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Mooresville is also known as Race City, USA. The small community near Charlotte, North Carolina, is home to many NASCAR professional teams and drivers. Charlotte is the home to the NASCAR plaza, which includes the NASCAR Hall of Fame and from where NASCAR.com operates.
The Mooresville location enables students to become part of the NASCAR community by offering an honors course, a student-built Spec Engine program, in which students who qualify are able to build engines that compete in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East division. The race teams purchase the parts, then students build and maintain the engines. NTI student-built engines have won over 40 NASCAR-sanctioned events.
In the professional day-to-day world of NASCAR, the Mooresville campus’ presence is strong. John says NASCAR Tech graduates are on practically every team out there.
“We've certainly become the chosen resource for all aspects of motorsports in filling the talent pipeline, “John says.
Because the NASCAR Mechanic Training program at the Mooresville campus is an elective, students who enter the NASCAR mechanic school will first need to complete automotive core program training, either at NASCAR Technical Institute or at another UTI campus.
John says about 80 percent of students who attend NASCAR Tech plan to work in dealerships after graduation. The MSAT programs that are offered provide students with the opportunity to dive deeper into diagnostics and master particular brands.
Jennifer Bergeron, NASCAR Technical Institute campus president who has been with the school in various roles since it opened, says even with the auto courses offered at the campus, there tends to be a high-performance and motorsports infusion in the courses. While the curriculum is consistent with UTI training across the country, some of the tools and training Mooresville offers is focused more on high performance because of the brand relationships the campus has.
The CNC program is also unique to the Mooresville campus, as it is the only UTI campus to offer the program. The CNC program was introduced in 2017, with the first class of graduates completing the program in April 2018. No automotive prerequisites are required to enroll in the program.
CNC machines produce everything from cell phones to golf clubs to high-performing automotive engines. Doug Yates, president and CEO of Roush Yates Engines in Mooresville, approached NASCAR Technical Institute about the need for quality CNC technicians. NASCAR Tech decided to create the 36-week CNC program, which trains graduates to work in diverse industries that use CNC machinery, including automotive, healthcare and aircraft.
Jennifer says the CNC program is a terrific complement to NASCAR Technical Institute’s traditional focus on transportation industries.
“It transcends so many fields and opens up so many opportunities for students,” Jennifer says. “This is an incredible field and really high-tech for students to pursue.”
Jennifer says NASCAR Tech hopes to educate more high school students about the career possibilities in the growing CNC field, as well as attract those who may be interested in pursuing a rewarding career change. NASCAR Technical Institute recently formed a partnership with its first Tuition Reimbursement Incentive Program participant for the CNC program, with the company Element.
CNC, like all programs at the NASCAR Technical Institute campus in Mooresville, North Carolina, is taught by instructors who have years of experience in the field. As education manager Glenn Feiste explains, being able to learn from industry veterans makes a difference in training.
Like John, Glenn has decades of experience in the professional racing industry. He was an engine builder for Kyle Petty and Petty Enterprises and built IndyCar engines, among other diverse racing experiences.
He began working at NASCAR Tech in 2003, shortly after the campus opened, and knew John and John's brothers back from their NASCAR days. Glenn helped John develop the NASCAR curriculum at NASCAR Tech and was an instructor for about a year before becoming education manager. Today, he oversees around 15 instructors and manages courses on campus.
“There's an innate pleasure in passing on to others what smart old men have taught me,” Glenn says. “When I started out and was real young in car racing, I learned a lot from the men who mentored me and showed me how to do things. Details are important. Now, it gives pleasure to mentor or help a person, and they go on to be successful.”
Glenn says he is often approached by parents at graduation who tell him how their son or daughter has radically changed in the year or so they have been at the school. He frequently hears that students become more mature, grown-up and adept at life skills at NASCAR Tech, which makes him proud.
Glenn adds that if a passion for racing, automotive or another field is in a student's blood, hard work and dedication can help them fulfill their dreams.
“If your passion is something involved with automotive, no matter what that is, there's a way here to open the door to become involved in that field, whether it's car racing, NASCAR or any type of racing, or you want to be the top tech at a dealership,” Glenn says. “There are multiple avenues, multiple doors and multiple halls of opportunity to achieve that goal.”
Beyond the expert training students at NASCAR Technical Institute receive, they also become connected with a team that's in their corner to help them succeed. The NASCAR Tech team is there to help students with relocation and housing assistance, and there are several student organizations on campus geared toward creating memorable experiences for students.
These include Battle Buddies, a veteran organization focused on veteran needs; a universal motorsports team, which is a club that volunteers in the motorsports community; and a student council organization that serves as a liaison between the student body and school administration.
“Between education and student services, there's an incredible partnership and level of communication to ensure every student gets what they need, regardless of the issue,” Jennifer says. “Instructors take it upon themselves to meet with students, and tutoring is always available.”
“If an instructor lets us know there might be a concern with a particular student or uncharacteristic behavior,” Jennifer continues, “we have an adviser team dialed in who will reach out to the student and will see what's going on to see if they can be of any support or assistance.”
“We try to do something every month that involves students,” Jennifer says. “We want to create a strong sense of community where students feel included.” Our student services department team continuously seeks out opportunities for student activities, entertainment, and community volunteering; drag race and Go-Pro go carting events, discounted event tickets when available, blood drives for community blood banks and Adopt-A-Highway, just to name a few.
Jennifer says because at least two-thirds of students relocate to attend school at NASCAR Tech, making sure students feel at home while they're away from home is key. She says student achievement is the core focus of any UTI campus, and the inclusive culture at NASCAR Technical Institute is no exception.
“Whether it's through a club or through everyone's willingness to help students, at the end of the day, from facilities to IT to financial aid, everyone puts student needs as their number one priority,” Jennifer says. “It doesn't matter what the issue is. We're available to students. We say that, we mean it, and we do it.”
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