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DriveCo in Indiana can help you find a new career in trucking! We offer Financial Assistance Options for Military Veterans! Use Your Military Benefits for CDL Training! DriveCo can help certify service members and veterans for the GI Bill® benefits to cover the costs associated with getting an education or training in the career of their choice. As an Active Duty or Military Veteran, you may be eligible for educational benefits through the numerous GI Bill® programs available. DriveCo is approved for participation in various funding programs offered through the Veterans Administration for active service members, reservists, veterans, dependents, and spouses, each of which is administered differently depending on a person’s eligibility and duty status. These grants are designed to help recruit, train, and place veterans and their spouses in high-demand jobs in an industry that is vitally important to keep our national economy moving forward. DriveCo is proud to participate in the following Veteran Assistance Programs:  Chapter 33 – Post 9/11 GI Bill® If you have at least 90 days of aggregate active-duty service after Sept. 10, 2001, and are still on active duty, or if you are an honorably discharged Veteran or were discharged with a service-connected disability after 30 days, you may be eligible for this VA-administered program. Chapter 30 – Montgomery GI Bill® (MGIB) Chapter 30 – Montgomery GI Bill® (MGIB) provides education benefits to Veterans and Servicemembers who have at least two years of active duty.  Benefits are generally payable for 10 years following your release from honorable active service. You must also have a high school diploma or GED or in some cases 12 hours of college credit, and you meet one of the category requirements. Chapter 35 – Survivors and Dependents, Educational Assistance Program (DEA) Chapter 35 – Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance Program (DEA) offers education and training opportunities to eligible dependents of Veterans who are permanently and totally disabled due to a service-related condition or of Veterans who died while on active duty or as a result of a service-related condition. Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA) Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA) scholarship is for all qualified military spouses within the following ranks: E5 and below, W1 – W2, or O1 – O2. DriveCo’s Tuition Assistance office can provide additional information on eligibility requirements for each of the programs listed. Contact us today and start your CDL training and begin a new career tomorrow! We assist you on job placement as well! Call - 800-330-3984 Our locations in Indiana:  Dubois County, Evansville, Gary, Indianapolis, Hamilton County, La Porte and Tell City  https://www.driveco.org/

Dear High School Parents: It’s no secret that college is expensive. The cost of tuition alone can be discouraging. However, with the right tools, you can learn to unlock more financial aid and help your child afford even that dream school that today seems out of reach. Where do you find those tools? That’s where we come in. My College Planning Team is offering FREE workshops in your area to help parents navigate the financial college planning process and reduce their student’s college costs. Our experts work with over 80 nonprofit venues in the Chicagoland area to help high school parents prepare financially and academically for college. Our one-of-a-kind workshops give parents the free tools they need to unlock greater opportunities and greater savings for their college-bound children. We are coming to your area soon. Please visit My College Planning Team and Eventbrite to find a FREE college planning workshop near you today. You may reserve your seat either via Eventbrite or by contacting the venue directly. If you have any questions about our workshops or the registration process, please let me know. In the meantime, our team looks forward to sharing their insights on cutting college costs at one of our upcoming workshops. You can afford college. We’ll show you how.Kind Regards,Samantha UribeCommunity Outreach DirectorMy College Planning Team  

There are many different fields of study in healthcare and at first it can seem almost impossible to choose where to begin. You might have questions like where do I start? What do I do? How long does it take to get certified? The good news is that by narrowing down your field of study you can find yourself working in the healthcare industry in just a few short months. During this article we will review the steps that you will need to take in order to start a career as a phlebotomy technician. First off, many people are unclear on what a phlebotomy technician even does. According to WebMD.com it phlebotomy is a procedure that removes blood from the body. We get a great deal of valuable information from blood and a small sample can tell us more about what is going on inside a person than hours of external inspection can. This is why it is important to have technicians that are training in phlebotomy. It is predicted that the career field for a phlebotomy technician will grow 25% between 2014 and 2024. Certification as a phlebotomy technician can get you a job as a lab assistant or patient service technician. This means you may work in a hospital, doctor office, medical clinic, or nursing home. If you find that you have a calming presence and people can relax around you then you are the perfect candidate for a phlebotomy degree. You will also need to be organized and properly able to track your time. If you’re now thinking, “maybe I can do this, where do I start?” then read on. There are a variety of options available to take when choosing how to get your credentials as a phlebotomy technician so it is important to look into what courses are available in your area. In most cases hospitals or healthcare universities will have a program you can take to get certified. The standard class length for a phlebotomy technician is about 80 hours long. Each program will be slightly different and some may include in-hospital training experience as well. Here are a few things that you will learn while taking your phlebotomy course. ·         Basic human anatomy along with how blood flows through the body and where major blood vessels and arteries are. ·         Best practices for drawing blood safely and efficiently. ·         Techniques to keep patients calm while taking their blood as some people may become nauseas or even faint. ·         How to properly store and transport blood to the lab. ·         Methods of testing blood and properly storing samples.   Since each program is different is important to look into what options are available in your area. By getting started today you can have a job in the field of phlebotomy before you know it.