News Articles Sorted by Date

11/20/2007

BTC Adds New Equipment

BTC has acquired equipment for both Aviation Technology and Welding/Metal Fabrication that will put students on the cutting edge.

11/20/2007

College Credit Opportunitie

College credit opportunities for high school students have evolved into dual enrollment programs that provide BTC students with transcripted college credits that can transfer to the student's college of choice. Currently BTC partners with both Vermont Technical College and Community College of Vermont.

11/20/2007

AUTO BODY REPAIR STUDENTS EMBRACE RACE CAR

Auto Body Repair assists with Scott Payea’s race car.

11/20/2007

Criminal Justice Off to a Great Start

The Criminal Justice Program at BTC is off to a great start with a fully enrolled class of enthusiastic students.

11/16/2006

AVIATION TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS RECEIVE ACCOLADES

The NASA Space Grant Consortium of UVM held the annual awards banquet. Of the fifteen award recipients, five were BTC Aviation Technology students.

11/16/2006

BTC TEACHERS ENTHUSIASTICALLY EMBRACE CONTINUING EDUCATION

BTC teachers continue their educations by taking exciting courses nationwide.

11/16/2006

BTC TO OFFER LAW ENFORCEMENT/CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM

Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice will be BTC's newest program in the fall of 2007. This Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice Program will introduce students to careers in law enforcement through classroom instruction, pertinent labs, field trips and job shadows. Units of study will include the court system, ethics, understanding diversity, criminal law, criminal procedures, interview and interrogation, the history of law enforcement, criminal investigation, juvenile law and corrections.

11/16/2006

STUDENTS PAST AND PRESENT MEET WITH SUCCESS

BTC students find success in college and business.

10/9/2006

Another Skills USA Success

The Vermont Auto Body Association once again sponsored another successful Skills USA competition. The competition, held at Rotunda's Auto Body again, is for area auto body students to compete on a number of skills tests that closely resemble the national contest.

10/9/2006

MEDICAL AND SPORTS SCIENCES RESPONDS TO STUDENT INTEREST IN NURSING

Nationally and locally, the demand and salaries for nurses are increasing. In response, more and more students are becoming interested in pursuing a career in nursing and are joining Medical and Sports Sciences while in high school.

10/9/2006

Where To Now?

BTC students have set their sights on the future. Some students plan to enter the work force, some have enlisted in the military, some are heading to post-secondary education. They are well equipped for the challenges that lay ahead. Students continue to have success when it comes to college admissions.

11/9/2005

CULINARY STUDENTS APPRECIATE EXPERIENCES

BTC Culinary students recently participated in a team building experience at the Bolton Adventure Center.

11/9/2005

DESIGN & ILLUSTRATION ADDS ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) STUDIO ART TO CURRICULUM

Design & Illustration teachers Jonathan Taylor and Colleen Murphy are pleased to offer students the possibility of taking Advanced Placement (AP) Studio Art in conjunction with their regular Design & Illustration course work.

11/9/2005

MORE COLLEGE CREDITS AVAILABLE TO MEDICAL AND SPORTS SCIENCES STUDENTS

Medical and Sports Sciences offers students the opportunity to accrue 14 transcripted college credits while in high school.

11/9/2005

VERMONT COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION VISITS BTC

The Burlington Technical Center was visited by Vermont Commissioner of Education Richard Cate on September 26, 2005. Commissioner Cate will be visiting every technical center and high school in Vermont over a two year period.

9/16/2005

JENNIFER WILLIAMS NAMED BTC VERMONT HONOR SCHOLAR

Jennifer Williams received the Vermont Honor Scholarship this year.

9/16/2005

WELDING/METAL FABRICATION, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING & DESIGN TECHNOLOGY AND THE BHS ECO CLUB TEAM UP

The BTC Welding/Metal Fabrication and Mechanical Engineering & Design Technology classes and the BHS Eco Club have collaborated to build an additional bike rack for the school.

9/16/2005

Where to Now

BTC students have set their sights on the future. Some students plan to enter the work force, some have enlisted in the military, some are heading to post-secondary education. They are well equipped for the challenges that lay ahead. Students continue to have success when it comes to college admissions.

4/13/2005

SKILLS USA COMPETITION 2005

Aviation Technology and Auto Body Repair students win again at Skills USA 2005 compettion.

11/9/2004

BTC STUDENTS ATTEND WOMEN CAN DO CONFERENCE

Donna London, and Sam Dayman recently attended the annual Women Can Do Conference at Vermont Technical College.

11/9/2004

MEDICAL AND SPORTS SCIENCES
STUDENTS BEGIN LAB SCIENCE STUDIES

Students in the recently expanded Medical and Sports Sciences program began their medical lab science studies with a unit on phlebotomy (blood drawing) and urinalysis (the clinical study of urine).

11/9/2004

MIKE WELCH NAMED BTC TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Mike Welch has been named the teacher of the year at BTC.

11/9/2004

RICK SYLVESTER RECOGNIZED FOR WORK IN AVIATION

Rick Sylvester, the founder and director of the Burlington Technical Center’s Aviation Technology program was presented with an award by the Vermont Space Grant Consortium on October 5, 2004.

6/25/2004

HUMAN SERVICES AND AUTOMOTIVE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TEAM UP

During a recent unit on Machines and Tools, the children and staff of BTC Preschool visited the Automotive Technology class.

6/25/2004

MEDICAL AND SPORTS SCIENCES STUDENTS PREPARE FOR COLLEGE!

Nearly 100% of Medical and Sports Sciences program graduates go on to college.

6/25/2004

THANK YOU AUTO BODY ASSOCIATION

A few years ago the Vermont Auto Body Association approached BTC about becoming involved in auto body training. VABA members have committed with money and personnel to assist in defining the Vermont learning competencies important to them.

4/12/2004

BURLINGTON TECH CENTER STUDENTS
ON A “SIMULATING” ADVENTURE

On April 15, approximately 70 BTC students from our Aviation, Auto Body/Collision Repair, and Welding/Metal Fabrication and Mechanical Engineering Programs will travel to Norwich to participate in the VT Army National Guard Career Awareness Day.

4/12/2004

ELECTRONIC RECORDING ARTS ON THE AIR

Students in ERA were involved with a wide variety of video activities, including multi-camera productions of the BHS winter concert, basketball games and teleconferencing and hosting a Media Literacy course and the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum on Vermont Interactive Learning Network.

4/12/2004

HUMAN SERVICES STUDENTS WORK IN THE COMMUNITY

As part of the Human Services program at BTC, 8-second year students had the opportunity to further explore their career interests.

4/12/2004

STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM INTEGRATED CURRICULUM

In February, a newly developed unit on nutrition was taught to the students.

1/29/2004

BTC ON THE CUTTING EDGE WITH NEW EQUIPMENT

BTC continually upgrades equipment to remain technologically current. In the past two years all programs have purchased new equipment and upgraded software.

1/29/2004

BTC TEACHERS ATTEND “DISCOVER YOUR FUTURE” NATIONAL ACTE CONFERENCE

Donna Robert, Cooperative Education Coordinator, Jane Donahue-Holt, Computer Systems Instructor, and JoAnn Wolter, Human Services Instructor attended the National Association for Career and Technical Education Conference held in Orlando, Florida from December 10 to December 14, 2003.

1/29/2004

PLANNING FOR LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL

At BTC every effort is made to ensure students have taken the necessary steps to meet their goals of attending college, entering the workforce, or entering the military.

11/11/2003

BUILD AN AIRPLANE?

Aviation Technology students at the Burlington Technical Center will build a Kitfox 7 aircraft this year.

11/11/2003

DIRECTOR, MARK ALIQUO AND GUIDANCE COORDINATOR, SANDY SIMONDS APPEAR ON CHANNEL 17’S COMMISSIONER’S CORNER

Excerpts from Burlington, Vermont Commissioners’ Corner aired on Channel 17 regarding the Burlington Technical Center

11/11/2003

KYLE GOES BEAD CRAZY!

Design and Illustration puts students on the job. A student designed the logo and sign for the new Bead Crazy business in Williston, Vermont.

11/11/2003

MEDICAL AND SPORTS SCIENCES PROGRAM EXPANDS!

The Medical and Sports Sciences Program has expanded to meet student demands. The new teacher is a medical technologist so a lab component has been added to the program.

4/17/2003

AUTO BODY REVS IT UP
By Eddy Companion

4/17/2003

BTC STUDENTS ACE SKILLS USA COMPETITION

4/17/2003

COMPUTER SYSTEMS STUDENTS ON THE MOVE

4/17/2003

HUMAN SERVICES AND MEDICAL AND SPORTS SCIENCES WORK TOGETHER

1/27/2003

ELECTRONIC RECORDING ARTS FAST FORWARDS

1/27/2003

MEDICAL AND SPORTS SCIENCES STUDENTS LOOK TO THE FUTURE

1/27/2003

PRATT AND WHITNEY U.S.A.
by Stephen Strait

11/21/2002

ELECTRONIC RECORDING ARTS GETS BIGGER

11/21/2002

THE NEW PLASMACAM
By Joshua Corbin

11/20/2002

WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE THE MEDICAL AND SPORTS SCIENCES STUDENTS?

11/14/2002

BTC ENROLLMENTS SOAR

4/20/2002

BTC AUTO BODY STUDENTS ARE WINNERS

Auto Body student Elvin Smailagic brought home the gold by winning the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA) Skills USA state competition.

4/20/2002

HUMAN SERVICES STUDENTS WORK IN THE COMMUNITY

As part of the Human Services program at BTC, eleven second year students are having the opportunity to further explore their career interests.

4/20/2002

HUMAN SERVICES/EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND AVIATION TECHNOLOGY TEAM UP

Aviation Technology students hosted Human Services students, preschool children and parents at the BTC hanger at the Burlington International Airport.

4/20/2002

STUDENTS OF THE QUARTER RECEIVE RECOGNITION

BTC teachers recognize outstanding students each quarter on the basis of academics, leadership and work place skills.