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State Fair Community College director highlights local programs, invites residents to Booneville campus
Summary
Bethany Pfeiffer, director of State Fair Community College's Booneville campus, told the council her campus serves roughly 100–150 students, offers an associate degree and health-science credentials, and recently launched a commercial driving (CDL) academy that combines three weeks of driving with 40 hours of online coursework.
Bethany Pfeiffer, director of the State Fair Community College Booneville campus, used the council’s public-comment period on July 15 to describe campus programming and community partnerships and to invite residents to enroll and use campus facilities.
Pfeiffer said the campus serves about 100 to 150 students and runs programs including an associate of arts, medical assisting (with EKG training) and phlebotomy. She described blended course delivery (in‑seat plus Zoom) and listed transfer agreements with universities including Mizzou, Central Missouri (CMU) and UCM in Warrensburg. She also said the campus just started a commercial driving (CDL) academy that combines roughly three weeks of behind‑the‑wheel training with 40 hours of online coursework and allows students to tack on endorsements (doubles/triples, hazmat, tanker) for additional fees.
Pfeiffer said the college offers community classes (Computers for Seniors, Kids College) and a weekly lecture series, and that local partnerships and scholarships help keep programs affordable for Booneville students. She asked residents to spread the word about the campus and to consider using its meeting and classroom spaces.
What’s next: Pfeiffer said contact information and a Facebook page list campus offerings; residents seeking specific program costs or scholarship details should contact the campus directly.
Direct quote: "My name is Bethany Pfeiffer... We offer the associate of arts degree, the medical assisting degree... We just started offering the commercial driving academy..."
Source: Public-comment transcript (Booneville City Council, July 15, 2024).
