{"id":147,"date":"2021-06-29T19:21:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T19:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cctech.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-2021-volume-1-issue-1\/alumni-success-sherry-tolson\/"},"modified":"2021-07-22T18:58:14","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T18:58:14","slug":"alumni-success-direct-pathways-from-cctc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cctech.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-2021-volume-1-issue-1\/alumni-success-direct-pathways-from-cctc\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Success: Direct Pathways from CCTC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Bold';\">Sherry Tolson<\/span> works for the town of Cheraw in the water and sewer industry, obtaining A-level licenses in both. She earned an associate degree from Central Carolina Technical College in Environmental Engineering Technology (EVT).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">\u201cParticipating in the EVT program has been one of the highlights of my career,\u201d Tolson said. \u201cThe passion that the instructors have, particularly, Josh Castleberry, is unparalleled.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Tolson learned to write Best Management Practice Plans for equipment and processes, and also learned how to prepare written arguments either for or against treatment processes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Tolson says the online nature of the EVT program makes it obtainable for anyone. She feels this program set her up for success by specifically dealing with environmental aspects of water and wastewater treatment and laboratory analysis. 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