Callie Dunmire places 5th in the national SkillsUSA competition
(Altoona, PA): Callie Dunmire, a student who completed the Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center (GACTC) Visual Arts Technologies program in 2021, recently placed fifth in a national SkillsUSA Championships in the category of Advertising Design. The competition took place at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, which was held virtually from June 14-24. Callie Dunmire, student from Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center, and SkillsUSA competitor SkillsUSA is a career and [...]
Join us for an open house of our healthcare career training programs for adult students
Join us on Wednesday, July 14 or 21, 2021 at the GACTC from 2 to 5 pm EST for an open house to learn about our healthcare career training programs, financial aid opportunities, and more! Healthcare career training programs include Practical Nursing, Medical Assistant, Medical Office Specialist, Expanded Function Dental Assistant, Nurse Aide, and Phlebotomy. Our affordable programs are designed to get you the training and industry certifications you need to start your career in [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
