Welcome to the Carl D. Perkins Success Center!

Helping Students Prepare for the Workforce

We offer the following services to career and technical students for FREE:

  • Textbook Assistance
  • Childcare Assistance
  • Transportation Assistance
  • Career Exploration
  • Advising
  • Soft Skill Workshops
  • Resume Writing
  • Mock Interviews
  • Job Placement Assistance ​​
  • *To receive services, students must be enrolled in an AAS or CT program. Additional requirements must be met to qualify for textbook, childcare, and transportation assistance programs. ​

    The Carl D. Perkins Success Center is a grant funded program in which services are provided and dependent upon the continued funding of the Carl D. Perkins Success and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006.

    Contact Us:

    Email: perkins@navarrocollege.edu

    ​Corsicana Campus, Bain Center Room 101

    Director, Carl D. Perkins Success Center

    903.875.7571

    Career and Technical Education Advisor

    972.875.7444

    Waxahachie Campus, Building A - Room 131

    Career and Technical Education Advisor

    972.923.6440

    Waxahachie Campus, Building D - Room 124

    Career and Technical Education Advisor

    972.923.6484

    ​Information about Success Center Services

    Success Exploration & Advising

    Need help picking out a career? We can help you! The Success Center staff will help you find your career path and assist you during your entire journey. Call or come by our office, and we will be more than happy to explore your career options.

    Job Placement Assistance

    Are you currently in an AAS degree at Navarro College?

    Are you currently in a Certificate program at Navarro College?

    Are you a Career and Technical Alumni of Navarro College?

    If you answered YES to any of the above questions please stop by the Success Center and check out our job board.

    Mock Interviews

    Does the thought of interviewing for a job scare you? The Success Center will help you conquer your fears and ace that job interview. Call our advisor today at 903.875.7444 and we can set up a mock interview for you!

    Resume Writing

    Do you need help creating your resume, or with the one you have? We can help you. Call, or come see us today! Be sure to check our webpage, for Resume Writing Workshops. ​

    Soft Skill Development

    Navarro College has provided you with the tools to have the academic and the technical knowledge, but do you have the soft skills employers are demanding of students in today's workforce? Let us help you develop, or fine tune your softs skills. These skills will help you stand apart in interviewing, and once you have the job. Email, call, or stop by the office and ask for soft skill training.

    Textbook Assistance

    The Success Center provides textbook assistance every semester. Textbook applications become available online May-July for Fall textbook assistance and Oct-Dec for Spring assistance. Textbook assistance is also available on a walk-in basis, during the Fall and Spring semesters. The walk-in program begins the first day of the Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters. For walk-ins, textbooks are available to be checked out on a first come first serve basis.

    To be eligible you must:

  • Be enrolled in a career and technical major (enrolled in an AAS degree or Certificate program )
  • Meet at least one unique population criteria
  • Be enrolled full time at least (12hrs)
  • Have and maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA
  • Must be Pell eligible
  • Apply online before semester starting and before application deadline.
  • Not currently owe a balance
  • Not currently have a hold on student account
  • Not all applicants that meet the above criteria will be awarded. This is a competitive scholarship. Applications are weighted and awarded on need and available funds.

    Transportation Assistance

    Transportation Assistance is provided in the Fall, Spring, and Summer Semesters to students who are enrolled in a clinical or internship. Applications become available May-July for Fall transportation assistance and Oct-Dec for Spring transportation.

    To be eligible you must

  • Have and Maintain a Minimum 2.0 GPA
  • Meet at least one Unique Population criteria
  • Apply online before semester starting and before application deadline.
  • Not all applicants that meet the above criteria will be awarded. This is a competitive scholarship. Applications are weighted and awarded on need and available funds.

    Child Care Assistance

    Child Care Assistance is provided in the Fall and Spring semesters. Applicants must apply online prior to the semester starting and before the application deadline. Childcare assistance applications become available May-July for Fall awards and Oct-Dec for Spring.

    To qualify, ​​student must:

  • Must be enrolled in a Career and Technical major, pursuing an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree or a Certificate program.
  • Full-time enrollment is required (at least 12 credit hours); health professions students must meet the program cohort's required hours.
  • Must meet at least one qualifying unique population criteria.
  • Must use a state-licensed and registered daycare provider.
  • Must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA.
  • Must be Pell Grant eligible.
  • Must not be receiving any additional government assistance.
  • Must apply online before the semester starts and before the application deadline.
  • Must not currently owe a balance.
  • Must not currently have a hold on the student account.
  • Not all applicants that meet the above criteria will be awarded. This is a competitive scholarship. Applications are weighted and awarded on need and available funds.

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