| Francis Tuttle Technology Center | |
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| Superintendent | Dr. Tom Friedemann |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Enrollment | 3,038 |
| Address | 12777 North Rockwell Avenue |
| City | Oklahoma City |
| State | Oklahoma |
| Zip | 73142 |
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| Francis Tuttle | |
| Part of the CareerTech System | |
Francis Tuttle Technology Center is a public career and technology education center affiliated with the state of Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education. Francis Tuttle has a dual focuses, serving both the business community as well as high school and adult students. Francis Tuttle consists of three campuses located in North West Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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Francis Tuttle serves Sophomore, Junior and Senior high school students from six school districts and provides programs in Health Sciences, Information Technology, Industrial and Technical Careers, and Personal Services. It also has one of the first Pre-Engineering Academies in the nation; where high school students become familiar with the basics of engineering while preparing for college. High school students from one of the six school districts serviced by Francis Tuttle attend free of charge.
Student Organizations play a vital role in the success of Oklahoma's CareerTech students. Career and technical student organizations provide leadership and growth opportunities outside of the classroom.
The National Technical Honor Society has an active chapter on this campus. Health Occupations Students of America maintains a chapter at the Rockwell Campus of Francis Tuttle.
Francis Tuttle also offers complete business and industry training and consulting services, with career-specific training to maintain a quality workforce. Industry training and consulting services are offered to local businesses at nominal or no-cost. The general public is offered short-term training for career enhancement or leisure activities.
A number of courses are offered for continuing education in various professions, including real estate, and insurance. The Business & Industry Services team will assist a company in developing training initiatives that bring innovative solutions to solving organizational problems. The Government Contracting Assistance Program provides consulting services, training, electronic access to procurement opportunities, and the technical information to compete for government contracts. The Advanced Manufacturing Center provides programs for cross-training professionals in areas such as precision machining, instrumentation and control, welding and automated manufacturing. Many companies use the services of Francis Tuttle to significantly supplement corporate training and development.
Academic oriented certificate programs are offered in a number of areas including construction, business management, insurance, hospatility, information technology, quality management, transportation and logistics. Other programs are offered in Computer Aided Manufacturing and Design, welding,
The technology center is named after Dr. Francis Tuttle, former Director of the State Department of Vocational and Technical Education in Oklahoma. Dr. Tuttle was a member of the Oklahoma CareerTech Hall of Fame class of 1990.
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