{"id":3673,"date":"2019-06-27T09:44:10","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T09:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crossland.littlefieldlabs.com\/?p=3673"},"modified":"2021-08-03T18:24:21","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T18:24:21","slug":"career-success-through-continued-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/news\/career-success-through-continued-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Success Through Continued Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Curtis joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/company\/crossland-heavy-contractors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crossland Heavy<\/a> as a laborer in 2016, not long after he moved to Oklahoma from California, and, other than the weather, Curtis is really enjoying the Midwest.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span>It didn\u2019t take long for him to decide he wanted to expand his skillset and begin climbing the ladder.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span>It also didn\u2019t take long for him to understand that Crossland values education.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span>And, most of us know that college classes can be both time consuming and expensive.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Curtis needed to work full time to support his family, and he felt his dreams drifting beyond reach.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span>That\u2019s where The Crossland Academy comes in to Curtis\u2019s story.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Achieving Success Through Continued Education\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q59Miro9P8g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After some discussion with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/careers\/craft-professionals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Education Department<\/a>, Curtis realized that completion of the academy\u2019s Carpenter Program would result in college credits he could put toward an Associate Degree in Applied Science in the Construction Trade.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Once he made the connection, he never looked back.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Buckled down and full speed ahead, Curtis completed the Carpenter Program as part of his normal workdays.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>More than half of the required college credits were fulfilled by completion of his Crossland Academy programs. With the dream of advancement once again within his grasp, he took the next step and enrolled in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortscott.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fort Scott Community College<\/a>.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>The credits were transferred, and he walked across the stage to receive his diploma in December 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Curtis is embracing a seemingly positive future, both personally and professionally.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Today, he is a Journeyman, Carpenter, Mentor, and Foreman.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cI enjoy working outdoors and the challenges that come with the kinds of jobs Heavy takes on.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I especially enjoy applying the things I learned in the academy and at the community college to real time work situations.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I also get to help my teammates come up through the ranks.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I love my job, and I have The Crossland Academy to thank for that,\u201d said Curtis.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>He has high hopes to become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/company\/crossland-heavy-contractors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crossland Heavy<\/a> assistant superintendent someday, and eventually a superintendent.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>He and his fianc\u00e9 will be tying the knot this May.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Together, they have a son and three dogs, and, for them, the sky\u2019s the limit.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Curtis is an inspiration to what can be achieved by using the resources right in front of you.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cNot only do you have access to the academy, but you\u2019re also getting paid to earn credits toward a degree you can use.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It really was a no brainer.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curtis joined Crossland Heavy as a laborer in 2016, not long after he moved to Oklahoma from California, and, other than the weather, Curtis is really enjoying the Midwest.\u00a0\u00a0It didn\u2019t take long for him to decide he wanted to expand his skillset and begin climbing the ladder.\u00a0\u00a0It also didn\u2019t take long for him to understand [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":6578,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19,20],"tags":[21,22],"class_list":{"0":"post-3673","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news","8":"category-people","9":"tag-crossland-construction","10":"tag-crossland-heavy-contractors","11":"entry"},"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/career-600x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/career-600x600.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Jenny Breeze","author_link":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/author\/jbreeze\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3673"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13533,"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3673\/revisions\/13533"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}