Building Trades

Alfred State College (ASC) hosted the 2024 SkillsUSA New York State Leadership and Skills Conference Postsecondary Championship, and ten students earned the right to compete at Nationals with their performance. The event, held on ASC’s Wellsville campus, featured forty students competing in one of the nation’s most prestigious showcases of career and technical aptitude.

Alfred State Heating Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) instructor Amanda Snyder received the Home Builders Institute’s Shirley McVay Wiseman Award for Exceptional Promise. Snyder received the award during the National Association of Home Builders Institute’s (NAHB) annual conference.

This award is presented annually to a HBI graduate who has overcome challenge, become an inspiration to other young women, and holds exceptional promise for the nation’s building industry.

Conor Compton wanted to study heavy equipment operations and continue to dive when he went to college. He was able to find both at Alfred State.

“I chose Alfred State because of the great opportunities we have here to operate all this equipment. The coolest part is I get to participate in the diving team which is something not a lot of programs will allow you to do. This was a unique program because I get the college experience, the college degree, and I also get to dive on the team.”

Alfred State senior Heavy Equipment Operations students took part in a hands-on, real-world simulation of a trench collapse in partnership with the Wellsville Volunteer Ambulance Corp (WVAC). 

Heavy Equipment Operations Trench Rescue video

Photos from the Trench Rescue simulation

Alfred State alum Johnathon Helms, ’23, finished second at the ServiceTitan HVAC National Championships. Helms was one of fifteen competitors that traveled to Tampa, FL for the Championships and finished second in the student competition.

Editor Note: Thad continued his Alfred State career by moving on to the Alfred campus to pursue a degree in construction management.

Family stories about projects his grandparents did working with their hands led Thad Grierson to Alfred State College and the building construction major. Those stories led him to want to try his hand in the field.

Daniel Aftuck, Aric Bryant, and David Ray were named the recipients of the Advising Excellence award at Alfred State’s annual recognition ceremony.

Given annually, the Advising Excellence award recognizes Alfred State college faculty advisors who have gone above and beyond to positively impact a student’s college experience. Students nominated the honorees and a professor from each of the college’s three schools were honored.

Western New York’s economy only grows based on the strength of a highly skilled workforce and that means high-paying jobs. This connection between economic and educational resources is evident in the strong partnerships between Alfred State College (ASC) and Alstom, a leader in transportation and mobility innovation. 

Lifelong friendships are built yearly at Alfred State. Friendships built in the classroom, the dorms, the athletic fields, or in one of the various groups or organizations on campus.