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"I have every confidence you are all up to the challenge
and our future could not be in better hands."

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elivering his address at the 107th Commencement of
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, PA Secretary of
Education Pedro A. Rivera told the graduates something said at
few commencements across the country: "Probably all of you in
this room have already secured jobs."

Four-hundred and one members of the College's class of 2018
received technical degrees or certificates on May 12 and entered
the workforce "at a time when you are in tremendous demand,"
Rivera said.
By graduation, nearly 1,300 employers had recruited Stevens
students in 2017-2018 for more than 3,200 jobs.
"The future of our workforce and our state depends on people
like you," Rivera said. "You are already innovators, creators and
craftsmen," and the college instilled the values of teamwork,
collaboration and respect for diversity.
"Your success is our success," he added.
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College President William Griscom said Thaddeus Stevens
prepares students for jobs that require technical knowledge, an
understanding of tools and machines, and a high degree of
problem solving and critical thinking skills.
"I am aware of the hard work and sacrifices many of you made
in order to walk across this stage today," he told the graduates. "I
have every confidence you are all up to the challenge and our
future could not be in better hands."
So far, 2018 graduates have accepted full-time positions
with companies including American Water, Arconic, Astro
Machine Works, BAE Systems, GlaxoSmithKline, GSM Industrial,
Landmark Homes, Pepperidge Farm, Triangle Rgeration and UGI.
Griscom and Richard Watson, president of the Board of Trustees,
awarded honorary doctorates to Sec. Rivera, along with Dr. Paul
Carroll, head team physician for Thaddeus Stevens College of
Technology, and state Rep. Stanley Saylor, chair of the House



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