First Year
In 2006, MTI was recognized by the United States Department of Labor Employment, at the third annual Recognition of Excellence honors in Anaheim, receiving Honorable Mention for "successfully demonstrating sustained partnerships among employment, educators, and economic development leaders — ETA’s 'Power of e3'". The achievement statistics at the end of its first year were:
- an 88% graduation rate (the state average being 72%)
- 66% graduates placed in training-related jobs
- 273 industry specific certifications awarded to students
- 31% students placed in paid, training-related internships
- 53% students placed in unpaid, training-related internships (Dual enrollment only)
- 17% placed in training-related, part-time jobs
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Famous quotes containing the word year:
“I have done it again.
One year in every ten
I manage it—”
—Sylvia Plath (1932–1963)
“Jerry: She’s one of those third-year girls that gripe my liver.
Milo: Third-year girls?
Jerry: Yeah, you know, American college kids. They come over here to take their third year and lap up a little culture. They give me a swift pain.
Milo: Why?
Jerry: They’re officious and dull. They’re always making profound observations they’ve overheard.”
—Alan Jay Lerner (1918–1986)