Heartland students headed to national SkillsUSA competion

Three Heartland Community College will be demonstrating their hands-on job skills in national competition. 

Andy Irving, Tallon Short, and Nick Mock will represent Illinois at the SkillsUSA National Championship held in Georgia on June 24-28. 

Irving, Short, and Mock were among the Heartland students who placed with impressive finishes in the Illinois Elite Career Competitions Championships held in Peoria earlier this spring. 

Heartland’s state student award winners are: 

Andy Irving: 1^st in Telecommunications Cabling

Tallon Short: 1^st in T-Shirt Design

Matthew Marciniak and Nick Mock: 2^nd in Mechatronics

Nick Mock: 2^nd in Industrial Motor Control

Laney Hoeft: 4^th in Criminal Justice

SkillsUSA is a national organization for students preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations.  

Students compete at the SkillsUSA Illinois State Championships doing hands-on demonstrations of skills in more than 100 different trade, technical and leadership fields. 

With participation in the organization student have the opportunity to show off their employability and participate in leadership training. SkillsUSA has over 600 national partners that include businesses, trade associations and unions.