At the annual John Deere Tech Graduation Recognition Banquet, the Outstanding Student Award and Highest GPA Award went to John Rubrake of Columbia City, Ind., at center. He is pictured with Russell Neu, John Deere Tech instructor, at left and Corey Rabe, keynote speaker at right.Twenty new students have graduated in Mattoon, Illinois. However, this wasn’t any typical graduation.
The students graduated from the John Deere Technology program at Lake Land College.
The John Deere Tech program is offered in partnership between the John Deere Company and Lake Land College, in cooperation with area John Deere dealers.
The program is designed to have students earn a salary while learning on-the-job training at a local dealership. The students get to learn the newest diagnostic and servicing procedures on the latest John Deere equipment.
Students will have the opportunity to move directly into employment with their sponsoring dealership upon a successful completion of this associate in applied science degree program.
