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How to Apply
The steps to apply are below. You must be in the 10th or 11th grade to apply.
- Discuss the Technical and Career Education Center (Tech Center) courses and opportunities with families.
- Review academic and career plans with school counselors to ensure Tech Center courses fit the diploma plan for on-time graduation.
- Click the button below for the Tech Center online application. Please ensure you click SUBMIT, or the application will not be complete. If you have any issues with the application, please send an email to the Tech Center School counselor at rlmarlin@vbschools.com.
- If the student prefers a paper application, visit the school counseling office in all VBCPS high schools to pick up and complete an application or download a fillable pdf application. Pick a primary and a secondary course. Please write a detailed essay for the reason the student desires placement in a Tech Center course describing why the student is interested in the course(s), how the student plans to use the knowledge and skills obtained at the Tech Center in the future, and details about prior experiences related to the desired course(s) of study. Submit the completed paper application to the home high school counseling office. The initial application deadline is 1/15/2026. Applications will be accepted after 1/15/2026 on a case by case basis.
- Attend Tech Center Open House 1/14/2026 @ 6:00PM. Attendance at open house is not an application requirement, but it is highly encouraged. Virtual or face to face is to be determined.
- Students accepted into Tech Center courses and students placed on the waiting list will be notified via the home high school counselor beginning in the first week of February by meeting with the home high school counselor. At this time, accepted students must accept or decline their positions in class and change their 2026-2027 course schedules to reflect placement in their Tech Center course.
If there are any questions or concerns, please email Robert Marlin, or make contact by phone at 757.648.5850.