MCCTC connects through mobile app

Staff report

Canfield

The Mahoning County Career and Technical Center is connecting with students, parents, staff and the community in a new way through its mobile app.

The app features information on the center’s 22 high-school programs and its adult-education courses as well as photos, videos, news, events, resources and more.

Students and parents can check grades, receive snow-day alerts and stay up to date on the latest news at MCCTC all on their smartphone or tablet computer.

MCCTC administrators made the move into mobile application development based on the level of interest from students, parents and staff on its social- media sites.

“Our social-media efforts have really helped us stay connected with our students and the community in a whole new way,” said Jacqueline Kuffel, career development supervisor.

“This app provides us with additional opportunities to engage with those audiences and create a dialogue between them and MCCTC.”

The mobile app allows for users to comment on sections, post photos from events and share the app’s content with friends via Twitter, Facebook, email and text message.

The mobile app was developed in partnership with MCCTC’s marketing provider The Prodigal Company.

The MCCTC app is available for free download on the Apple and Android markets.