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The Pathway to Your Future Could Begin at Wednesday's CRTC Open House

Concord Regional Technical Center open house will showcase the advantages of a college- and career-focused education

Learn how to jumpstart your college and career ambitions at the CRTC Open House
Learn how to jumpstart your college and career ambitions at the CRTC Open House (CRTC Graphic)

Students looking to upgrade their high school experience to help them better explore and expand their college and career ambitions should likely make plans to attend the upcoming CRTC Open House event at the Concord High School on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Parents, guardians and high school students can tour our classroom, shop and lab areas, talk to our teachers and students, and learn more about how to jumpstart their postsecondary plans in our 12 career pathway programs.

The event runs from 6-7:30 pm, and will begin in the CHS Auditorium with a short opening program, followed by classroom tours and Q&A opportunities with teachers, staff and current students. Please feel free to join us at any point in the evening.

The Concord Regional Technical Center serves 750 students from a dozen regional high schools and parts of 30 Concord-area towns, and is available free to all regional public, private, homeschooled and public charter school high school students. There is no charge for transportation.

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CRTC programs integrate rigorous academic instruction into the teaching of technical and employability skills, helping students to jumpstart their college and career plans by taking a more strategic approach to their high school education. The CRTC’s Career and Technical Education programs are a huge advantage to high school students who will face some big life decisions come senior year. Nationwide:

  • 80% of CTE students say CTE classes helped them “know where they’re headed”
  • More than 78% of CTE students go on to college after graduation.

For more information about the CRTC Advantage, come to Wednesday’s Open House event, check out our website (thecrtc.org), or email us at: info@thecrtc.org.

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Most students apply in February of their sophomore year, and, if accepted, begin classes in the fall of their junior year. However, there are a few seats open each year for sophomore and senior students. For more information, please go to our website (thecrtc.org) or check out our brochure.

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