Alamo Community Colleges News & Events

SAC Dental Assisting Student Takes First Place in SkillsUSA National Competition

For Immediate Release
July 10, 2007
Contact: John Hammond, Director of Public Relations, San Antonio College
210/733-2147
jhammond@accd.edu

Tricia Chapa

San Antonio College student Tricia Chapa, who won the gold medal in state competition, has now also won the gold medal in Dental Assisting in the SkillsUSA College/Postsecondary Division at the Skills USA National Leadership and Skills Conference held June 29 in Kansas City, Mo.

After winning two gold medals in state competition, Electronics Technologies student Ryan Gernsbacher also competed in national competition and placed eighth.

The conference is a showcase of career and technical education students, with nearly 5,000 competing in 84 hands-on skill and leadership activities. SkillsUSA is a national organization with the goal of providing experiences for students in leadership, teamwork, citizenship and character development.

Named an "Exemplary Program" by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the San Antonio College Dental Assisting Program offers an Associate of Applied Science degree and certification. The Engineering Program offers an Associate of Science degree as well as preparation for transfer to four-year institutions.

For more information, call the Dental Assisting office at 785-6184 or the Engineering Technologies office at 733-2930. For information about the Skills USA competition visit http://www.skillsusa.org/.