Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School
| Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School | |
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| Address | |
| 1121 Ashley Blvd. New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA |
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| Information | |
| Type | Vocational Technical |
| Established | 1977 |
| Superintendent | Linda Enos |
| Teaching staff | 193[1] |
| Number of students | 2,132[2] |
| Nickname | Bears |
| Academic Principal | Michael Murphy |
| Career and Technical Education Principal | Michael Gagliardi |
| Assistant Principal/Dean of Freshman | James O'Brien |
| Assistant Principal | Rosanne Franco |
| Shop Coordinators | Thaddeus "Ted" Haggerty (Construction and Drafting Cluster), Robert Watt (Education, Health Services, and Hospitality Cluster), Michael Frey (Transportation and Manufacturing Cluster), Steve Walker (Science, Engineering, and Technology Cluster), Guy Shephard (Arts, Communication and Consumer Services Cluster) |
| Athletic Director | Leonard J. Sylvia |
| Website | www.gnbvt.edu |
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Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School (commonly referred to as GNB Voc-Tech or simply Voc-Tech) is a vocational high school located in New Bedford, Massachusetts for students in grades 9-12. The school draws its student body from the towns and cities of New Bedford, Dartmouth, and Fairhaven. It is considered its own school district, thus having an on-site superintendent as well as an academics principal and a vocational-technical principal. Students alternate between nine day long career technical and academic cycles.
Students at GNB Voc-Tech experience an education which blends academic instruction with career and technical education. They can choose from more than two dozen career majors.
Through this course of study, students wishing to pursue a higher education are able to meet all of the academic requirements necessary for them to be admitted into state colleges and universities as well as most private colleges. Additionally, the vocational skills that they acquire give them a competitive advantage when entering the workforce.
Many of the school's graduates go on to become leaders in business and industry or in civic and political life in the region. In a typical class, 60-70% of its graduates choose to continue their education, either at colleges or advanced technical schools. Another 30-35% enter the workforce and approximately 2% enter the armed services.
[edit] Athletics
Football - Massachusetts Vocational Large State Champions (2010, 2011)
[edit] References
- ^ "2008-2009 Teacher Data — GNB Voc-Tech". http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/profiles/teacher.aspx?orgcode=08250000&fycode=2009&orgtypecode=5&. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
- ^ "2008-2009 Enrollment Data — GNB Voc-Tech". http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/profiles/student.aspx?orgcode=08250000&orgtypecode=5&. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
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Coordinates: 41°41′25.67″N 70°56′14.42″W / 41.6904639°N 70.9373389°W
