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Sterling College

Sterling College, a private liberal arts college in Sterling, Kansas, has taken a leadership role in organizing and instituting the NT4K program. In addition to the college’s fully accredited Education Department, Sterling also offers an online Bachelor of Education degree completion program that accepts candidates with existing college credits and, through the program allows them to complete a degree and become certified to teach in Kansas.

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TheApple

TheApple brings members of the education community together to support and advance the profession. TheApple provides resources to promote careers in education, while fostering a community with exclusive benefits where information about the education community is provided to the education community by the community itself. In 2008, TheApple joined with Monster Worldwide (Nasdaq: MNST) to accelerate growth and to improve the career and educational opportunities for our members. Monster's vision is to bring people together to advance their lives, which is a perfect fit for TheApple.

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Cox Communications Kansas

Cox Communications is a multi-service broadband communications and entertainment company with more than 6.2 million total residential and commercial customers. The third-largest cable television company in the United States, Cox offers an array of advanced digital video, high-speed Internet and telephone services over its own nationwide IP network. Cox Business is a full-service, facilities-based provider of communications solutions for commercial customers, providing high-speed Internet, voice and long distance services, as well as data and video transport services for small to large-sized businesses. Cox Media offers national and local cable advertising in traditional spot and new media formats, along with promotional opportunities and production services. Cox Communications wholly owns and operates the Travel Channel. Cox Kansas/Arkansas is proud to support the communities it serves! The mission of the Cox Kansas/Arkansas charitable giving is to render support to organizations in Kansas and Arkansas committed to improving education, youth and technology initiatives in communities served by our company.

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Associated

Associated is one of Kansas’ leading marketing, public relations and advertising agencies. Our professionals create great work delivered with a strong dose of heartland values and service. We believe that building brands takes hard work, creativity, trusted client relationships and the courage to stand for something. More, we understand the balance of great execution, budgets and results. Visit us on the Web at www.unexpectedagency.com.

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Coffeyville Community College

Coffeyville Community College is a comprehensive community college with three campuses. The college offers transfer degree programs designed for students seeking a four-year university degree and technical programs for students who desire a career in fields such as computer networking, welding, automotive repair and many other vocations. Instruction is offered in a traditional classroom format and on-line.

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Colby Community College

Colby Community College is located in the northwest corner of Kansas, approximately 50 miles from the Colorado and Nebraska borders. The area is part of the High Plains, sweeping upward to the Rocky Mountains 250 miles to the west. In addition to the main 80-acre campus in Colby, the college operates a 60-acre agricultural center east of the city. Students in agriculture-related programs utilize the college farm as a hands-on laboratory and training facility. A pioneer in outreach education, CCC accommodates off-campus students by offering classes at 24 locations in the 14-county service area. Colby Community College offers a myriad of choices when it comes to selecting a program of study. There are over 60 academic and vocational programs to choose from in many of today’s high-demand career fields. Academic programs focus on fulfilling general education requirements to prepare students for successful transfer to a four-year institution or entry into the job market. Vocational programs feature two years of intensive training preparing students for employment immediately upon graduation.

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Coffeyville Schools

Coffeyville USD 445 serves the city of Coffeyville and the surrounding areas. The enrollment is approximately 1958 students, with 650 in the high school, 306 in the middle school and 1002 students in the new PK-6 elementary school. Building on our culturally diverse community, USD 445 will prepare all students for life-long learning by providing resources for a comprehensive quality education in a safe environment that promotes high academic achievement and responsible citizenship in a global society.

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Schools for Quality Education

Schools for Quality Education, INC (SQE) is an organization of school districts, associates, and individuals which was formed in the 1970’s to serve the common interests of rural and small schools in Kansas. SQE is continually striving to achieve and maintain the following goals for rural and small school districts:

• to pursue the equality of excellence in all aspects of education;
• to give identity, voice, and exposure to the individual quality of rural and small schools;
• to enhance the quality of life unique in rural and small communities.

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