They prepared and served more than a dozen loaves of focaccia bread and in the process, four Capital Region BOCES students gained a new perspective on their future career and helped the regional food bank. Career and Technical Education students Jayden Jones from Cohoes, Jayla Jones from Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk, Cheyenne Kaminski from Scotia-Glenville, and Lalita Start …
A laboratory in which mannequins cry out in pain is about to get even more lifelike for adult students at Capital Region BOCES. A $160,000 grant from Highmark will allow for the purchase of two more mannequins and a DemoDose medication administration machine that simulates medication administration in the healthcare facilities. “This grant is enhancing …
Eighty adults are looking to change their careers or bolster their employability this fall through the Capital Region BOCES adult Practical Nursing program. The adults range from those fresh out of high school to those looking to launch a new career, as well as those looking to climb the nursing career ladder, said Louise Bigando, …
More than 1,500 high school juniors and seniors are getting a jump-start on their professional careers this school year through the BOCES Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center. The 2025-26 school year opened on Sept. 4 with 1,500-plus students hailing from six counties across the Capital Region who are enrolled in programs as diverse as …
The new Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education (CTE) Extension Center opened for students on Sept. 4, providing opportunities for more than 200 high school juniors and seniors to build their professional skills. Located at 886 Watervliet-Shaker Road in Albany—across from the Albany Career and Technical Education Center—the CTE Extension Center is home to …
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Less than a decade ago, Maria Therese Commisso was a baker in the coastal town of Siderno, Italy. In just a few days, she will be walking the stage of Hackett Middle School in Albany, having earned her High School Equivalency diploma and completed an English as a Second Language program, both through the Capital …
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A recent Capital Region BOCES student recently presented his knowledge and skills at an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Summit in New York City. William Kruk is a 2022 graduate of the Game Design and Implementation program who now works as a software engineer for Lynkwell. The Schenectady-based company is described as “a provider and aggregator …
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More than 200 additional students will be able to build their professional skills and connections thanks to the opening next month of the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education(CTE) Extension Center. Located at 886 Watervliet-Shaker Road in Albany—across from the Albany Career and Technical Education Center—the CTE Extension Center will serve more than 200 …
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Anjolina Bussing’s pathway to a career in medicine has been made easier by multiple programs at Capital Region BOCES. The Mechanicville resident is a graduate of the BOCES Two-Year Sequence of Health Careers program, which she took while a student in Cohoes High School. She is currently enrolled in the part-time adult Practical Nursing program …
With a month to go before the 2025-26 school year launches, workforce development leaders from colleges and industry toured on Wednesday the new Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education (CTE) Extension Center in Albany. The 46,377-square-foot CTE Extension Center will open in September on Watervliet-Shaker Road, across the street from the Career and Technical …
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