing the institution and 38 of them placed in the top three. The placements look as follows: 19 contestants placed first in their categories, 11 contestants placed second, and eight SL...

The excitement of students and the whirring of tools could be heard in the State Farm Conference Center in Atlanta, GA, during the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. For one week over the summer, the arena, which is the size of three football fields, was filled with over 12,000 people, including 11 students from Salt Lake Technical College or SLTC. Salt Lake Technical College encompasses short-term, low-cost technical programs at Salt Lake Community College. Having previously won at the state level, these SLTC students traveled with their SkillsUSA advisors to showcase their skills and knowledge at the National Leadership and Skills Conference. Over the weeklong competition, nearly 7,000 students tested their job-ready skills in 108 categories with individual and team events. Students gave hands-on demonstrations measured by industry standards, completed online tests, and were evaluated on their resumes and interview skills. Out of the 11 students that competed, 10...