The Southeast Nebraska Career
Academy Partnership (SENCAP) is a partnership between Southeast Community
College and 47 school districts in the College’s 15-county service area. High
school juniors and seniors are able to take college-level courses in a variety
of different pathways and earn dual credits.
Pawnee City Public Schools is
one of those participating districts. Eliza Hunzeker took part in the program
and said it provided her with a basis of knowledge for how to prepare for
college-level courses later on. She’s currently a senior at Northwest Missouri
State University and will graduate in December 2021.
“Students
should utilize SENCAP because of the amazing opportunities it will provide
you,” Hunzeker said. “I will be finishing my degree early and starting a career
I love. I believe that SENCAP greatly contributed to these accomplishments
because of the support system I had throughout my time in the program.”
Hunzeker
is majoring in in Agronomy with a minor in Agricultural Communication. She hopes
to land a job working in seed sales when she graduates. She owes a lot to
SENCAP for helping her narrow her field of study.
“The
program gave me basic knowledge on different career fields and ultimately
helped me make my decision,” she said. “It also helped me make connections with
different people in the industry.”
Among SENCAP’s
16 pathways are Agriculture, Business, Construction, Criminal Justice,
Education, Health Sciences, Information Technology, Energy, and Welding.