Greensburg native Melody Carranza found herself frustrated after opting for a career in the medical field.
“Once I realized that wasn’t for me, I started looking at other options,” Carranza said.
Similarly, Raelee Nicholson of Charleroi was “in the process of following a traditional four-year path with offers to multiple colleges and universities,” she said. “But it wasn’t something that I loved.”
Against the advice of several teachers and counselors, Nicholson opted to pursue a trade career through Rosedale Technical College.
“I shifted gears and began to pursue something I was truly passionate about,” she said.
Nicholson is about to start a job as a PennDOT diesel technician.