Greg Heim decided to go out and see what kind of jobs he could work with only a high school education. He went from food service jobs, to gas station clerk jobs and eventually ended up paving roads 15-18 hours a day.

“On what seemed like the hottest day of that summer I decided I would take another look at college and find something that peaked my interest because I would not be satisfied working with my back instead of my brain,” said Greg, who wanted a hands-on technical field of study.

He chose Southwestern Community College’s Electronic and Computer Engineering Technologies, graduating with a degree in electronics. Now he works with General Dynamics Information Technology in a career traveling the world installing, maintaining and upgrading military training equipment that saves the lives of the men and women of the United States military. “What is there not to like about a career like that?” he says.

“Uniquely, Greg’s father was one of my students about the time Greg was born,” said EET program coordinator Ron Poor. “I’m always flattered when a parent whom I taught supports sending a child to me for instruction. It makes me believe that we must be getting it right.”