Superintendent James O'Brien Academic Principal Michael Watson Number of students 2,132 Color Green & Gold | Established 1977 Nickname Bears Phone +1 508-998-3321 Founded 1977 Teaching staff 193 | |
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Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School (commonly referred to as GNB Voc-Tech or simply Voc-Tech) is a vocational high school located in New Bedford, Massachusetts for students in grades 9-12. The school draws its student body from the towns and cities of New Bedford, Dartmouth, and Fairhaven. It is considered its own school district, thus having an on-site superintendent as well as an academics principal and a vocational-technical principal. Students alternate between nine day long career technical and academic cycles.
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- Vocational Technical Programs
- Construction and Drafting Cluster Cluster A
- Education Health Services and Hospitality Cluster Cluster B
- Transportation and Manufacturing Cluster Cluster C
- Science Technology and Engineering Cluster Cluster D
- Arts Communication and Consumer Services Cluster Cluster E
- Athletics
- References
Students at GNB Voc-Tech experience an education which blends academic instruction with career and technical education. They can choose from more than two dozen career majors. In a typical class, 60-70% of its graduates choose to continue their education, either at colleges or advanced technical schools. Another 30-35% enter the workforce and approximately 2% enter the armed services.
Vocational-Technical Programs
Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School offers more than 30 Career and Technical Programs that students can choose from. These career and technical programs are divided into five clusters based on industry or group of industries.
Construction and Drafting Cluster (Cluster A)
Education, Health Services, and Hospitality Cluster (Cluster B)
Transportation and Manufacturing Cluster (Cluster C)
Science, Technology, and Engineering Cluster (Cluster D)
Arts, Communication, and Consumer Services Cluster (Cluster E)
* represents Vocational-Technical programs only offered to Juniors and Seniors.
** represents Vocational-Technical programs only offered to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors.