New York State Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon met with students from across the region on Tuesday as she toured the new Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education Center – Albany Campus. Calling the campus – and the education students receive there – “the future of New York state,” the commissioner spent more than an …
Career & Technical Education students are on a fast track on their future thanks to BOCES’ partnership with Bryant & Stratton College. Through the Jump Start program at Bryant & Stratton, high school seniors can take a weekly class and earn college credits that can be used as a full-time Bryant & Stratton student or …
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The annual Capital Region BOCES National Signing Day was a success with 30 high school students signing letters of intent and a crowd of more than 180 business, family, labor and education supporters watching. During a ceremony on Thursday at the Career & Technical Education Center – Albany Campus, dignitaries celebrated the students as well …
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Capital Region BOCES’ Career & Technical Education students recently competed in regional SkillsUSA competitions and advanced to the statewide competition in Syracuse. Congrats to the dozen SkillsUSA New York State Champions and medalists from the Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education Center – Albany and Schoharie campuses! State champions in the CSI contest are …
Nearly 70 students from 19 area school districts will represent Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education programs during a statewide SkillsUSA competition that will test their abilities in the skilled trades and in-demand career industries. The students, who hail from diverse school districts, such as Schenectady and Sharon Springs, Cobleskill-Richmondville and Watervliet, are competing …
Students in the Game Design & Implementation program are working on an interactive website that will let people explore the history of the Watervliet Shaker Historic District. The juniors and seniors in the program at the Career & Technical Education Center – Albany Campus started work in January on the website, which will provide a …
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Reagan Pedinotti hopes to forge a career as a pipe welder but that is not putting a halt to his artistic and creative passions. In fact, the Schalmont High School senior has used those passions to fuel his love of welding and spark a better understanding of the skills involved in it. Pedinotti is in …
A partnership between Capital Region BOCES, SUNY Cobleskill, New York State Department of Transportation and Anderson Equipment Company is helping area high school students gain new skills that will strengthen their employability. Students in the Construction/Heavy Equipment program on the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center – Schoharie Campus recently completed training in …
A Bethlehem teenager is looking for a career at the extremes of the earth—either undersea or in space—and has chosen Capital Region BOCES to propel her to professional success. Alexis Wright is a junior at Bethlehem Central High School and attends the Welding & Metal Fabrication program at the our Career & Technical Education Center …
Twenty Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education students showed their in-depth knowledge of the skilled trades and earned medals at the regional SkillsUSA competition Thursday, March 17 in Schenectady and Albany. The seven first-place winners and many other medal winners earned their way to the state SkillsUSA competition in Syracuse next month. The student …
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