Cherokee, Kansas
Cherokee County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to May 31, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Feb 2016
Maintained 1: Feb 2018
Maintained 2: Jun 2020
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Cherokee is actively engaged in maintaining their status as a Work Ready Community. To do so, they must earn 5 points that prove their ongoing commitment to developing a thriving economy for employers and employees.
Traditional goals 2 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 1 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Add ACT WorkKeys Curriculum - 1 points
Cherokee County in the News
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
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Emerging | High School | 1264 | 369 | 546 | 248 | 101 | 0 |
College | 60 | 13 | 31 | 12 | + | 7 | |
Current | Private | 152 | 27 | 75 | 44 | 6 | 9 |
Public | 77 | 24 | 34 | 16 | + | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 5 | + | + | + | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 332 | 98 | 169 | 61 | + | 10 | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1891 | 532 | 858 | 383 | 118 | 29 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 1264 | 369 | 546 | 248 | 101 | 0 |
College | 60 | 13 | 31 | 12 | + | 7 | |
Current | Private | 152 | 27 | 75 | 44 | 6 | 9 |
Public | 77 | 24 | 34 | 16 | + | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 5 | + | + | + | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 332 | 98 | 169 | 61 | + | 10 | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1891 | 532 | 858 | 383 | 118 | 29 |
The table above is a detailed breakdown of the same ACT WorkKeys NCRC data presented in the upper right box on this page and represents ACT WorkKeys NCRCs earned or improved throughout the community. All ACT WorkKeys NCRC data is updated monthly.
+ Value less than 4
ACT WorkKeys NCRCs Earned
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to May 31, 2025
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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✓ Emerging | 571 | 1331 |
✓
Current |
179 | 241 |
Transitioning | 407 | 348 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Total |
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Employers Supporting | 56 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Silver | 3 | 0 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Cherokee County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Coffeyville Community College Columbus
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Cherokee County Economic Development
Participating High Schools
These Cherokee County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Columbus Unified High School
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Galena High School
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Riverton High School
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Baxter Springs High School
Contact Us
For more information on Cherokee County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Cherokee County Economic Development
(620)762-0717
Employers in Cherokee County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- CST Storage
- Jay Hatfield Chevrolet Buick Inc.
The Empire District Electric Company
Galena School District
USD 506 Labette County
Labette Health
ATEC Steel LLC
- Jayhawk Fine Chemical
- Crossland Heavy Contractors
- Midwest Color Graphics
- Cherokee County Extension
- Farmers Cooperative Association
- DeAnn Auman Hill CPA
- B.E.S.T. Plumbing & Heating Inc.
- CLASS LTD
- D1 Resources
- Medicalodges Columbus
- Bagcraft Packaging
- City of Weir KS
- Sleepygirl's Furniture & More
- Somewhere in Time Antiquities
- Columbus Chamber of Commerce
- King Louie America Llc
- Monarch Pharmacy & Soda Fountain
- Mid America Pipe
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