Fullerton College Featured in Mike Rowe Viral Video
Fullerton College was included in a video that went viral about the cost savings and value of community colleges and trade schools. TV personality Mike Rowe, who is known for his work on the Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs and the CNN’s Somebody’s Gotta Do It, posted a video on social media that expresses the importance of community colleges and trade schools.
Images of Fullerton College are shown prominently in the video. As of Monday, Nov. 27, the video had been viewed more than 1.7 million times. Scroll down to see the video.
Fullerton College offers more than 140 career technical education certificate programs and has more students enrolled in career certificate programs than any other community college in Los Angeles and Orange counties.
Through the mikeroweWORKS Foundation, Rowe champions for students in career technical programs by fundraising and awarding scholarships.
About the Foundation:
The mikeroweWORKS Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity that rewards people with a passion to get trained for skilled jobs that actually exist. As CEO of the Foundation, Mike Rowe spends a significant amount of time speaking about the country’s dysfunctional relationship with work, highlighting the widening skills gap, and challenging the persistent belief that a four-year degree is automatically the best path for the most people.
Through its scholarship programs, including the Work Ethic Scholarship Program, the Foundation provides financial assistance to qualified individuals with a desire to learn a skill that is in demand. The Foundation has been instrumental in granting more than $3 million in education for trade schools across the country.
