About the VCCC

What Makes the Virtual College and Career Center Unique?

  • Highlights Syracuse/Central New York opportunities.
  • Video clips show local careers from the students-eye view.
  • Assesses/builds skills needed in the workplace using online WorkKeys® testing and curriculum.
  • Structures and tracks exploration of local, state and national online college and career resources.
  • Helps our students reflect, report on and plan for career choices.

Our Mission

Strengthen the workforce in Central New York by

  • Promoting local career opportunities. Many students have the mistaken impression that there are few jobs in CNY. We have many openings, especially in health careers.
  • Showing younger students that there are many career options when they stay in school.
  • Helping college-bound students match their career goals with colleges, financial aid and local business needs.
  • Providing support for students who are interested in matching skills to local jobs by linking them up with CNY trades and businesses.
  • Helping students assess their current WorkKeys® skill levels, understand how those skills impact their readiness for chosen careers and provide online learning to raise their skill levels.

Support the Syracuse City School District by

  • Facilitating the career planner process.
  • Providing support for the SCSD Operational Plan Goals to
    • Improve achievement for all students
    • Provide a productive learning environment in every school
    • Use resources effectively and efficiently

    • Develop Focus Areas: improve literacy, increase graduation rates, expand parent involvement and promote diversity.

VCCC Developers

VCCC is a project by Partners for Education and Business, in consortium with the Syracuse City Schools, Syracuse University Gear Up, Syracuse MetroNet, WorkKeys®, Excellus and VentureSkills.

Contacts

For information about supporting the VCCC and our partnership with Gear Up, email Joe Vargo of Partners for Education and Business or call him at 315-448-1012.

To contact the the VCCC Project Manager, email Ron Walter of Syracuse MetroNet or call him at 315-426-5674.

To learn more about WorkKeys®, email Tom Hadlick and Andrea German-Willis of WorkKeys® or call them at 315-443-5241.

We welcome your feedback on the site and curriculum. Email Cyn Jones of VentureSkills or call her at 315-673-9668.


TBD: video of student: "CCcam's goal is to grow our Central New York workforce by encouraging more students to stay in school and helping them match their skills and interests to local employment needs." .