HIGHLIGHTS:
A person would be hard-pressed to find any one part of Limestone County's Career Technical Center that isn't used to prepare a student for his or her future. There are about 900 students who attend the Limestone County's Career Technical Center, which is the largest in the state. About 108 of those students are enrolled in work-based learning. In other words, they are gaining real-world job experience while still in high school.
The LCCTC offers nearly 20 disciplines, including automotive technology, health sciences, public safety, emergency services and restaurant and beverage services.
Students enrolled in the firefighter course practice getting into their turnout gear. Andrew Teeples, a student at Elkmont, said he can have his gear on in 1 minute and 30 seconds. When Teeples graduates, he plans to attend the Alabama Fire College in Tuscaloosa. He plans to earn his Fire 1, Fire 2 and paramedic certifications and, hopefully, work for the city of Huntsville as a paramedic and firefighter.
The center's cosmetology students are also earning valuable real-world experience because they are able to work on the public three days each week. Mondays and Tuesdays are for learning, but the training salon becomes a real salon Wednesdays through Friday.
Instructor
Glennis Black of Elkmont won second place in a SkillsUSA competition when she was
in high school, so she understands the value of vocational education.
Now in her 21st year at the center, Black instructs about 60 students. “Students can leave here with a professional license in hand,” Black said.
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