Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School offered a virtual presentation for Mars Area Middle School students on March 14. (SEE BELOW)

 

Vo-tech representatives presented students with an overview of all vo-tech courses, which offer multiple certifications and articulation agreements with various colleges. All of the school’s programs are designed to prepare students to enter jobs in technical, skilled, and semi-skilled occupations after high school graduation.

The vo-tech offers 16 different programs  — Air Conditioning/Heating/Electrical Occupations, Automotive Technology, Building Construction, Carpentry, Collision Repair, Computer Networking & Security, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Diversified Occupations, Graphic Design, Health Assistant, Heavy Equipment Repair, Machine Technology, Protective Services, Sports Medicine and Welding. (For students, who are are considering participation in a vo-tech program, but don't know where to start, visit https://4.files.edl.io/3720/03/14/24/134734-5e54f3d8-9892-4f55-83a3-1125b9e5ea9c.pdf.) 

Note: Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School will offer a Vo-Tech Fair from 10:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, for students at Mars Area Middle School. The program will offer an inside look at many of the vo-tech's programs.

At Mars Area High School, students may attend the vo-tech for one, two, or three years in one of the school’s programs of study. For more information, contact Tanis Rose, guidance counselor, at (724) 625-3145 or visit www.butlertec.us.