The Governor issued a press release on March 23 to announce that 16 high schools and technical centers will share $600,000 in grants to upgrade equipment for their career and technical education programs (CTE). Each school will receive $37,500 to purchase new equipment and make other necessary improvements.
The awards, by school division, are as follows:
- Albemarle County — Monticello Governor’s Health Sciences Academy (diagnostic virtual modelling)
- Bedford County — Bedford County Governor’s Health Sciences Academy (biotechnology and forensics) and Staunton River High School (technology education and engineering)
- Botetourt County — Botetourt Technical Education Center (mechanical, electrical and computer engineering)
- Cumberland County — Cumberland County High School (architectural design and construction)
- Dickenson County — Riverview High School (cybersecurity)
- Fredrick County — Dowell J. Howard Center (nursing, automotive technology, technology education and engineering)
- Giles County — Giles County Technology Center (precision machine technology)
- Hampton — Hampton High School (computer science, game design, cybersecurity and modeling/simulation)
- Henrico County — Hermitage High School (precision machining)
- Madison County — Madison County High School (simulated workplace environment)
- Page County — Page County Technical Center (information technology and cybersecurity)
- Rockbridge County — Rockbridge County High School (renewable energy)
- Suffolk — Governor’s STEM Academy at the Pruden Center for Industry and Technology (information technology and cybersecurity, computer network software operations and mechatronics)
- Warren County — Blue Ridge Technical Center (simulated design and advanced manufacturing)
- Wythe County — Wythe County Technology Center (machinery and welding)
According to the press release, the grant program gives priority to challenged schools, Governor’s STEM Academies and Governor’s Health Science Academies. A second round of awards will be announced in early 2018.
VACo Contacts: Katie Boyle