CVTC grad climbs to a better future

22 May 2017


EAU CLAIRE — Tara Holm’s favorite part of her old job at the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport was raising herself up in a bucket truck while de-icing airplanes.

That became a small factor in her decision to select the Electrical Power Distribution program at Chippewa Valley Technical College.

“I could work out of a bucket truck all day,” said Holm, who cited enjoying working outside, good job opportunities and good pay as major factors in her decision.

Holm, a Chippewa Falls resident, was one of 32 graduates from the program honored at the CVTC spring commencement ceremony on May 19. She was also selected as the student speaker for the ceremony.

CVTC honored 651 graduates in 50 programs at the ceremony. The largest program was Nursing-Associate Degree with 74 graduates, followed by Practical Nursing with 50 and Criminal Justice with 35. The graduates include 395 graduates in 27 associate degree programs. On May 18, CVTC honored 58 graduates in eight programs at the River Falls campus ceremony.

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