ARTEC
Since 1997 20 school districts, the College of Southern Idaho and business partners have collaborated in order to expand the educational opportunities of students in its member districts. The Advanced Regional Technical Education Coalition (ARTEC)'s mission is to collaboratively prepare all ARTEC member district students with the advanced skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary for success in the 21st Century.
Programs in ARTEC member schools provide students who complete programs with the knowledge, employability skills and attitudes necessary to:
- pursue full-time employment with a skill certificate (where available) and/or
- enroll in a one-to-two-year technical program with earned college credit and/or
- enroll in a four-year traditional college program
In 2006, the ARTEC Regional Professional Technical Charter School opened which continues to support the original goals of the ARTEC coalition. During the 2007-2008 school year, sixteen high-end professional technical programs are offered in seven schools in the following areas:
- Automotive Technology
- Business/Marketing
- Cabinet Making
- Diesel Technology
- Electronics
- Health Professions
- Information Technology
- Precision Machining
- Residential Construction
Students interested in being a part of the half-day program which features both technical training and some integration of academic subjects through relevant, real-life projects are urged to contact Dr. Nick Hallett at nhallett@pmt.org or Claire Major at cmajor@csi.edu.
Contact: Southern Idaho Economic Development Organization at 208-324-7408 or toll free at 866-768-8443.
http://www.artec.magicvalley.org/
