River Valley Technical Center is a technical and vocational school located in Springfield

Springfield, Vermont

Springfield is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 9,373 at the 2010 census.-History:One of the New Hampshire grants, the township was chartered on August 20, 1761 by Governor Benning Wentworth and awarded to Gideon Lyman and 61 others...

, Vermont

Vermont

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. It serves students from Springfield High School

Springfield High School (Vermont)

Springfield High School is a public high school in the southern Vermont town of Springfield. Springfield High School is part of the Springfield School District and serves students from Springfield and neighboring Weathersfield, Vermont...

, Green Mountain Union High School, Bellows Falls Union High School, and Black River High School in Vermont, plus students from Fall Mountain Regional High School

Fall Mountain Regional High School

Fall Mountain Regional High School is a small high school located in Langdon, New Hampshire, in the United States. The school, part of SAU 60 in New Hampshire, serves the towns of Langdon, Acworth, Alstead, Charlestown, and Walpole....

 in New Hampshire

New Hampshire

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. Until the 2007-2008 school year, the center was under the jurisdiction of the Springfield School District until all towns who send students to the center voted to separate from the Springfield School District and fall under the purview of a newly-created district.

Curriculum

The curriculum includes more than 15 programs in a variety of fields. In addition to professional educators, many of the classes are taught by professionals who have vast experience in the field that they teach. A credit-value is developed for each course which is recommended a student's sending school.

The available programs are:

• Business Management
• Carpentry
• Culinary Arts
• Electronics: Audio Engineering
• Emergency and Fire Management
• Engineering Technology
• Financial Accounting
• Graphic Technologies
• Hands-On Computer Systems
• Health Career Academy
• Horticulture and Natural Resources
• Human Services
• Industrial Trades
• Law Enforcement
• Manufacturing
• Pre-Technical Studies
• Tourism and Lodging Management