(West Burlington, IA) - Nine students from Southeastern Community College's Computer Club and eleven from its Business Club earned top ranks at the Iowa Business Professionals of America (BPA) State Leadership Conference held in February.
Students competed against 2- and 4-year colleges from across the state in several categories, including Computer Programming Concepts, Business Law and Ethics, Computer Security, and Digital Communication and Design.
Brenda Wamsley, SCC's network administration and cybersecurity instructor and co-advisor of the Computer Club, recognized her students' impressive achievements.
“BPA competitions provide my students with the opportunity to develop real-world skills and show off their talents,” Wamsley said. “I’m proud of the students who participated in the State Leadership Conference and I’m excited to see them take their skills to the national stage in May.”
Computer Club members Alex Boysen, Morning Sun; Jakin Bunnell, Mt. Pleasant; Trevor Kelly, Burlington; Alyssa Krestan, Lawrence, KS; Steven Lively, Cleghorn; Charles Mutchler, Burlington; Crystal Timmerman, Burlington; Jalen Walker, Henderson, NV; and Gabriel White, Winfield earned multiple honors at the state competition.
Trisha Hopper, SCC business administration instructor and co-advisor of the Business Club, was proud to see her students excel.
"As their advisor, it is incredibly rewarding to watch them challenge themselves and support each other." Hopper said.
Business Club members Kaleb Klein, Danville; Noelle Rowe, New London; Tanner Waddell, Burlington; Alix Godwin, Burlington; Joe Hedgecock, New London; Kinzey Kroll, Mediapolis; Eli Hawley, Clark County; Macklyn Palmer, Burlington; Brian Tiet, Mt. Pleasant; Yehor Rozum, Burlington; and Amber Woodward earned multiple honors at the competition including fourteen 1st place awards.
BPA is the top career and technical student organization for students pursuing careers in business management, office administration, information technology, and related career fields.
The students are all eligible to compete against 2- and 4-year colleges from across the nation at the BPA National Leadership Conference this May in Orlando, FL.
For more information about SCC’s computer program, contact Wamsley at bwamsley@scciowa.edu.
To learn more about SCC’s business program, contact Hopper at thopper@scciowa.edu.
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