The Capital Region Career & Technical School, Albany campus, (formerly known as Vo-Tec)  is a career and technical school operated by the Capital Region BOCES. Located at 1015 Watervliet-Shaker Road in Colonie, the Albany campus offers high school and adult students more than 35 educational programs, including courses for honor students, college-credit bearing courses, and programs for students with special educational needs. The campus also offers GED and adult education programs.

The campus is comprised of six buildings, linked by covered walkways and surrounded by trees and greenery. Inside, students will find classrooms featuring the latest technology and equipment for each career and technical program, and faculty and staff who are experts in their fields, creating an excellent learning environment. Many classrooms are set up like actual businesses, where students work with real customers and gain experience in their trade or profession.

For most Career & Technical School students, learning extends beyond the campus. Field trips and visits, job shadowing, internships and paid employment experiences give our students an edge in careers and college. The Capital Region Career & Technical School partners with local business and industry to offer such opportunities, and employers from our region help us design programs to meet the changing demands of today's workplace.

In fact, the Capital Region Career & Technical School prepares students for employment and/or further study in some of the fastest growing occupations identified by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Students can earn college credit through many programs, including College in the High School credits in AYES and Automotive Technology. and University in the High School in Culinary Arts. Students in most programs may also earn college credit through our school's articulation agreements with several colleges, universities and technical/trade schools.

The Capital Region Career & Technical School  is committed to helping students meet the state's learning and graduation standards. Academics are integrated into our career and technical education programs, academic faculty are on staff, extra help is provided, and one-year programs have been developed to allow students to spend more time at their home schools.

The Capital Region Career & Technical School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and offers programs approved by the New York State Education Department for the Career and Technical Education Endorsed New York State Regents Diploma.

Explore your interests. Develop your abilities. Build your future, at the Capital Region Career & Technical School.

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