The Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center (GACTC) became aware of allegations related to Executive Director, Eric Palmer, on November 8, 2024. The GACTC takes the allegations seriously and took appropriate action in the interim. The GACTC will fully cooperate with any investigation. Mrs. Nicole Zernick will be serving as Interim Executive Director.

High School Programs

Welcome Back High School Students

Hello Students, Parents, and Families: I hope you are enjoying the summer of 2021! As the new school year approaches, I wanted to reach out to share our excitement and welcome you to the GACTC for a new year of learning! It has been refreshing to feel a sense of normalcy return to our community as the pandemic related restrictions diminish. Although uncertainty remains, safety precautions must be maintained as we prepare to focus on learning and building our skills. The last year-and-a-half taught us so much as we dealt with a pandemic while continuing teaching and learning. Most notably, we [...]

Welcome Back High School Students2022-02-01T15:12:58-05:00

The GACTC premieres Baking & Pastry Arts program

The GACTC is excited to unveil a new program, Baking & Pastry Arts! The program, which is open to high school and adult learners, prepares students for a career as a baker, pastry chef, or commercial baker. “Baking is covered as part of our Culinary Arts program, but increasingly students want to specialize in this area – and there are more jobs in this field, so creating a Baking & Pastry Arts program is a great move for us,” said Shawn Cerully, Dean of Students at the GACTC. “The GACTC is always working to develop new programs in response to student [...]

The GACTC premieres Baking & Pastry Arts program2022-02-01T15:12:24-05:00

Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center finds creative ways to serve students through coronavirus crisis

Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center (GACTC) transitioned to online learning as of April 6 in order to continue serving students while complying with Gov. Wolf’s stay-at-home recommendations. According to Eric Palmer, Executive Director, the school’s instructors and students have reacted with an incredible amount of creativity and resilience. “Obviously, vocational learning is predominately hands-on, so the fact that we can’t get our students and instructors together to work in lab settings presents a special set of challenges,” Palmer said. “But our instructors are genuinely invested in our students, and they are coming up with inspiring and creative ways to make [...]

Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center finds creative ways to serve students through coronavirus crisis2022-02-01T15:13:11-05:00
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