The W.D. Smith Career Center enables students to learn job entry skills before high school graduation, or to prepare for additional training at the post-secondary level.
Only one in five jobs available in America's workforce requires a higher education. The courses at the Career Center can prepare students to begin work as soon as they graduate.
Students may take classes in a variety of areas, including:
Business Design: Entrepreneurship; Advertising and Sales Promotion; Retail Marketing.
Occupational Family and Consumer Service: Child Care Service; Fashion Design; Food Service Preparatory; Food Service II.
Our fashion design students are participating in a Fashion Project sponsored by The Daily Advertiser. Read about it here.
Health Occupations: Certified Nursing Assistant.
Graphic Arts: Commercial Art; Photography; Television Production.
Trade and Industry: Automotive Technician; Cabinetmaking; Carpentry; Electronics; Outdoor Power Equipment Technician; Plumbing; Welding.
Cooperative Experience: Cooperative Office Education; Cooperative Marketing Education; Cooperative Tourism; Trade & Industry Cooperative Education.
The Career Center also offers classes in cosmetology, with a working spa offering manicures, pedicures, make-up and hair services. Our cosmetology students learn from top-notch instructors and get real-world experience in our spa.
For more information about the Career Center, call 233-2026.
The Academy of Hospitality and Tourism is housed at the Career Center. The Academy, an affiliate of the National Academy Foundation, offers students the knowledge and skills necessary for a career in one of the world's largest industries.
Academic learning experiences combined with hands-on work experiences help students develop the thinking and problem-solving skills they need to succeed in this industry.
For more information about the Academy, call 233-2026.
