A Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center student from Duanesburg is the recipient of the 2025 Regent Eleanor Powell Bartlett Scholarship. Heavy Equipment Repair and Operation (HERO) program senior Jeffrey Mulhern was presented the scholarship on May 6 at a New York State Board of Regents meeting in Albany. The scholarship recognizes the important …
Several small fires broke out on the Tech Valley High School (TVHS) campus on Tuesday, searing into the minds of young scholars’ lessons in arson, fire and combustibles. Students from a Forensic Sciences class at TVHS and Criminal Justice students from Capital Region BOCES joined forces on a project that saw the students construct from …
Three high school students from the Capital Region recently brought home gold from the New York State Thruway Cup welding competition. Sponsored by the American Welding Society (AWS), the event was held May 3-4 at the Arc & Flame Welding Center in Rochester. Students from across the greater Capital Region first competed in a preliminary …
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Nearly one dozen Capital Region BOCES students earned medals at the New York state SkillsUSA competition April 23-25, including several who won state championships. The students won the medals competing against more than 3,000 other students in numerous work-place skills competitions, ranging from welding and nursing to cooking and machining. The awards were announced Friday …
Approximately 60 high school students from across the region will be wearing beautiful dresses to their proms this spring thanks to the efforts of Global Fashion students at Capital Region BOCES. During three separate Cinderella Prom Dress events at the Career and Technical Education Center – Albany Campus in early April, the teens chose from …
In less than a year, adults in the Capital Region could gain the training needed to enter a career with significant job growth projections. Registration is underway now for the Capital Region BOCES Adult Health Careers and Services full-time Practical Nursing program which starts in September. The deadline for application submission is August 19, 2025. …
An open house for high school students interested in careers in the burgeoning semiconductor and hydrogen/fuel cell industry will take place April 29 at Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center – Albany Campus. Open to prospective students and their home school district counselors, the New Visions: Emerging Technologies information session will run from …
Work on the 46,677-square-foot Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Extension Center (CTE) in Albany is progressing on schedule as students start to enroll in the eight programs that will occupy the center. In fact, demand for the expanded and new programs is so great that some of the programs are nearing capacity, CTE …
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Capital Region BOCES provides a “pipeline” of skilled workers that supports the regional economy. That fact was never more evident than on April 2 when nearly 60 area businesses recruited 1,000 students during the annual career fair on the Career & Technical Education Center – Albany Campus. From airlines and professional sports teams to healthcare …
The second Capital Region BOCES career fair of the 2024-25 school year connected businesses in search of workers with students looking to expand their options and help their finances. The Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center – Schoharie Campus Career Fair was held March 26 on the campus. More than 30 employers ranging …
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