Imagine America Radio

The Imagine America Foundation interviews Ohio Technical College on Diesel Technician career paths. Most people think of diesel technicians as someone trained to work on semi-trucks or heavy equipment. But there are alternative paths as well, like generator technicians, trains, and more. Listen to the full episode here: https://www.imagine-america.org/diesel-technician-careers-with-ohio-technical-college/

On this episode of Imagine America Radio we discuss The Next Generation In Trucking Association's mission to bring trucking education into high schools across the country!

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On this episode, Imagine America Radio interview Dr. Evelyn Zayas, the information technology department chair at Rasmussen University. We discuss the importance of a formal education in software development, what makes a person a good fit for software development, how long a software development program typically is, and what career opportunities are available for individuals studying this program. To learn more about Rasmussen University, visit their website: https://www.rasmussen.edu/about-rasmussen/

Is now a good time to enter the nursing field? What does the demand for nurses look like? How has COVID-19 impacted nursing? What should someone look for in a nursing program?

What is the difference between an ADN and a BSN degree? How long does each program take to finish? What credentials should I expect to receive from one of these programs? What is the demand for nurses? All this and more!

On this episode of Imagine America Radio, we discuss the reason students are choosing to enter the field of medical assisting. What drives someone to want to enter this field? What education is needed to enter medical assisting? What should you consider if you're thinking of becoming a medical assistant? And so much more!

On this episode of Imagine America Radio, we discuss the impact of COVID-19 on medical assisting. What have been some of the biggest challenges facing medical assistants during the pandemic? What is needed from a medical assistant today? What should you consider if you're thinking of becoming a medical assistant? And so much more!

On this episode of Imagine America Radio, we discuss how to choose a medical assistant program. What should you be looking for in a medical assisting program? Should you consider a hybrid program? Does the school have relationships with employers and a career services team? And so much more!

On this episode of Imagine America Radio, we discuss the future of medical assistant careers. What is the career outlook? Are medical assistants in demand? What should you look for in a medical assistant program? And so much more!

On this episode of Imagine America Radio, we discuss the future of diesel technician careers. What is the career outlook? Are diesel technicians in demand? What should you look for in a diesel technician program? And so much more!

On this episode of Imagine America Radio we interview Jim Mathis, President and CEO of WyoTech, on the future of automotive careers.

On this episode of Imagine America Radio we sit down with Dr. Steven Coyle, Universal Technical Institute's National Director of Counselor and Academic Relationships, to discuss the future of motorcycle mechanic careers.

Imagine America Radio interviews Alicia Mero with Bryant & Stratton College on the difference between being a high student and a college student. Listen to this episode as we cover what it means to be a college student, how things differ from being a high school student, how to pay for college, your FAFSA and more!

On this episode we discuss social media and personal branding. Social media is something that can either be a positive or a negative factor in someone’s career aspirations. Using social media to be a creative outlet, publish your work, and be a social platform is all great. But making sure that you’re not using social media unprofessionally is critically important in today’s society.

Show notes page: https://www.imagine-america.org/dental-assisting-careers-midwest-technical-institute-delta-technical-college/

Imagine America Radio interviews the CEO of 401karat, a company dedicated to helping individuals better understand retirement savings. How do I establish an emergency fund? How much should I have in my emergency fund? What are a few tips to help me establish an emergency fund?

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education in your community about truck driving careers. What does a truck driver do? What is the career outlook for truck drivers? How long is a typical truck driving program?

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education in your community about phlebotomy careers. What does a phlebotomist do? What is the career outlook for phlebotomy technicians? How long is a typical phlebotomy program? Episode Webpage: https://www.imagine-america.org/phlebotomy-careers-midwest-technical-institute-delta-technical-college/ More information on Midwest Technical Institute: https://www.midwesttech.edu/ More information on Delta Technical College: https://www.deltatechnicalcollege.com/ More information on the Imagine America Foundation: https://www.imagine-america.org/

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education in your community about medical assistant careers. What does a medical assistant do? What is the career outlook for medical assistants? How long is a typical medical assistant program?

Imagine America Radio interviews 401karat on their 3 bucket strategy to investing in retirement. The 3 bucket strategy simplifies the idea of investing and categorizes three different "buckets" of money one should have when it comes to retirement. What is the 3 bucket strategy? 401karat explains!

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's largest student-led organizations in the CTE space. What is a career & technical college? Where did career & technical colleges come from? How do career & technical colleges differ from traditional state universities? Why is career & technical education so critical today? All this and more, here: https://www.imagine-america.org/career-technical-school-skills-usa/

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education in your community about medical assisting careers. What does a medical assistant do? What is the career outlook for medical assisting? How long does it take to get a degree in medical assisting? All this and more, here: https://www.imagine-america.org/medical-assistant-careers-lincoln-tech-iselin-nj/

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education in your community about automotive technology. What does an automotive technician do? What is the career outlook for automotive technology? How long is a degree program in automotive technology? All this and more: https://www.imagine-america.org/automotive-careers-lincoln-tech-denver-colorado/

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education in your community about collision repair and refinishing technology. What does an auto body technician do? What is the career outlook for collision repair & refinishing technology? How long is a degree program in collision repair & refinishing technology? All this and more, here: https://www.imagine-america.org/lincoln-tech-indianapolis-discusses-auto-collision-repair-refinishing-technology/

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education about how they are dealing with the coronavirus. Are students back in class? What precautions are in place for student and faculty safety? All this and more: https://www.imagine-america.org/universal-technical-institutes-response-covid-19-2/

Imagine America Radio interviews Bruce Schnieder, vice president of business engineering at Ambassador Education Solutions on their new course materials platform, RODA. Ambassador’s revolutionary Course Materials Platform, RODA, is everything students need to access course materials and everything schools and publishers need to manage the moving parts. RODA aggregates all content and applications for students, and layers it with the integrations, support services, analytics, financial controls, and compliance for schools and publishers to bring it all together – all through one flexible and easy-to-use platform. Listen to the full episode here: https://www.imagine-america.org/ambassador-introduces-roda/

Imagine America Radio talked to the chief operating officer of Midwest Technical Institute and Delta Technical College about their COVID-19 reopening strategy. We asked: Are the schools still open? How do you plan to reenter the building for hands-on learning? What precautions are your schools taking for student and faculty safety? All this and more here: https://www.imagine-america.org/midwest-technical-institute-delta-technical-colleges-response-covid-19/

Imagine America Radio talked to the cofounders of Midwest Technical Institute and Delta Technical College and found out— When were the schools started? How did the idea to open these schools come about? What programs are offered at these schools? What sets MTI & DTC apart? Listen to the full episode here: https://www.imagine-america.org/midwest-technical-institute-delta-technical-college-introduction/

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of diesel technician training, Lincoln Tech. What does an HVAC technician do? What is the career outlook for HVAC techs? What are important things to consider when looking at HVAC schools? All this and more, here: https://www.imagine-america.org/hvac-careers-lincoln-tech-grand-prairie-texas/

Imagine America Radio discusses the future of welding careers with Kevin Clark. Kevin Clark is the campus president of Lincoln Tech in East Windsor, CT.

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of diesel tech education. On this episode we discuss diesel technician careers.What does a diesel technician do?Are diesel tech careers in high demand?How long does it take to graduate from a diesel tech program?What should someone look for in a diesel tech school?All this and more, here: https://www.imagine-america.org/diesel-technician-careers-lincoln-tech-south-plainfield-new-jersey/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of HVAC Technician education. On this episode, we discuss HVAC technician careers.Are HVAC careers in high demand?How long does it take to graduate from an HVAC program?What should someone look for in an HVAC school?All this and more, here: https://www.imagine-america.org/hvac-careers-lincoln-tech-marietta-ga/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of electrical education. On this episode we discuss electrical technician careers. Are electrical careers in high demand? How long does it take to graduate from an electrical program? What should someone look for in an electrical school? All this and more: https://www.imagine-america.org/electrical-technician-careers-lincoln-tech-new-britain-ct/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews the president of the Northwest Career Colleges Federation on what their state association is doing to assist schools in Washington and Oregon with reopening their campuses. Washington State was one of the first states affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to our episode to hear what happened and what career colleges are doing now to reopen. All this and more: https://www.imagine-america.org/northwest-career-college-federations-covid-19-reopening-plans/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of culinary education. On this episode we discuss culinary careers. Are culinary careers in high demand? How long does it take to graduate from a culinary program? What should someone look for in a culinary school? All this and more: https://www.imagine-america.org/culinary-arts-careers-lincoln-tech-shelton-ct/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews Jim Bologa, president and CEO of Porter & Chester Institute and YTI Career Institute on their reopening strategy. What procedures has Porter & Chester and YTI Career Institute put in place to maintain safety? Can students still enroll for upcoming starts? Are there any positive takeaways from this whole process? All this and more: https://www.imagine-america.org/porter-chester-institute-yti-career-institutes-reopening-plan/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews Executive Director, Aaron Shenck with the Pennsylvania Association of Private School Administrators (PAPSA) on Pennyslvania's reopening strategy. What can career & technical education institutions expect to happen? What challenges will schools face? Are there any positive takeaways from this whole process? All this and more: https://www.imagine-america.org/pennsylvania-higher-education-covid-19-reopening-plan-papsa/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our guest on this episode of Imagine America Radio is Mike Ambrose, director of admissions at Advanced Technology Institute in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Mike discusses diesel technology careers with Imagine America Radio. What does a diesel technician do? What is the career outlook for diesel techs? What are important things to consider when looking at diesel technology schools? All this and more: https://www.imagine-america.org/diesel-technology-advanced-technology-institute/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education about how they are planning to reopen their campuses after dealing with the coronavirus. Is all instruction online? Or will some in-class instruction now begin again? Will classes return as normal? Can students begin to come to school? All this and more: https://www.imagine-america.org/lincoln-techs-re-opening-strategy/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education in your community about how they are dealing with the coronavirus. Are classes still in session? Is the Moorestown campus still enrolling students? Will this affect any future start dates? All this and more: https://www.imagine-america.org/lincoln-tech-moorestown-new-jersey-covid-19-response/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education in your community about how they are dealing with the coronavirus. Are classes still in session? Is the New Britain campus still enrolling students? Will this affect any future start dates? All this and more, here: https://www.imagine-america.org/lincoln-tech-new-britain-connecticut-covid-19-response/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education in your community about how they are dealing with the coronavirus. Are classes still in session? Is the Union campus still enrolling students? Will this affect any future start dates? All this and more: https://www.imagine-america.org/lincoln-tech-union-new-jerseys-response-covid-19/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education in your community about how they are dealing with the coronavirus. Are classes still in session? Is the Shelton campus still enrolling students? Will this affect any future start dates? All this and more: https://www.imagine-america.org/lincoln-tech-shelton-connecticut-response-current-coronavirus-pandemic/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education in your community about how they are dealing with the coronavirus. Are classes still in session? Is the Indianapolis campus still enrolling students? Will this affect any future start dates? All this and more, here: https://www.imagine-america.org/lincoln-tech-indianapolis-indiana-responds-covid-19/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education in your community about how they are dealing with the coronavirus. Are classes still in session? Is the Queens campus still enrolling students? Will this affect any future start dates? All this and more, here: https://www.imagine-america.org/covid-19-response-lincoln-tech-queens-ny/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our guest on this episode of Imagine America Radio is Russell "Wicker" Freeman, the president and CEO of Coyne College in Chicago, Illinois. Russell discusses the steps Coyne College is taking in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Are classes still in session? Is Coyne College still enrolling students? Will this affect any future start dates? All this and more: https://www.imagine-america.org/coyne-colleges-response-covid-19/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education in your community about how they are dealing with the coronavirus. Are classes still in session? Is the Iselin campus still enrolling students? Will this affect any future start dates? All this and more: https://www.imagine-america.org/covid-19-response-lincoln-tech-iselin-nj/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joining us on this episode is Angela Reppert, campus president of Lincoln Tech in Allentown, Pennsylvania. On this episode of Imagine America Radio - we talk to Angela about how her campus has responded to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Is this campus still open and teaching students? Will this affect future class starts? All this and more: https://www.imagine-america.org/covid-19-response-lincoln-tech-allentown-pa/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education in your community about how they are dealing with the coronavirus. Are classes still in session? Is the Somerville campus still enrolling students? Will this affect any future start dates? All this and more: https://www.imagine-america.org/covid-19-response-lincoln-tech-somerville-massachusetts/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education in your community about how they are dealing with the coronavirus. Are classes still in session? Are the Philadelphia and South Plainfield campuses still enrolling students? Will this affect any future start dates? All this and more: https://www.imagine-america.org/lincoln-tech-south-plainfield-philadelphias-response-covid-19/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education in your community about how they are dealing with the coronavirus. Are classes still in session? Is Lincoln Tech in Marietta, Georgia, still enrolling students? Will this affect any future start dates? All this and more: https://www.imagine-america.org/lincoln-tech-marietta-georgias-response-covid-19/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our guest on this episode of Imagine America Radio is Karen Clark, the campus president of Lincoln Tech in Melrose Park, Illinois. Karen discusses the steps Lincoln Tech is taking in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Are classes still in session? Is Lincoln Tech in Melrose Park, Illinois, still enrolling students? Will this affect any future start dates? All this and more: https://www.imagine-america.org/covid-19-response-lincoln-tech-melrose-park-il/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education in your community about how they are dealing with the coronavirus. Are classes still in session? Is Lincoln Tech in East Windsor, Connecticut, still enrolling students? Will this affect any future start dates? All this and more: https://www.imagine-america.org/covid-19-lincoln-tech-east-windsor-connecticuts-response/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education in your community about how they are dealing with the coronavirus. Are classes still in session? Is Lincoln Tech in Grand Prairie, Texas, still enrolling students? Will this affect any future start dates? All this and more: https://www.imagine-america.org/covid-19-response-lincoln-tech-grand-prairie-texas/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education in your community about how they are dealing with the coronavirus. Are classes still in session? Is Lincoln Tech in Nashville, Tennessee, still enrolling students? Will this affect any future start dates? All this and more: https://www.imagine-america.org/lincoln-tech-nashville-tennessees-response-covid-19/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education in your community about how they are dealing with the coronavirus. Are classes still in session? Is Lincoln Tech in Paramus, New Jersey, still enrolling students? Will this affect any future start dates? All this and more: https://www.imagine-america.org/lincoln-tech-paramus-new-jerseys-response-covid-19/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education in your community about how they are dealing with the coronavirus. Are classes still in session? Is Lincoln Tech in Denver, Colorado, still enrolling students? Will this affect any future start dates? All this and more, here: https://www.imagine-america.org/lincoln-tech-denver-colorados-response-covid-19/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education in your community about how they are dealing with the coronavirus. Are classes still in session? Is Lincoln Tech in Rhode Island still enrolling students? Will this affect any future start dates? All this and more - https://www.imagine-america.org/lincoln-tech-rhode-islands-response-covid-19/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joining us on this episode is Lu Suarez, Campus president of Euphoria Institute a member of the Lincoln Tech group of schools in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lincoln Tech has 22 campuses located throughout the United States.   On this episode we discuss how Euphoria Institute has responded to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Can students still enroll? Will cosmetology classes be taught online? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education in Maryland about how they are dealing with the coronavirus. Are classes still in session? Is Lincoln Tech in Columbia, Maryland still enrolling students? Can students still tour the school virtually? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education about CNC machining careers. What is a CNC machinist? What do CNC machinist do? What does the career outlook look like for CNC machining on a national level AND in the New Jersey/NYC area? All this and more: https://www.imagine-america.org/cnc-machining-careers-lincoln-tech-mahwah-new-jersey/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education about how they are dealing with the coronavirus. Are classes still in session? Is Lincoln Tech still enrolling students? Can students still tour the school virtually? All this and more - here: https://www.imagine-america.org/lincoln-techs-response-covid-19/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews one of the nation's leading providers of career and technical education about how they are dealing with the coronavirus. Are classes still in session? Is UTI still enrolling students? Can students still tour the school virtually? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What does the career outlook for health science careers look like? Does COVID-19 impact the career outlook? What could we, as educators, be doing to help students who are interested in health science careers? All this and more on the newest episode of Imagine America Radio! Read the full article here! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What are these schools doing to address the COVID-19 pandemic? Are the colleges still open? Can students still enroll? Can students tour the campus? Are they learning online? All this and more on this episode of Imagine America Radio! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews James “Jim” Bologa, president and CEO of YTI Career Institute, on the future of medical assistant careers. This is Jim's second episode with Imagine America Radio! What does a medical assistant do? What’s the national average salary of a medical assistant? How long does it take to go to school to become a medical assistant? What are some characteristics make a great medical assistant? And more!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our guest on this episode of Imagine America Radio is Rich Garti, director of operations for Universal Technical Institute in Sacramento, California. This episode's topic is the American skills gap.. What is the skills gap? What does it mean for my community? How should we address the skills gap? All this answered and more. For more information on Universal Technical Institute, click HERE. We hope you enjoy this episode of Imagine America Radio - your podcast for career and technical education! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode of Imagine America Radio, we interview Jim Bologa. Jim is the president and CEO of Porter & Chester Institute and YTI Career Institute. This episode's topic is electrical careers. What does an electrical technician do? How long does it take to get a degree in an electrical field? What is the job market for electrical technicians? All this answered and more. For more information on Porter & Chester Institute, click HERE. For more information on YTI Career Institute, click HERE. We hope you enjoy this episode of Imagine America Radio - your podcast for career and technical education! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio interviews President and CEO of Coyne College, Russell "Wicker" Freeman on the future of HVAC careers.  What does an HVAC technician do? What's the national average an HVAC technician can make in a year? How long does it take to go to school to become an HVAC technician?  All of this and more! To learn more about Coyne College visit their website: https://www.coynecollege.edu/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America interviews president and CEO of Collegiate Housing, David Neal, about what high school seniors should expect in terms of housing at the college of their choice. Some colleges offer dorms, some offer shared apartments and some do not offer housing. Learn more about what you should expect and what questions to ask! If you would like to learn more about Collegiate Housing, visit their website, here: https://www.housingservices.com/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine America Radio is joined by Jenni Valentino. Jenni Valentino is an expert in all things careers. On this episode, we break down the Information Technology Career Outlook in 2019.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.