Students at Maywood Academy met with area first responders for a day of fun and learning about what it takes to keep our communities safe. Maywood held its annual Community Helpers Day on Jul 31, an event that allows students to meet and learn from emergency services personnel in a fun and educational setting. “The …
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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Adults interested in getting their foot in the door of the healthcare industry need to look no further than Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Center and its Nurse Assistant Program/Home Health Aide program. With a 22% projected job growth between now and 2033 for home health care aides and 4% forecasted growth for nurse …
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They may be in the midst of their summer vacation, but that’s not to say students in the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center summer cosmetology program are not having fun learning in school. More than 40 teens hailing from districts as far afield as Bethlehem and Middleburgh, Scotia and Shenendehowa are spending …
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A new partnership is allowing area adults to receive full coverage of tuition, books, and academic fees while they pursue a career in nursing at Capital Region BOCES. Capital Region BOCES and the Caring Gene® Career Pathways Training Program (CPT) are partnering to provide adults with a new pathway to a meaningful career in practical …
Registration is underway for classes that will begin in September at the Capital Region BOCES Adult Health Careers Center. Adults interested in entering the healthcare industry field should register now for the full-time or part-time Practical Nursing programs. Registration for the full-time, daytime program runs through Aug. 14 with classes beginning Sept. 2. Registration for …
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Capital Region BOCES Class of 2025 graduate Danny Martin won a silver medal at the national SkillsUSA competition on June 27. Martin, from Shenendehowa, was one of three Capital Region BOCES students and graduates representing New York state at SkillsUSA’s National Leadership & Skills Conference competition. A Two-Year Sequence of Health Careers program graduate, Martin …
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Fifth and eighth graders at Airline Drive Academy are moving on to higher levels of learning. The students have made huge strides and were celebrated during ceremonies on June 24 that marked the beginning of exciting new chapters for them. “A number of these students here graduating from elementary school have been with us since …
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From career changers to recent high school graduates, 129 area adults are prepared to enter the healthcare industry thanks to the Capital Region BOCES adult Health Careers Program. Dressed in their traditional white garb, the graduates closed a chapter on their lives and rewrote their own history. The successful completion of the 10-month, full-time class …
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Students in the Skills for Employment, Life and Functional Independence (SELFI) Program celebrated a successful end to their work-based learning experience during a graduation ceremony attended by their families, BOCES staff and community and business partners. The students were honored for accumulating nearly 500 work-based learning hours this year. “We’ve had an incredible and busy …
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