Adult HVAC students earn EPA 608 certification
The adult HVAC students successfully completed the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 608 certification in March. HVAC technicians are required under the Clean Air act to hold this certification to ensure they are properly trained to maintain, service, repair, or dispose of appliances that contain refrigerants. The certification exam covers proper refrigerant handling techniques. Congratulations to our adult HVAC students for earning this important industry certification!
Regional employers participate in employer panel for postsecondary students
The GACTC hosted regional employers for a panel discussion with postsecondary students on Thursday, February 24, 2022. Four regional employers, including Conemaugh Nason Hospital, Curry Supply/Aerotek, Goodco Mechanical/Bovard, and UPMC, participated to share information about career opportunities available with their organizations and to answer questions about soft skills, interviewing and resumes.
Stuckey Automotive donates two vehicles to the GACTC
Stuckey Automotive donated two preowned vehicles to the Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center (GACTC) to offer automotive students hands-on learning to examine, diagnose, and repair advanced computing platforms available in newer models on the road today. (Pictured, left to right: Michael Selvenis, GACTC; Matt Stuckey; Nanette Anslinger and Eric Palmer, GACTC). GACTC students in the Automotive Technology, Collision Repair & Refinishing Technology, and Automotive/Diesel Technology programs will be able to work on two preowned [...]
January 2022 Newsletter
In January 2022, we celebrated School Director Recognition Month, one of our own was named the Judith A. Rossi Educator of the Year, we upgraded equipment, and our students excelled at the Carnegie Science Competition! Read about all this and more in our January newsletter. Use the sign-up form at that bottom of this page to get our newsletter emailed directly to you so you never miss an update.
GACTC thanks our Joint Operating Committee members!
January is School Director Recognition Month! Some 4,500 school directors serve Pennsylvania's 500 public school districts, and 16 percent of these directors also serve on career and technical school boards. The GACTC's school board is called the Joint Operating Committee (JOC), and is comprised of 20 representatives from our eight sending schools. Please join us in celebrating the members of the GACTC JOC, who volunteer their time and talent to serve our students, schools and [...]
GACTC students excel at SkillsUSA District Competition on Jan. 19
Fourteen students at the GACTC won medals in the district SkillsUSA District Competition, which was held on Jan. 19 at the Blair County Convention Center. Some 260 students from 10 career and technology schools across the district took part in the competition. SkillsUSA is a career and technical student organization serving more than 395,000 members every year enrolled in trade, technical, and skilled service training programs across the country. The GACTC's winning students are: Name [...]
