Kent Career Tech Center Revenue and Competitors

Kent Career Tech Center is dynamic, high energy and totally hands-on. We’re all about making learning real, introducing students to rewarding careers and helping them create their futures. Programs feature learning through projects based on the types of issues, problems and typical work found in those careers. We emphasize employability skills, and expect high standards, so our students stand out to colleges and in the job market. Our 20+ programs are designed to prepare students for careers and advanced study, which ranges from college degrees to apprenticeships, technical training and certifications. Most of our students earn free college credit for their work here. Some students graduate with a semester or even a year of college already finished – free. Each year, our students earn about $1,000,000 worth of free college credit. The Tech Center also has great business connections, with about 300 area business people leading our advisory councils to help keep both our content and equipment up to date. These industry experts also offer opportunities to students for job shadows, on-site work experiences and internships. Our programs cover hundreds of careers and in fields that command both high skills and high wages, with promising futures. We serve more than 2300 high school juniors and seniors every day from all across Kent and Barry counties -- from more than 60 sending schools. Programs are located on our campus on the East Beltline and at several satellite sites across the county including The Aviation Center at Gerald R. Ford International Airport, The Applied Technology Center at GRCC, the Van Singel Fine Arts Center and the Downtown Market. KCTC students do amazing things every day. Come visit our main campus or any of our six satellites. You won't believe what our students can do!