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Connellsville Area Career and Technical Center is a comprehensive Vocational-Technical School, in the Connellsville Area School District

Connellsville Area School District

The Connellsville Area School District covers the City of Connellsville, the Boroughs of Dawson, Dunbar, Ohiopyle, Seven Springs, South Connellsville and Vanderbilt and Bullskin Township, Connellsville Township, Dunbar Township, Saltlick Township, Springfield Township and Stewart Township in...

. The School is located above the Connellsville Area Senior High School

Connellsville Area Senior High School

Connellsville Area High School is a public high school, located in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. It is operated by the Connellsville Area School District. The school has a census of approximately 1325 of students in grades 10-12.-School history:...

.CACTC serves grades 11-12 Full-Time with core classes held at the school. Sophomore students attend here part time while attend the nearby High School for the core curriculum. Grade 9 Students from both Junior Highs East and West attend the school part-time on a exploratory basis where the students "try-out" a shop for a grading period and on the last grading period, goes to a shop that fits the student.

Campus History

The school opened in 1972 as North Fayette Area Vocational-Technical School, Connellsville along with Frazier School District

Frazier School District

The Frazier School District is a small public district located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, about 35 miles south of Pittsburgh. It serves the boroughs of Perryopolis and Newell, and the townships of Perry, Jefferson, and Lower Tyrone....

, managed the school as students from both schools attended either morning or afternoon sessions until 2001, when Frazier severed ties from the school, citing a lengthy distance between NFAVTS and their school campus, however, the students were able to complete their studies at North Fayette until they graduated. Students still attended half day sessions until 2007, when it was created into a single secondary school of the Connellsville Area School District and named its current name. In 2008, a $15 Million Renovation and Addition of the structure took place, adding a Gymnasium, Cafeteria, and a few more program areas.

Programs

CACTC offers Programs to choose from including:

• Automotive Collision Technology Repair
• Automotive Mechanics Technology
• Carpentry
• Computer Networking
• Cosmetology
• Culinary Arts/Bakery
• Electrical Occupations
• Electronic Technology
• Health Occupations
• HVAC
• Marketing/Management
• Masonry
• Protective Services
• Welding/Metal Fabrication

Adult Education

The CACTC also offers education to adults and also has evening programs as well.

Extra-Curricular Activities

CACTC has many clubs pertaining to the curriculum, students however, have the opportunity to participate in Athletics at Connellsville Area Senior High School.