[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1293]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         SUCCESS OF SOUTH HILLS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, as co-chairman of the 
bipartisan Career and Technical Education Caucus, I want to recognize 
the accomplishments of the South Hills School of Business & Technology, 
which has campuses based in Pennsylvania's Fifth Congressional 
District.
  I was recently notified by school officials that they have placed 86 
percent of their 2014 graduates in jobs within their fields of study. 
Now, that statistic is 10 percent higher than the average occupational 
placement rate for associate degree graduates. Additionally, the school 
achieved a job placement rate of close to 100 percent for graduates of 
their criminal justice, business office specialist, and administrative 
medical assistant programs.
  This stands as further evidence that careers in our career and 
technical education fields are in demand. It also serves as a reminder 
for high school students across the Nation that a technical education 
is a great option for their futures.
  Madam Speaker, the South Hills School of Business & Technology is 
just one example of how these institutions create job-ready employees 
for 21st century careers.

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