For every $1.00 invested in VIDA, there is a return of $14.74 to the communities served.
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Our Programs have a 96% Persistence Rate.
Average hourly wage PRE-VIDA: $5.70. Average hourly wage POST-VIDA: $22.96.
THE RESULTS ARE IN
VIDA is one of only NINE programs in the nation chosen for a rigorous PACE (Pathways for Advancing Careers and Education) evaluation!
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Health Information Technology
Two Year Associate Program offered at STC/TSTC
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Welding
Two Year Associate Program offered at STC
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Drafting
Two Year Associate Program offered at TSC
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Electrician
Two Year Associate Program offered at
TSTC
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LVN/Vocational Nurse
One Year Certified Program offered at STC/TSTC/TSC
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