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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Arlington Tech is a vocational school. They are trying to market it otherwise but it’s not actually college prep.[/quote]

This. Until the first few graduating classes show a strong percentage going to colleges with solid tech-related programs, this is an unproven go-tech program. That’s not a bad thing, but I wouldn’t send my college bound kid there until I know they are sending kids to college. [/quote]

No it's not a vocational school, it's a high school that offers elective courses that focus on skills for vocational careers. This is not some new concept and had been done in Fairafx county for 20+.

Kids go to college after taking these electives but the colleges might not meet the standard of some parents since it might not be UVA or W&M. A kid will earn a high school diploma. The votech classes are introductions and it might be possible for a kid to earn some kind of certificate for passing a test but to actually really go into the trade or line of work requires a high school diploma and then actual job experience which requires kids to be at least 18 yrs old.

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