Madison Sluers is so committed to becoming a cosmetologist she spent dozens of hours practicing her skills and earning state-required hours in our classrooms after she graduated from our program and Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School. So it may surprise you to learn that her aspirations have her working with patients, not customers. Sluers, a Cosmetology program …
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Current Career & Technical Education students and recent graduates are building their professional tech skills and earning real-world workplace experience through internships with local renewable energy firm and BOCES business and education partner Livingston Energy Group. Gavin Christman, Nick Dunham, William Kruk and Michael Martin, all 2022 graduates of our Game Design and Implementation program, …
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This summer, our Career & Technical Education Center in Schoharie received four new heavy equipment operator simulators that will be used to train students on how to operate backhoes, bulldozers, graders, excavators and dump trucks. Training on the simulators for campus faculty and staff was led by experts from CM Labs Simulations. Funded through a …
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New Adult Practical Nursing Session Beginning Fall 2022 You could say that Chris Davis went the extra mile—literally!—to become a nurse. The Otego resident, who recently graduated from our Adult Practical Nursing program in Albany, drove 175 miles daily to take classes and complete required clinical time training. “I spent between $150 to $180 a …
Recent Network Cabling Technician/Smart Home Technology program graduate, Thomas Rodick, has built a solid educational foundation—preparing him for the Electrical Construction and Maintenance (ECM) program at Hudson Valley Community College he will attend this fall, and securing him a future career at National Grid. “At BOCES, my classmates and I learned industry skills, took part …
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Aiden Drebitko, a recent graduate of our Automotive Trades Technology program, has found the “right gear” for his future—and work in his field of study—thanks to his time in our Career & Technical School program. “BOCES is a great way to peruse your career in the automotive field,” said Drebitko, who is now working with …
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Melissa LaPorta, Spa Director at Tuscan Sun at Kimberly’s and Rumors and a 2006 Career & Technical School program graduate, recently returned to our Albany Campus to talk with current students about the world of cosmetology. After graduating, LaPorta helped opening the Benefit cosmetics counter while working for Macys in Albany. From there, she launched …
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Jason Foster wants to be a veterinarian and he chose Capital Region BOCES to achieve that career goal. The Class of 2022 Watervliet Junior-Senior High School graduated learned about pet care in the Career and Technical School’s Pet Tech program as he prepared to go to college and learn the veterinary sciences. “The Pet Tech …
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Roberto Gonzalez, a recent Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School graduate, found the education he needed – and a job he likes – through our Electrical Trades program. Gonzalez chose the Electrical Trades program for his final two years of high school because he is a hands-on learner and wanted to good career path to follow after graduation. …
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You could say the work of Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School students and faculty sails on and on and on. Spotted during the Clifton Park Fourth of July Parade on Monday was a submarine float that was constructed by students and faculty in the Building Trades program six years ago and refined a …
