Sepulveda檚 dedication shows in industrial maintenance classes
industrial maintenance student and Metallica Scholar Joe Sepulveda wanted a career that provided job security, but also offered variety.
淚 like that industrial maintenance is hands on, and I like that I檓 not walking into the same job every day, he said. 淧lus, the campus was close to home, and I knew people who had gone through this program, so I could see how good it was.
Sepulveda credits the knowledge and approachability of 檚 instructors with helping him to succeed in his studies. He was selected as a Metallica Scholar because of his hard work and dedication.
淛oe has a wife and two children, works up to 12 hours a day as an engineer technician, and still makes time to take several classes each semester, said Industrial Maintenance Program Coordinator Nolan Massaroni. 淗e is a hard-working student who puts in the time to make sure his class assignments are the best they can be.
As a Metallica Scholar, Sepulveda earned a $500 scholarship, which he said will help alleviate the cost of classes and books.
淚檓 in class with a lot of people just as good as me, so it檚 nice to be recognized for my hard work, especially when you think no one notices, he said.
