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AGE RANGE

27

AVERAGE AGE

87%

IRON COUNTY

13%

GARFIELD, BEAVER, & KANE

60%

WORK IN SERVICE REGION

81%

WORK IN UTAH

Utah Intergenerational Welfare Reform Commission

INTERGENERATIONAL POVERTY IN IRON COUNTY

12%

Kids living in IGP

34% 4.6%

At risk of remaining in poverty as adults Adults experiencing IGP

CEDAR NORTH ELEM CEDAR HIGH

% IGP ENROLLMENT % IGP RATE CHRONIC ABSENCE

13.2% 5.4% 37.7% 16.1%

88% 11%

IGP Adults in Iron County lack education beyond high school An additional 11% have some college

AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGES (2017)

STATEWIDE $40,492 STATEWIDE IGP $13,022 IRON COUNTY IGP $13,055

HIGHER EDUCATION INTERGENERATIONAL POVERTY STUDENTS

High School Fee Reduction by 52%

#1 #5 #6 #7 #8 #4 #3 #2

NURSING ASSISTANT PROFESSIONAL TRUCK DRIVING MEDICAL CLINICAL ASSISTANT EMERGENCY MEDCIAL TECHNICIAN PORK PRODUCTION AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN PHLEBOTOMY WELDING ESSENTIALS

2019 SUU Valedictorian, Cameron Aston “Began his education at Southwest Tech, he graduated top of his class (Automotive & Welding). STECH faculty encouraged Cameron to study engineering and to enroll at SUU.

2018 EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR 2018 INNOVATIVE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR ACCREDITED APRIL 6, 2018 Southwest Tech Succeeds in Reaching Funding Goal Necessary to Get Matching $400,000.00

$320,000 In Lease Savings 0&M $124,500 New Facilities Maintenance Manager New FT EMT Coordinator New PT Short Term Assistant New Welding Instructor

Casino Game Maker

Carmen Watson Trust

Utah Culinary Fest

Cedar City Rotary Club Lincoln Electric

Rocky Mountain Power Beckhoff

Centro Pizzeria Scott & Dorothy Watkins

Sunshine Foods

Anderson Sales

Dominion Energy State Bank of Southern Utah IPS

Gold Cross Ambulance Construction Steel

Bruce & Melody Hughes

Utah Steel

Smithfield Cedar City Lions US Foods

Anonymous

Iron County Home Builders Association

Elizabeth & Thomas Biller Donna & Frank McNabb