Bevill State Hosts 2025 Bevill MAP: Making A Path Event
April 04, 2025
On Friday, April 4, 2025, Bevill State Community College hosted the third Bevill MAP: Making A Path event for high schools in the area. Bevill MAP: Making A Path was held on the Bevill State Fayette Campus located at 2631 Temple Avenue N., Fayette, Alabama from 8:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The event was attended by over 550 students from Fayette County Schools, Lamar County Schools, Pickens County Schools, Pickens Academy, Winfield High School, Northside High School, and home school. The students participated in hands-on activities with local businesses and industries.
"Bevill MAP continues to be a powerful opportunity for high school students in our service area to explore real career possibilities and gain insight into the pathways available right here at Bevill State. This event allows students to connect what they’re learning with the opportunities that exist in our local workforce, helping them make informed decisions about their futures,” said Dr. Joel Hagood, President of Bevill State Community College. “We are grateful to Lavender, Inc. and the many business and industry partners who supported this year’s event and share in our commitment to developing a strong pipeline of local talent."
Bevill MAP: Making A Path is an exciting, interactive workforce development outreach event, designed to engage students in real-world simulations of high-demand career paths in our workforce region. This allows event attendees to learn how to Make A Path for the future by connecting Bevill State Community College education and training programs with real careers located right where they live. Offered at no cost to students served by the Fayette Campus of Bevill State Community College, this event brings together post-secondary education with business and industry as part of a comprehensive effort to assist students in developing meaningful career knowledge and an empowered mindset.
Sponsors for the event include Presenting Sponsor: LAVENDER, INC.; Gold Level Sponsors: Alabama Power, Phifer Incorporated, and OX Bodies Inc.; Silver Level Sponsors: King Kutter, Inc., Thompson Rental, Tronox, United Rentals, Warrior Tractor & Equipment, Weyerhaeuser; Bronze Level Sponsors: Alabama Credit Union, Bolzoni Auramo, and Interfor.
Exhibitors at the event include Zone 1 - Welding: Bevill State Welding & Pipefitting, King Kutter, Inc., LAVENDER, INC., Ox Bodies, and Marathon; Zone 2 - Forestry & Agriculture: Weyerhauser, ForestryWorks, Warrior Tractor & Equipment Company, Inc., Fayette County Extension, Pickens County College & Career Ctr - Agriculture Science, Interfor, and Alabama Department of Agriculture; Zone 3 - Modern Manufacturing & Electrical: Bevill State - Electrical & Industrial Maintenance, Bolzoni Group, Dal-Tile, Phifer Inc., Tronox, Hunt Refining, Alabama Power, and Warrior Met; Zone 4 - Professional Services: Bevill State Child Development, Alabama Credit Union, Bevill State Systems Information Technology, Bevill State Management & Entrepreneurship, Bevill State Office Administration Technology, Bevill State OAT - STC Legal, and ALDOT - Materials Engineering; Zone 5 - Health Sciences: Bevill State Health Sciences, DCH, Fayette Medical Center, Northwest Medical Center, UAB Hospital, Baptist Hospital, and DCH Surgical Services; Zone 6 - Heavy Equipment & Transportation: Innovation Center | Skills for Success - Heavy Equipment Operation, Innovation Center | Skills for Success – CDL, and United Rentals
About Bevill State Community College (BSCC):
Bevill State Community College is a public, two-year, "open door" institution, committed to providing comprehensive education and educational support services for people in West Central Alabama and beyond. Bevill State is a member of the Alabama Community College System. Bevill State's four main campuses, and one instructional site, offer university parallel and applied technology educational opportunities to over one-quarter million people in a seven-county area. This service area spans over 4,600 square miles, from the Birmingham city limits to the Mississippi state line.
For more information contact Tana Collins-Allred at 800.648.3271 ext. 5742 or by email at tana.collins@bscc.edu. Please visit our website at www.bscc.edu/Bevill-MAP.