Miami Valley Career Technology Center

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Address
Miami Valley Career Technology Center

6800 Hoke Road Clayton, Ohio 45315
Information
School board	his
Superintendent	Dr. John Boggess
Principal	Kristy Taylor, Jeff Shoup, Dale Winner
Enrollment	2,362 high school students and 9,000 adult education students
School type	Public/Career and Technical
Grades	11 - 12, continuing and adult education
Area	Suburban and rural
Color(s)	Royal blue and grey
Founded	1971
Homepage	www.mvctc.com

The Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC) is a vocational school in Clayton, Ohio. It serves Montgomery County and the Greater Dayton Area, as well as surrounding counties such as Darke, Miami, Preble, and Warren. It was previously called Montgomery County Joint Vocational School.

Students from 27 participating high schools attend classes daily in a variety of programs.

The high school division is approved and accredited by the Ohio Department of Education and North Central Association of Colleges and Schools as a two-year public joint vocational school offering secondary preparation with in-school and cooperative education programs.

The adult education division is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and operates within guidelines set by the Ohio Department of Education Division of Career Technical and Adult Education.

The main campus consists of three main buildings on a 240-acre site with two farm buildings, an aircraft hangar,twenty acres of woods, and a stocked pond. The three main buildings have over 425,000 square feet under roof.

1 High School Curriculum
2 Student Projects
3 External link
4 References

[edit] High School Curriculum

MVCTC offers both 1 and 2 year courses for High School students. As well as special programs labeled "tech prep" which work in affiliation with Sinclair Community College to help provide scholarships and continued education to eligible students. MVCTC promotes this as being a 2 year scholarship with opportunities to transfer to a 4-year school.

[edit] Career and Technical Student Organizations

Students are also encouraged to participate in student organizations such as SkillsUSA, Business Professionals of America (BPA), Future Farmers of America (FFA). These groups organize and sponsor events and contests related to the student's vocation. Students who excel in their skill sets are recognized at national levels in these events.