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ICC student completes valuable apprenticeship

By: Mike Gavin
Published: April 03, 2025

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A group of 15 people stands in a well-lit hallway, posing for a photo. A man in a blue shirt and a woman in a green top hold a framed certificate together, smiling. The group, dressed in business casual attire, stands in front of a sign reading 'Frank and Mabel West Auditorium.

Edmund Dobry with Kevin and Jennifer Helton, Payton Greenlee, and Isothermal Community College's Board of Trustees.

SPINDALE (March 28, 2025) – An Isothermal Community College student has completed a two-year apprenticeship with a local company and now has a head start on a new career.

Edmund Dobry finished a national certification as a numerical control machine operator while working in a paid apprenticeship with Crossair, an Ellenboro-based company that builds and maintains industrial ventilation and pollution control systems.

“Ed was a great asset,” said Jennifer Helton who owns Crossair along with her husband, Kevin. “He was very good at project design and was very organized. He always had a lot of great ideas. This project has been good for the company and for Ed.”

Dobry completed the work-based learning project while he was earning his degree in Applied Science in Mechanical Drafting. He took classes including technical drafting, machining, computer-aided design, and more.

“This has been a very good experience,” said Dobry. “It was very challenging, but I think it has paid off.”

Now that the Crossair apprenticeship is over, Dobry is set to begin work at IMC, a metal products manufacturing operation in Shelby.

Dobry was presented his certification by Peyton Greenlee, ICC’s work-based learning coordinator, in a ceremony attended by the Heltons and the college’s Board of Trustees.

For more information on apprenticeship opportunities at Isothermal, contact Greenlee pgreenlee@isothermal.edu or 828-395-1625.