Q: Can I attend Tech?
A: Wilson Tech's career and technical training is available to high school students living within the townships of Babylon, Huntington and Smithtown. The following schools send students to Tech:

Why go to Tech?
A: Learn skills for a career after graduation or continue your studies in college. Students typically attend during the 11th and 12th grade and spend 1/2 day at Tech and 1/2 day at their home schools.

Auto Maintenance Building and Grounds/Maintenance Building Trades Career Exploration Cosmetology Design & Production Technology Electronic Manufacturing Food Services Life Skills Office Skills Printing Retailing

Q: What If I am not in the 11th or 12th grade yet?
A: Surf Tech enables 9th or 10th graders to learn about exciting career paths in technical and vocational fields through hands-on learning!!! Each session meets for eight classes, at no cost to the student.

Q: How do I apply to Tech?
A: Applying to Tech is easy! Just speak with your home school guidance counselor and fill out a Tech application with the appropriate signatures. Wilson Tech is available to high school students living within the townships of Huntington, Smithtown and Babylon.

Q: Can I visit a class at Tech?
A: Yes. Interested students and parents may schedule an individual visit, at anytime, with approval from their home school. Group visitations are arranged through the high schools during February and March.

Q: Can I take academic courses at Tech?
A: Yes. Students can choose from classes in English, Social Studies, Math, Science, Language, Health, Phys. Ed., and Art to meet graduation requirements. You can take these academic classes during your regularly scheduled time at Tech. Students can also receive help to prepare for regents and RCT exams while they are at Tech.

Discuss these opportunities with your home school counselor who will register you for the classes you require.

Q: Can I receive a Regents Diploma?
A: Yes. Wilson Tech classes are approved by the State Education Department and apply toward the 22 credits needed for graduation and a Regents Diploma. Students can earn up to 4-1\2 credits for a one-year program and up to 9 credits for a two-year program, depending upon your school district.

Q: Will a Tech course satisfy the foreign language requirement?
A: Yes. Five tech credits can substitute for the foreign language requirement for the Advanced Regents diploma. Only the district CSE can waive the one year foreign language requirement.

Q: Does Tech offer any clubs?
A: Yes. Tech offers two clubs that are popular with our students. They are: SkillsUSA and FFA. These clubs foster leadership skills and sponsor competitions on a local, regional, state and national level.

Q: Can I go to work while in school?
A: Yes. Tech offers opportunities to "learn" on the job.

• Cooperative (Co-op) Education Program - combines work-related classes with work experience and is offered at participating school districts.
• Work/study Internships - Students acquire academic credits and may earn a salary while they receive on-the-job training.

Q: Will Tech prepare me for a career?
A: Yes. Tech's programs will give you the skills you need because you will gain them in a setting resembling an actual workplace. You'll be able to start your career right after graduation! Wilson Tech students are in great demand and find work on Long Island and throughout the country. Only 4% of recent Tech graduates are unemployed compared to 16.6% for the same age group in Nassau/Suffolk.

Q: Will I leave Tech with any credentials?
A: Yes. Students who successfully complete a Tech program leave with a Certificate of Completion and upon fulfilling the criteria may earn the prestigious Career Technical Education endorsement seal on their Regents diplomas. Many of Tech's programs also prepare students to sit for a nationally recognized certificate or license.

Q: Will Tech help me find a job?
A: Yes. In fact, the Job Placement Office at Wilson Tech offers lifetime assistance in job search/referral to those who successfully complete a Tech program. Last year, 94% of Tech graduates found employment or continued their education.

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Q: Will Tech help prepare me for college?
A: Yes. More than half of Tech graduates continue their education at colleges or technical schools. Through Tech's Career Pathways program, students may benefit from the following opportunities while they are at Tech (at no additional charge except for book fees):

• Kaplan SAT - Get the preparation you need to raise your college entrance test scores.
• College Preparation - Learn organizational and study skills that will help you succeed in college.
• College Credits - You can earn college credits by successfully completing classes through SUNY Farmingdale or Suffolk County Community College.

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Q: Does Tech offer alternative high school programs?
A: Yes. Tech's Center for Alternative Education (CAE) offers a variety of programs that prepare students to meet academic and career goals:

• GED (English or Spanish) - Prepares students for the high school equivalency examination.
• High School Diploma - Take an academic curriculum at the Alternative High School and receive a high school diploma issued with the student's high school's name.
• 9th Grade "Turn Around Program" - A 1-year program to "turn around" those students entering 9th grade who are academically at risk.
• Online High School - Provides students in the western Suffolk region with opportunities to earn academic credits for graduation.

Supportive services, including a licensed child care center, are available for pregnant and parenting teens.

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Q: Does Tech have any special recognition programs?
A. Yes. Tech acknowledges those students whose academics, attendance and professionalism meet the criteria of Renaissance and the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS).

View a listing of the most recent National Technical Honor Society Inductees.

Q: How can I get to the 5 Wilson Tech campuses?
A. Your home school will provide bus transportation to Wilson Tech and back to your home school. Wilson Tech Campus Directions can be found through these links:

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