Cerritos College News Release

Photo of high school students with a sample wood NORWALK, Calif. – March 10, 2009 - Cerritos College’s Woodworking Manufacturing Technology Department hosted Career Exploration Day on Friday, March 6. Approximately 100 carpentry students from four area high schools including Bellflower, Somerset, Lynwood and Mayfair toured the 24,000 sq. ft. facility and participated in the workshop.

The event offered four learning stations including cabinetmaking, furniture making, woodturning and Teacher TRAC - an option to become a woodworking instructor. Each station provided the students with information about the different career avenues. Students had an opportunity to build a small project through the demonstration.

“This is a great opportunity for our students to see what career paths are out there and what woodworking program offers,” said one high school instructor.

Photo of high school students watching the demonstration Following the presentation, students had a chance to talk to the Cerritos College WMT instructors while enjoying a luncheon and a raffle.

Cerritos College Woodworking, one of the finest woodworking schools in Southern California, offers classes in furniture making, cabinetmaking, woodturning, and related topics. The 20 instructors work out of a spacious facility, where over 100 stationary and portable woodworking machines are available. The program emphasizes hands-on training and real-world experience, and all classes are project-focused. Over forty different classes cover topics including faceframe and frameless cabinet construction, architectural millwork, table and casegood construction, solid surface fabrication, hand tools and veneering. For information of the program, contact Jennifer Williamson at (562) 860-2451 ext. 2986 or jwilliamson@cerritos.edu.

Cerritos College serves as a comprehensive community college for southeastern Los Angeles County. Communities within the college’s district include Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk, and portions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate. Cerritos College offers degrees and certificates in more than 180 areas of study in nine divisions. Annually, more than 1,200 students successfully complete their course of studies, and enrollment currently surpasses 24,000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at www.cerritos.edu.

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Cerritos College

Releases 2009