Building Bridges to Career Success

Meet Annie Rivera, a Massage Therapy student came from Puerto Rico with limited English skills. BTI's English Language Foundations (ELF) program provided her with the tools to develop her English skills prior to starting Massage Therapy training. Listen to Annie tell her story about arriving in the U.S., the ELF program at BTI and transitioning from a student to a bilingual Massage Therapist. Spanish: Annie Rivera, una estudiante del programa de terapeuta de masajes que vino de Puerto Rico con habilidades limitadas en el inglés. El programa de fundamentos de inglés (ELF) de BTI le proporcionó las herramientas para desarrollar sus habilidades en el lenguage de inglés antes de comenzar el entrenamiento de terapeuta de masajes. Escuche a Annie como nos cuenta su historia sobre la llegada a los Estados Unidos, el programa ELF en BTI y la transición de un estudiante a un terapeuta de masaje bilingüe.

Sergeant Diggs, a seven year veteran of the National Guard, discusses her journey to how "BTI found me" and her decision to take life's path another way. She is one very busy person who finds the time to make school important. Her secret to motivation is simple. This is your future. Are you going to show up. Yes or no. It helps when the place feels like home with people who care enough to help enough to support what is important to you.

Massage Therapy and Paralegal studies are career choices available to interested students looking to work hands-on in two in-demand fields. Instructors are experienced professionals who continue to work in the profession.

Her experience at a number of different schools left Ruthie unsure that education was even right for her. Her discovery of Massage Therapy aligned with her lifelong goal of helping people. She found the deeply supportive environment at BTI perfect for her. Listen as she describes the importance of massage in the therapeutic process of wellness and how much she has been able to take and apply from her studies in Massage Therapy.

After being through "a lot in life" a house fire several years ago that destroyed everything could have been the final straw. Instead, this BTI student forced a determination to everything she could to be an example to her four children. Today they tell her how proud they are of her and this makes her decision to come to BTI unmistakable. Listen to her describe the help and support her Instructors and staff provided to help her reach her educational goals.

Fighting the fight to get the education they need to improve their lives and those of their children. These three BTI students tell their story of motivation, and inner drive to overcome the obstacles that could get in any one's way; housing, work, and childcare. Listen to what it takes to set that goal and then meet the challenge.

Navigating the Admissions process is made simple when a student’s dream is understood and connected with the proper career choice. Listen to Isabel Monterrosa, Ryan Hicks, and Carly Barbour "Carly Bti" from Berks Technical Institute - Wyomissing, PA

How does the mission of a school help its students connect with their community? Often it is through business partnerships like the DoubleTree By Hilton Reading. Tamara Smith interview Craig Poole, Jim Reece.