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Welcome to the Troy-Pike Center for Technology

Welcome to the TPCT Website!

The Charles Henderson Educational Association made a substantial contribution to this Vocational Facility in memory of Charles Henderson.

Troy Pike Area-Vocational Center was erected in 1977. The center was once known as the Troy Pike Regional Center for Technology and presently Troy Pike Center for Technology, TPCT.

TPCT serves both the Pike County School System & the Troy City School System. Each of our career technical programs sponsor a club and are responsible for fundraisers that raise money to go to state competitions.  

We are also the base for the Global Studies program where juniors and seniors earn college credits, and the JAG program, Jobs for America's Graduates.

 

Alabama's Career/Technical Education (CTE) students are fortunate to have the experience of major corporations and the leadership of highly qualified teachers available when developing their skills for college and their future careers. Alabama's CTE programs develop the talents and skills of students in classroom settings that are rigorous, progressive and certified to international standards. The Alabama Department of Education is the only state-level educational agency in the nation to receive certification from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for its business/industry certification (BIC) process, used to certify CTE programs for industry compliance.

 

PHILOSOPHY OF CAREER/TECHNICAL EDUCATION

The purpose of career/technical education (CTE) is to enhance the curriculum of the total school program.  Through the different phases of the students' educational experience, career/technical education should prepare them to become more proficient in their chosen career path.  Career/technical education provides opportunities for secondary students to acquire specific and useful academic, occupational, and employability skills training.  Career/technical education prepares students to be well-rounded and to succeed and profit from new skills, knowledge, and understanding in a chosen career path.  Education for occupational competence should be an integral part of the educational program for every student enrolled in America's high schools.  There is no question of the need for an educated labor force; therefore, the aims and purposes of those charged with the responsibility for planning an effective career/technical education program should be that of "fulfilling the need."

 

VISION

The Career/Technical Education program is a vital, progressive, and rigorous part of the total educational system that provides students with life skills and prepares them as a workforce in which business and industry are confident.

 

MISSION STATEMENT

To provide resources and services that ensure student success in life and work.

 

CORE VALUES

  • Integrity first.                                       
  • Striving for excellence.             
  • Always professional.
  • Loyalty in service.
  • Success through teamwork.
 

GOALS

  • Promote the positive image of career/technical education.
  • Provide relevant and focused professional development.
  • Maintain effective partnerships to promote development of Alabama's workforce.
  • Provide continuous development of rigorous, progressive, and research-based career/technical education curricula.
  • Recruit and retain highly qualified career/technical teachers and administrators.
  • Increase the academic skills of career/technical education students.
  • Exceed minimum requirements of state and federal legislation.
  • Improve articulation with postsecondary education.
  • Enhance and support the use of technology.