Tech Center Courses: BOCES

Occupational Education

Open to grades 11-12

The Tech Center offers occupational training which prepares students for entry-level positions and post-secondary institutions.  Training and skill development including computer literacy for each occupational area is accomplished on the latest equipment.  Students go to the Tech Center for part of the school day and take required courses at Yorktown High School.  Tech Center students are also able to participate in extra-curricular activities, including the sports program at the high school.


Listed are the Tech Center courses open to high school students, designed for grades 11 and 12.  Each is a two-year program for three units of credit each year unless otherwise indicated.


Courses include:  Animation & Motion Graphics, Architecture/Engineering, Auto Body, Auto Mechanics, Baking & Pastry Arts, Barbering, Carpentry, Child Development & Education, Computer Graphics, Construction  Electricity, Cosmetology, Culinary, Digital Film & Sound, Electric Vehicle Technician, EMT, Fashion Design & Merchandising, Food Prep Assistant, Graphic Design, HVAC, Law Enforcement, Masonry, Medical Assistant, Micro Computer Technology, Nursing Assistant, Physical Therapy, Small Engine Repair, Sports Medicine, Urban Forestry, Veterinary Science, Welding 


Information is available through your guidance counselor, or you may call the Student Services Office at the Tech Center at 245-2700.  Visits as well as an application to be admitted to the Tech Center are required prior to attendance.  These visits are arranged by your child’s school counselor.