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Summer learning proves to be fun and informative for Cosmetology students

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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BOCES partners with Caring Gene to Strengthen Healthcare Workforce in Upstate New York

 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 …

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Register now for the Capital Region BOCES adult Practical Nursing program!

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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Class of 2025 grad wins medal at national SkillsUSA competition

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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Airline Drive Academy graduates look forward to new chapters

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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More than 120 Capital Region BOCES adult students enter healthcare industry

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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Work-based learning graduates honored for completing hundreds of program hours

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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Career and Tech students are competing this week for national titles

Three area high school students from Capital Region BOCES are heading to Atlanta this week to test their workplace skills in the National SkillsUSA Leadership & Skills Conference. Competing for Capital Region BOCES at the June 23-27 national competition are Class of 2025 graduates Danny Martin from Shenendehowa and Hayden Hyslop from Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk (RCS), as …

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Maywood Academy graduates reap rewards for years of dedication

Teachers at Maywood Academy gushed over their students’ academic, functional and social achievements at an early morning graduation ceremony that marked the end of their students’ high school careers.  “Over the years, I’ve seen each of you go from figuring things out piece by piece to becoming young people with strength, direction and purpose,” said …

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Capital Region BOCES Albany CTE celebrates its graduates

Nearly 500 Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center students were honored on Thursday, June 12, during a ceremony that celebrated their successes in the classroom and, for many, in the workforce. With a packed-house of caregivers, friends, school and BOCES administrators looking on, students from more than two-dozen school districts ranging from Guilderland …

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