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Rowan Technical Institute AUGUST 18, 1968 SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA Part-Time To Full Time Success For Him Is Self-Employment Success for Forrest S. Lloyd is owning your own business and being your own boss. The road to success for For rest was a long route which included commuting to a job in Statesville from his home in Cleveland and completing Rowan Technical Institute’s Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics course. But Forrest is now the sole proprietor of Lloyd’s Refrigera tion, Heating and Air Con ditioning Repair and In stallation in Cleveland and possesses a great deal of satis Draftsman Pat Clendenin Visit To Campus Leads To Career Pat Clendenin is a woman who found her way into industry while going out for the evening. On a date following gradua tion from Salisbury’s Boyden High School, she and a friend visited Rowan Technical Institute’s campus one evening to find out what courses were being offered. It was then that she decided to enroll in the institute’s Mechanical Drafting course. The subject matter to which she was exposed was not foreign to Pat because she had taken three years of mechanical drafting while a student in high school, and she fell right in step with the program at Rowan Tech. faction in knowing that the business he first started as part time in his basement has every indication of growing. Forrest was working at a warehouse in Statesville when he began to think about entering some other field of employ ment. He talked this over with some friends who suggested he drop by Rowan Technical In stitute to find out what courses were being offered. He did and enrolled in the institute’s Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics Pro- Pat set up her own earn and learn program by studying at the institute at night and work ing in the day. Her first job was as a draftsman at Burl ington Industries’ Mooresville facility. Later, she was pro moted to Burlington’s Greensboro office. She con tinued commuting and going to school. “That 122-mile round trip to Greensboro each day got mighty long sometimes,” the attractive brunette said, “ but I only missed one day of work because of bad weather.” Presently she is employed by a Salisbury architectual firm. Drafting holds a great deal (See Page Three) gram in 1963. It was a decision he has yet to regret. To support his family he kept his job but returned to working the night shift so that he could attend classes. This required a lot of him, Forrest said, because he worked till 1:30 a.m. and, with his days and nights occupied, he seldom saw his family. Sleep was sometimes little. But his wife gave him en couragement and offered help when she could. Forrest’s effort paid off when he completed his course at Rowan Tech. While others in his class went to work for established businesses, Forrest struck out on his own, setting up shop in the basement of his home and working with his newly acquired skill part-time. When his part-time business soon demanded his full time, he resigned from his job in Statesville. In order to put more money into his business, he took a part-time job closer to home for a short while. His business has now grown to the extent that he is moving his shop out of the basement of his home into a separate building. Industrial and domestic accounts have come his way since he launched his enterprise. He has also acquired a heating and air conditioning franchise in order that he might provide his customers with bet ter service. Forrest Lloyd measures his business volume and sees a good future for himself and his wife and children, anticipating the day when his one-man, one- truck operation expands. And he recalls approvingly how he got started to being his own boss — his course of study at Rowan Technical In stitute: “I think it is very pro fitable to get into a skilled occupation and there is no bet ter way to do that than to go to a technical institute. You get out of it all that you put in and you can get a lot if you try.” Rowan Technical Institute is a member of the North Carolina system of com munity colleges and technical institutes. It is approved by the Veterans Administration for veterans education benefits under the GI Bill and by the Department of Public Instruction, Division of Voca tional Rehabilitation. All curriculums are authorized by the State Board of Education and Department of Community Colleges. The institute is a cor respondent to the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges, and is in pursuit of accredition and mem bership at the earliest possi ble date. Forrest Lloyd In His Basement Shop Extension Division For Adult Students Rowan Technical Institute’s Adult Education and Extension Division is responsible for the development of adult programs designed to meet particular needs in areas of formal academic learning, vocational improvement and cultural ad vancement. Academic courses provided by this division range from basic adult literacy education through an adult high school diploma and other preparatory classes. The Adult Basic Education Here's How To Enroll In RTI's Fall Quarter Rowan Technical Institute is currently receiving stu dent applications for those wishing to enroll in the fall quarter to begin September 11. Students desiring to enter curriculum programs should (1) submit application (2) have transcripts of previous school work sent to Rowan Technical Institute and (3) schedule group and individual interviews. Completion of high school is desirable but not essen tial for diploma programs. Degree programs require a high school diploma plus other requirements which vary with the program. For further information, contact: Director of Student Personnel Rowan Technical Institute P.O. Box 1555 Salisbury, N. C. 28144 Admission procedures for adult education programs are dependent upon the nature of the course desired. In terested persons should contact the Director of Adult and Extension Programs at the above address for specific information. program is solely designed to assist adults who wish to im prove their skills in oral and written c o m m u n i c a t i o n , arithmetic, basic science and social studies. Classes in Adult Basic Educa tion are provided by demand and are held twice weekly at Rowan Technical Institute, Cleveland, Spencer School, and Cabarrus County Adult Educa tion Center. Designed to familiarize the adult to the education process, (See Page Three)
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