ACC’s ‘Girls Take Over Tech’ Celebrates Sixth Year as Young Women Learn About Skilled Trades

Above, an experienced welder (in t-shirt) was one of the volunteers who gave middle and high school students opportunities to create a souvenir of their visit during “Girls Take Over Tech” at ACC.

(December 19, 2022) – The annual “Girls Take Over Tech,” an open house specifically for prospective female students, returned for its sixth year on the Alamance Community College campus on December 14.

The 2022 event brought almost 100 young women to the College’s Advanced Applied Technology Center to explore industrial career opportunities as demonstrated by females working in the industry, as well as currently enrolled female students in Mechatronics Engineering Technology, Welding Technology, Computer-Integrated Machining, Automotive Systems, and Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration. WISDEM (Women in Industrial Science, Design, Engineering and Manufacturing) organized the event.

The young women had numerous opportunities to get some hands-on experience in the various industrial programs.

Faculty and students from other programs staffed information tables for the high school students, including Animal Care and Management, Biotechnology, Horticulture/Agricultural Biotechnology, Emergency Medical Services, Advertising and Graphic Design, and many others.

Above, two EMS students give a visiting middle school student some hands-on experience with one of the department’s robotic mannequins during “Girls Take Over Tech.”