SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
INSIDE A CAR.
THE FIVE SUSPECTS
HEADED SOUTH ON
COLLEGE WHERE THEY
CRASHED THE CAR
INSIDE GOLDEN
CORRAL.
THAT CAR WAS
REPORTED STOLEN OUT
OF BENTONVILLE.
((KELLY))
A STUDY BY THE
SPRINGDALE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE SHOWS
OVER THE NEXT
DECADE .. THERE WON'T
BE ENOUGH PEOPLE
FOR DIFFERENT HIGH
DEMAND JOBS
IN A SPECIAL REPORT --
KNWA'S NKIRUKA AZUKA
SPOKE TO LOCAL
SCHOOLS ABOUT HOW
THEY PLAN ON FIXING
THE PROBLEM.
((NKIRUKA))
TRUCK DRIVERS ..
ELECTRICIANS .. AND
CAR TECHNICIANS ARE A
FEW OF THESE IN
DEMAND JOBS AND
WHILE THEY DON'T
REQUIRE A FOUR YEAR
DEGREE .. THEY DO
REQUIRE TRAINING
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.
I TALKED TO A
TRADITIONAL
UNIVERSITY AND A
TRADE SCHOOL ABOUT
HOW THE FUTURE
WORKFORCE IS BEING
PREPARED.
Devin Howland, Director of
Econimic Vitality, City of
Fayetteville
"The disparity between the
jobs that are available
versus the number of
people that can fulfill those
is a huge gap."
THE FAYETTEVILLE
PUBLIC SCHOOL
DISTRICT AIMS TO
CLOSE THAT GAP BY
GIVING ITS STUDENTS
REAL LIFE WORK
EXPERIENCE
Antaven Stephens, Senior,
Fayetteville High School
"Instead of calling an
electrician out every so
often, and having to pay a
whole bunch of money, I
was like, 'Why don't I try
doing it myself?'"
HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR
ANTAVEN STEPHENS
SAYS LIVING IN AN OLD
HOUSE WITH
ELECTRICAL ISSUES
HELPED HIM DISCOVER
HIS DREAM OF
BECOMING AN
ELECTRICIAN.
Antaven Stephens, Senior,
Fayetteville High School
"Shocked myself a couple
times and eventually I
figured out how it works
and how to do it. And I was
like, 'I love this.'"
HE DECIDED TO FORGO
A TRADITIONAL FOUR
YEAR EDUCATION AND IS
GOING STRAIGHT INTO
THE WORKFORCE
AFTER HE GRADUATES.
Antaven Stephens, Senior,
Fayetteville High School
"The only thing I feel like I'll
be missing out on is the
amount of debt I could get
into."
WHILE SCHOOL WASN'T
STEPHENS' ROUTE ..
THE NATIONAL CENTER
FOR EDUCATION
STATISTICS SAYS
TRADITIONAL COLLEGE
ENROLLMENT RATES
HAVE INCREASED THIS
CENTURY -- FROM JUST
OVER 13 MILLION
STUDENTS IN 2000 TO 16
MILLION IN 2016.
TRADE SCHOOL
ENROLLMENT HAS ALSO
INCREASED -- FROM
OVER NINE MILLION
STUDENTS IN 1999 TO 16
MILLION IN 2014.
Devin Howland, Director of
Econimic Vitality, City of
Fayetteville
"For a long time, there was
a singular focus that you
have to go to college. And
while that was the best path
for me, it may not be the
best path for somebody
else."
FAYETTEVILLE
DIRECTOR OF
ECONOMIC VITALITY
DEVIN HOWLAND SAYS
WITH THE TRADITIONAL
SCHOOL VERSUS TRADE
SCHOOL DEBATE
..NEITHER IS BETTER
THAN THE OTHER..
ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S
IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT
WHAT THE JOB FORCE
WILL NEED IN THE
FUTURE.
Devin Howland, Director of
Econimic Vitality, City of
Fayetteville
"When you don't know
what's ten, 20 and 30 years
out, what we can do is
focus on what jobs are in
demand now."
Amanda Warren, Co-
Director, Paul Mitchell the
School
"One of the closest trades
to being recession proof is
a hairdresser. Women
especially will pay for their
hair before they pay for a
lot of other things,"
ROBERT AND AMANDA
WARREN ARE CO-
DIRECTORS OF PAUL
MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
FOR COSMETOLOGY IN
FAYETTEVILLE. THEY
SEE A WIDE RANGE OF
STUDENTS -- FROM
PEOPLE STRAIGHT OUT
OF HIGH SCHOOL TO
STUDENTS WHO
ALREADY HAVE A FOUR
YEAR DEGREE.
THEY SAY JOB
PLACEMENT AFTER THE
PROGRAM IS A
PRIORITY.
Amanda Warren, Co-
Director, Paul Mitchell the
School
"Robert and I make sure
that we maintain good
relationships with the salon.
In fact we're inspected on
placement by the
government."
WHILE THE WARRENS
AGREE PAUL MITCHELL
AND SCHOOLS LIKE IT
ARE A GOOD WAY TO
GET INTO THE WORK
FORCE FASTER..
ROBERT EXPERIENCED
BOTH SIDES. HE WORKS
IN TRADE EDUCATION
NOW AND ALSO EARNED
A DEGREE FROM A FOUR
YEAR UNIVERSITY.
Robert Warren, Co-
Director, Paul Mitchell the
School
"There's nothing wrong with
a college degree. As long
as you know what you're
wanting to do with it, and
the money that you're
investing into it will pay off
for you later on in life."
Suzanne McCray, Dean of
Admissions, University of
Arkansas
"A student who receives a
four year college degree
will earn about 570
thousand dollars in that
student's lifetime."
DEAN OF ADMISSIONS
FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF
ARKANSAS SUZANNE
MCCRAY SAYS 80
PERCENT OF U OF A
GRADUATES LEAVE THE
SCHOOL WITH AN
INTERNSHIP OR SOME
TYPE OF REAL WORLD
EXPERIENCE. BUT SHE
SAYS THE BENEFITS OF
COLLEGE GO BEYOND
THE ACTUAL
COURSEWORK
Suzanne McCray, Dean of
Admissions, University of
Arkansas
"A lot of jobs are gotten
through connections. And
students in college make a
lot of connections with
people who are going to go
off and do interesting
things."
MCCRAY SAYS ACTUAL
CLASSES ARE STILL
IMPORTANT BECAUSE
THEY TEACH CRITICAL
THINKING SKILLS THAT
WILL TRANSFER TO ANY
JOB.
Suzanne McCray, Dean of
Admissions, University of
Arkansas
"The University of
Arkansas is preparing
students for jobs that don't
exist. We understand that."
Kelly Boortz, Asst.
Principal, Don Tyson
School of Innovation
"We have programs of
study and pathways that
prepare students for
careers that are of interest
to them."
prepare students for
careers that are of interest
to them."
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT
THE DON TYSON
SCHOOL OF INNOVATION
IN SPRINGDALE--KELLY
BOORTZ-- SAYS THESE
PROGRAMS ALLOW
SOME STUDENTS TO
GRADUATE WITH
INDUSTRY
CERTIFICATION.
THE CLASS OF 2019 WILL
BE THE FIRST
GRADUATING SENIORS
SINCE THE SCHOOL
OPENED IN 2014.
BOORTZ IS PROUD TO
BOAST A 100 PERCENT
PLACEMENT -- MEANING
EVERY STUDENT HAS A
PLAN FOR COLLEGE ..
COLLEGE COURSES ..
OR A JOB.
Kelly Boortz, Asst.
Principal, Don Tyson
School of Innovation
"I think we're just
empowering students to be
able to live their dream and
figure out what success is
for them."
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WHILE HOVLAND SAYS
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO
PREDICT THE FUTURE
JOB MARKET ..
BUSINESS INSIDER HAS
A LIST OF WHAT IT
PREDICTS WILL BE THE
THIRTY HIGHEST PAYING
JOBS OVER THE NEXT
FEW YEARS. YOU CAN
CHECK THAT OUT ..
ALONG WITH SALARIES
RIGHT NOW ON OUR
WEBSITE--
NWAHOMEPAGE DOT
COM
IN STUDIO .. NKIRUKA
AZUKA .. KNWA
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
NEWS
((KELLY))
THE U-S ECONOMY IS
GROWING--WITH APRIL
MARKING THE 103-RD
STRAIGHT MONTH OF