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Folsom Cordova Adult School tells council it served 1,400 students last year and wants to expand career training
Summary
Folsom Cordova Adult School principal Suzanne Borth told the council the school served about 1,400 students last year, runs pre-apprenticeships with SMUD and short-term allied-health and trades training, and has applied for a grant to expand computer-literacy and neighborhood programs. The presentation solicited city and business partnerships.
Suzanne Borth, principal of Folsom Cordova Adult School, told the Rancho Cordova City Council that the school served roughly 1,400 students last year and offers career-and-technical programs geared to placing adults into local jobs.
"We have a sweet spot between K-12 and junior college where we can do shorter-term stuff through partners that get people directly into work," Borth said, listing English-language development, high-school completion, allied-health modules, paraeducator certification and a pre-apprenticeship program with SMUD. She said the school recently restarted welding instruction and completed OSHA 10 and math-for-the-trades courses.
Borth said the school is working with partners including Los Rios and local employers and has applied for a grant to expand computer-literacy and neighborhood-based programming; she urged local businesses to partner with the school to hire graduates. "We are here for you," she said, describing students who are "willing and available to work tomorrow."
Nut graf: The presentation framed FCAS as a nimble conduit between residents seeking immediate job-ready skills and local employers needing entry-level technical workers, positioning the school as an asset for local workforce development as Rancho Cordova grows.
The council and staff asked about specific employer connections; Borth pointed to partnerships with Los Rios, SMUD and local TPM groups and invited further suggestions. The meeting also included a separate public update about after-school AI and STEM programming: Bhaskar Bempati said earlier AI boot camps and after-school clubs engaged 32 students who developed two applications focused on customer service and energy efficiency and will demo their work at Cordova High School.
The council offered praise and encouraged continued coordination between the school, local businesses and city staff to scale programs and connect graduates with employers.
