GACTC celebrates graduates from Medical Assistant diploma program
The GACTC celebrated the accomplishments of seven postsecondary students that will complete the medical assistant diploma program at the end of November with a graduation ceremony on November 7th. After completion of the 240-hour clinical externship with a local medical facility, they will complete all program requirements. Many have already passed the American Association of Medical Assistants Certified Medical Assistant exam and the Certified Phlebotomy Technician exam! View Photos This is the inaugural [...]
Success in Licensure: GACTC Practical Nursing Program Graduates Achieve 100% NCLEX-PN Pass Rate
The GACTC Practical Nursing program achieved a 100% pass rate of its August 2024 graduates. Thirty-six graduates completed the national licensure exam (NCLEX-PN) after graduation on August 15, 2024, and all passed the licensure exam. Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) are in-demand in our region and can work in a variety of healthcare delivery settings. The GACTC Practical Nursing program is approved by the State Board of Nursing. The current NCLEX-PN pass rate of the GACTC [...]
Congratulations to our students on the GACTC Honor Roll (Period 1, 2024-2025)
Congratulations to our honor roll students! Your unwavering dedication to academic excellence during the second marking has shone through, and you deserve to be recognized. Keep setting the bar high for yourselves and your peers. Andrew Berkheimer William Bickel Lilee Blazer Zoran Dempsie Lawrence Dick Colton Gearhart Cameron Gibbons Camden Holby Ethan Keener Evan Kruis Logan Luke Jaxon Miller Zachary Phillips Sawyer Robertson Colton Sgro Bailey Smith Steven Stevens Nicholas Thompson [...]
Discover Your Future at GACTC’s Open House This December!
The Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center invites prospective high school students and adult learners to visit the GACTC during an open house on Tuesday, December 10th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. During the open house, individuals may tour the facility, learn about our high school and adult career training programs, speak with counselors and student services personnel, and more! The GACTC offers 25 programs for high school students, and many diploma and certificate programs [...]
Articulation Agreement creates a path for GACTC students into Saint Francis University Associate of Applied Science
Saint Francis University and the Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center (GACTC) recently implemented a new articulation agreement that will allow GACTC high school and postsecondary students to move seamlessly several of the center's programs into the online Associate of Applied Science in Specialized Studies offered through Saint Francis University's Division of Professional Studies. Under the agreement, students who successfully complete any of GACTC high school or post-secondary programs with 700+ hours can transfer up [...]
Celebrating the 2024 Practical Nursing Graduates
The GACTC graduated 36 students from the full- and part-time Practical Nursing programs on August 15, 2024. Graduation activities included a pinning ceremony on August 13th and commencement, held on August 15th, at the Altoona Area High School. The “pinning ceremony,” a symbolic welcoming of new nurses into the profession, can be dated as far back as the 12th century, and became standard in the United States by 1916. During the ceremony, students are [...]
