When Trevor Humez began taking classes at Onondaga Community College during his junior year of high school, he knew he was where he was supposed to be. "I was in a machine tools class with Professor (Mike) Grieb. You are given a certain amount of material and have to try to make something out of it. I knew I had made the right decision choosing P-TECH."
P-TECH stands for Pathways in Technology Early College High School. It's a program that provides high school students the opportunity to work toward their high school diploma and associate degree simultaneously, and ultimately a pathway to an in-demand job.
Humez took classes in the Mechanical Technology degree program during his junior and senior years at Central Square High School. He received his diploma last year, then became a full-time student at OCC.
During the summer between high school and college he took advantage of a valuable internship opportunity at Novelis, a steel mill in Oswego. "I learned quite a bit there and got a lot of hands-on experience."
Humez will complete work toward his Mechanical Technology degree next month, just one year after graduating from high school. He's beginning the process of looking for a job related to his degree program and plans to work and live in the area.
