Tomorrow’s Technician magazine has named the four regional finalists for its 2010 School of the Year program.
The Tomorrow’s Technician School of the Year program is sponsored by Chicago Pneumatic and Wix Filters.
Selected from some 300 applications nominating more than 163 schools, the four finalists were Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, Colo.; Caddo Career and Technical Center, Shreveport, La.; Spokane Community College, Spokane, Wash.; and Carroll County Career & Technology Center, Westminster, Md.
The 2010 School of the Year will be featured in the May issue of Tomorrow’s Technician. Participating schools have the chance to win their share of $25,000 in tool prizes, with $10,000 in Chicago Pneumatic tools going to the school crowned as the 2010 School of the Year, and $5,000 to each of three regional finalists. The prize package for the four finalists also includes $12,500 in Wix filters.
The four regional finalists will have the opportunity to send select students to Charlotte, N.C., to attend the Wix Institute of Filtration Technology and a behind-the-scenes tool demonstration and tour at Joe Gibbs Racing.
“We want to thank all of the students and teachers that took the time to submit nominations for School of the Year,” said Danielle Stevens, marketing communications manager for Chicago Pneumatic. “Picking four finalists from the list of 163 nominated schools was a grueling process; all of the high schools, colleges and career centers that entered should be proud of their accomplishments.”
“It’s really an honor to participate in this national contest that recognizes automotive technical schools and their instructors,” said Ed Sunkin, editor of Tomorrow’s Technician. “We feel that this program even helps us as a magazine, since we gain valuable information about the participating schools from their feedback and the profiles submitted by the Top 20 finalists.”
Tomorrow’s Technician is a Babcox Media publication, and a sister publication to Tire Review.
