With WIOA funding from The Workforce Connection (TWC), Ruthie is currently pursuing an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Aviation Maintenance Technology at Rock Valley College (RVC). TWC has also been able to provide Ruthie with transportation assistance in the form of gas cards to get to and from class. In addition, through our JTED grant, we’ve been able to help Ruthie purchase her required tools and books for her AAS program at RVC.
We wanted to share that Ruthie was already a licensed civilian pilot by the age of 17, and was recently featured in a WIFR news video about earning her wings as a certified Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Pilot with the Rockford Composite Squadron.
All of us at TWC are inspired by Ruthie’s amazing determination and hard work. Click here to view the WIFR news video.
Photo Credit: Thumbnail photo of Ruthie above is a snapshot from the WIFR video to introduce this story..