Each year students are encouraged to get involved in variety of activities.  The following students are currently serving in the following positions or organizations at SCCTC:

Tour Ambassadors--guide 8th graders on Career Exploration Field Trips

• Tony McCarthy--Junior, Greenon
• Nick Perrin--Junior, Springfield City
• Jeff Scurlock--Senior, Springfield City
• Kevin Stough--Junior, Catholic Central

Program Representative--travels to our Associate Schools for lunch displays and talks about SCCTC and Software Program Design

• Tony McCarthy

BPA Executive Board--each program selects two students to represent the classes on the Executive Board for planning activities such as community service project, fundraiser, ice cream socials, and other professional development activities.

• Kevin Stough, junior represenative
• senior represenative currently open

F.O.R. Club--this is a new club at SCCTC for the 2009-2010 school year.  Students attended an assembly called Rachel's Challenge where they heard about the life of Rachel, the first student shot at Columbine.  It was a moving presentation and students took on the challenge by starting the F.O.R. Club.  Several of the Software Program Design students have become involved in this new club.

Students prepare for Microsoft Business Certification program and Adobe Certified Associate.  Springfield Clark CTC is proud to be an approved testing center for Certiport and PearsonVUE which allow students to take their certification exams at their own pace.

• Using Microsoft® Office Word 2007
• Using Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007 
• Using Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2007
• Using Microsoft® Office Access™ 2007
  
• Web Communicaiton using Adobe® Dreamweaver®
• Rich Media Communication using Adobe Flash®

To learn more about the Microsoft Application Specialist Certification visit http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/msbc/datasheet/default.mspx and Adober Certified Associate visit http://www.adobe.com/education/instruction/ace/.

Since 2006, Software Program Design students have continued to earn college credits for a grand total of 218 credits.  These hours have been earned by student passing Clark State competency tests or receiving industry certifications in Adobe Certified Associate or Microsoft Business Certifications.  This represents a tuition savings of $16,895.00 plus the cost of textbook.  All college credit hours earned apply toward a degree in Software Program Design or can be applied to any IT-related degree program at Clark State Community College or transferred to another state college.

Class of 2009 Earned 59 College Credits

Class of 2008 Earned 26 College Credits

Class of 2009 Earned 61 College Credits

Seniors have earned 64 college credits to date

Juniors have earned 8 college credits to date