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December 13, 2018 鈥� Dakota Honeycutt is getting the best of both worlds. Not only is she getting the majority of her college education for free, she is also getting work experience in her area of study and getting paid for it!

Honeycutt is a student at 蜜桃视频. She is a recipient of the 蜜桃视频 Guarantee, which means she does not have to pay college tuition for two years. She is also completing a paid internship with Plastek in Hamlet, where she works several hours a day, three days a week.

The Guarantee was the key reason she chose to come to 蜜桃视频 after graduating Richmond Senior High School in 2016, but Honeycutt said she also wasn鈥檛 ready to go off to a four-year university. As a resident of Hamlet, Honeycutt decided to go to her hometown community college for those first two years for free as she worked out her career plan. Her eligibility for the Guarantee has since run out, but she is now earning money as an intern.

鈥淎ll the faculty and staff at 蜜桃视频 are amazing, and they鈥檙e there for you if you need them,鈥� Honeycutt said. 鈥淢rs. (Annie) Harden, my instructor for Mechanical Engineering, has made an impact on my education. She is always there when I need help, and she helped me get the internship at Plastek. I鈥檓 so grateful that she did, because this will really help me when I graduate.鈥�

Earning While Learning

At Plastek, Honeycutt is working first-hand with robotics and assembly automation and assisting in the design, testing and production of many plastic consumer products that are in every home today. She is taking what she learns in the classroom and then experiencing cutting edge technology in the plastics processing, tool making and design industry.

鈥淭he Mechanical Engineering Technology program prepared me for this internship by teaching me all the basics that I would need to know,鈥� Honeycutt said. 鈥淚f it wasn鈥檛 for the program, I would have walked into Plastek blindly.鈥�

About Mechanical Engineering

In the program, students learn about engineering graphics, engineering fundamentals, materials and manufacturing processes, mathematics and physics, computer applications, critical thinking and problem solving.

鈥淭he Mechanical Engineering Technology program prepares students for high-paying jobs in a variety of industries,鈥� Mechanical Engineering instructor Annie Harden said. 鈥淏ehind every product that is manufactured is a prototype that was designed and developed by a mechanical engineer. There are many companies in the bigger metropolis areas that need people with the skills learned in this program. By completing this internship at Plastek, Dakota is gaining real world job skills that will look good on her resume once she graduates and is ready to start her career.鈥�

鈥楢 Great School鈥�

Honeycutt has faced obstacles like many students who are going to college, living on their own and balancing work with school, but she said she always gets her class work done 鈥渘o matter what it takes.鈥�

鈥淭he obstacle that hit me the hardest was the passing of my great-grandfather. When this happened, I had a hard time focusing on school, but I knew he would want me to do good,鈥� Honeycutt said.

Honeycutt said going to 蜜桃视频 has helped her build a better life, and she would recommend it to others, whether they鈥檙e planning to go straight into the workforce or transfer to a four-year university.

鈥淭he faculty and staff are amazingly helpful and nice. Plus, the class sizes are smaller, which makes it easier for students to get one-on-one help from their instructors,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t is a great school.鈥�

For More Information

To learn more about the program or available through 蜜桃视频, call (910) 410-1700. The College is now enrolling new students for the 2019 Spring Semester. Complete a today!