When Lizeth Delgado attended Gilbert Unified School District’s Desert Ridge High School, she enrolled in cosmetology courses at the East Valley Institute of Technology.

When Lizeth Delgado attended Gilbert Unified School District’s Desert Ridge High School, she enrolled in cosmetology courses at the East Valley Institute of Technology.

With growing demand for technicians and temperatures averaging greater than 100 degrees for three or more months annually, there is a demand for more workers trained in heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC)

Students enrolled in classes at the East Valley Institute of Technology this fall can take part in the annual "Enrollment Completion Days" 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.

EVIT Expo 2011 will be held Jan. 29 on the Mesa school’s campus, 1601 W. Main St. It will also mark the launch of the KVIT radio station. The event begins at 9 a.m. and is free. Check out classic cars, see a demonstration by the Mesa SWAT team, get your blood pressure checked, have your brakes checked or watch as flames are painted onto a car. You can also learn about classes for high school students and adults.

Students at the East Valley Institute of Technology will showcase their skills — from cosmetology to firefighting — during the Mesa school’s Tech Fest on Feb. 7.

Students new to EVIT’s Culinary Arts program will get one of their first hands-on learning experiences of the school year in the banquet hall rather than the kitchen.

Two adult students in the Surgical Technology program at the East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) were recently awarded scholarships totaling $3,500 for their outstanding academic achievement.

The Culinary Arts and Baking and Pastry Arts programs at the East Valley Institute of Technology in Mesa, AZ, received initial programmatic certification from the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation (ACFEF) Accrediting Commission’s Secondary Certification Subcommittee through 2017.

As a junior at Scottsdale’s Chaparral High School, Landry Low loved to sew and dreamed of working in fashion design, but wasn’t sure how she would get there. Then at a school event, this 4.6-GPA honors student happened to spot a pamphlet for the East Valley Institute of Technology in Mesa.