All three share how the skills they learned as KCTC students help them now direct 11th and 12th graders enrolled in a program that prepares the next generation of bakers, butchers, sous chefs and chocolatiers.
Omar Rodriguez, a 2026 graduate of Lee High School and the West Michigan Construction Institute's Electrical pathway (a Kent ISD CTE program), turned a work-based learning experience at CS Erickson into a full-time career as an electrical apprentice.
With the new school year about to get underway, we asked students enjoying Maranda’s Park Party Recess at Endeavor Elementary in Kentwood to share their dreams and how education may help them achieve their goals.
Hands-on experience as an IT intern for Kent Career Tech Center is helping 12th grade student Grady Albin gain industry-specific skills to empower him achieve future goals in cybersecurity
George French completed an Auto Mechanics program at Kent Career Tech Center in 1976 and spent decades auto racing and in all kinds of roles as a mechanic.
He shares how a CTE start helped drive his dream with City Middle High 7th grader Adam Milkovich who is interested in exploring a career behind the wheel.
