General Information

How to Enroll in a Program
Students desiring to enroll in CTI should obtain an application from their home school guidance department. The application is to be filled out completely including a second course selection and signed by a parent or guardian and the school nurse. The completed application should then be returned to your home school guidance counselor. Your guidance counselor will attach a copy of your high school transcript and forward the complete application packet to CTI.

If you change your mind before school begins, please contact CTI during the summer. If you want a program change after you are at the Center, see a CTI administrator.

Meeting Graduation Requirements
At CTI successful students may earn three (3) to four (4) units each year toward a Regent’s or Local High School Diploma. Credits earned may be used to fulfill sequence or elective credit requirements.

At CTI, students may complete diploma sequences in Business Information Systems, Health Services, Engineering Technologies, Human and Public Services, Agriculture or Arts and Humanities.

Admissions Eligibility
CTI is open to all secondary school students residing in Dutchess County.

Our mandate, as provided by the commissioner’s regulations and education law, is to provide occupational education programs for all qualified students. Every effort is made to evaluate each student individually on his or her own merits. The selection process is a joint cooperative effort between the local school counselor and CTI administrative staff. Together they work toward providing placement for each individual student in the appropriate program. The Dutchess BOCES does not discriminate on the basis of gender, color, race, religion or disability.

Sequences
The Career and Technical Institute programs meet diploma requirements. Students may begin their Career and Technical Education sequences in their home school or at CTI. Generally students attend CTI during their junior and senior year of high school.

Transportation
Bus transportation is provided by the local school district or by a contract bus company to and from CTI for all students.

Costs
Tuition for courses at CTI is paid for by the student’s home school. There is no tuition cost to the student or his family for the instructional services or transportation. However, purchase of individual equipment, work clothes and materials may be required within the framework of any CTI offering. These purchases are the property of the student.

Instructional Sessions
CTI is administered in two educational sessions:

• Morning: 8:33 to 11:05
• Afternoon: 12:06 to 2:43

Students attend one session, either AM or PM, at CTI and the rest of the day at their home school.

Capstone Co-op and Work Experience
Cooperative work experience will act as the bridge between formal career and technical education and the world of work. Whenever feasible, dependent upon types of programs, work experience will play an important role in the occupational preparation of the student. In the majority of instances this work experience will be during the second year of a two year program. This phase of the occupational program will be administered and implemented by our Job Placement Coordinator. Students will "Cap-Stone" on a part-time basis and will receive evaluations from their employers. Students will report to class at least once a week for related theory and class work.

Job Placement
CTI has a full-time Placement Specialist. This person is responsible for developing a Job Bank with potential employers and providing job orders received from employers to our teachers. The teachers notify qualified students of these opportunities and assist them in obtaining full-time jobs upon graduation. Students looking for part-time employment may also use the services of the Job Placement Coordinator.

Academic Courses
The requirements for a diploma now include at least two units of math and science. Students may take courses in these areas at CTI. Home school guidance departments will assist students in determining the need for academic courses. Academic course offerings include: English 11; Social Studies 12; Math, Science and Technology; and Integrated English 12 [offered in 2 years].

Certificates of Completion
All students who successfully complete an occupational program and acquire the skills and knowledge to enter the world of work receive a CTI Certificate of Completion. This certificate, which indicates the program length and the job targets attained, is recognized by local businesses as they screen and hire new employees.

CTI Student Success
Career and technical graduates have, typically, been very successful. They are small business owners, managers and supervisors; they are nurses, journeymen carpenters, plumbers and electricians, machinists, electronic technicians, licensed cosmetologists, auto and auto body mechanics, cooks and chefs, etc. They are in all the fields in which training is provided. The Placement Specialist and all the teachers have the responsibility to assist all successful program completers in getting jobs in the fields in which they are trained. Typically, over 94% of the graduates are working or continuing their training beyond high school.

College Opportunities
Our graduates have attended the following schools of higher education, many with advanced standing or credits already earned at CTI.

	Sample Colleges our Graduates are Attending:
	Albany Business College Albany Medical Center Alfred State College of Technology Arizona State University Bard College Berkeley College Bob Jones University Boston University Brandeis University Canisius College Cazenovia College Chapman University Columbia-Green Community College Concordia College Culinary Institute of America Denver Automotive & Diesel College Dutchess Community College East Carolina University Fashion Institute of Technology Guilford College Hofstra University Holy Cross Hood College Hudson Valley Community College	Iona College John Fisher College Johnson & Wales University Lehigh University Long Island University Loyola University Manhattanville Mansfield University Marist College Mercy College Mount Saint Mary College New York Institute of Technology New York University New Hampshire Technical College Northeastern University NOVA Southeastern University Ohio Diesel Technical Institute Orange Communtiy College PACE University Paul Smith College Quinnipiac College Rochester Institute of Technology Russell Sage College Sacred Heart Saint John Fisher College	Saint Thomas Aquinas Seton Hall University Siena College Sullivan County Community College SUNY Albany SUNY Buffalo SUNY Binghamton SUNY Cobleskill SUNY Cortland SUNY Delhi SUNY New Paltz SUNY Oneonta SUNY Plattsburgh SUNY Purchase Sullivan Community College Syracuse University University of the District of Columbia University of Hartford University of Vermont University of Texas Utica Vassar College Wells College Western Carolina Western State College of Colorado

Customized Training for Business & Industry
The Dutchess BOCES CTI, in cooperation with the New York State Education Department, can develop and conduct employer specific customized training programs for area businesses.

These training programs tend to be of short-term and low in cost.

Where Do Dutchess CTI Graduates Go?
Our most recent placement record speaks for itself. . .

	Sample Employers of our Graduates:
	Adams Fences, Inc. ARA Services, Inc. Avis Rent A Car Chelsea Homes, Inc. City of Poughkeepsie Consolidated Edison Corp. Dexter Construction Company Dutchess County Airport Fleet Bank Friendly Honda House Green Haven Correctional Facility Hair LaCoy Salon	Harrald’s Hudson River Psychiatric Center IBM Corporation Lakeville Journal Marriott Corporation Mid Hudson Savings Bank Merchants Press, Inc. Metro North Commuter Railroad Montfort Builders, Inc. New York Life Insurance Co. North Star Lincoln Mercury, Inc. Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 201	Poughkeepsie Ford, Inc. Poughkeepsie Journal Sears, Roebuck and Company Sloan Kettering Hospital St. Francis Hospital Texaco, Inc. U. S. Postal Service Vassar Brothers Hospital Veteran’s Administration Medical Center Wassaic Developmental Center Westchester Medical Center Westchester Modular Homes

For more information:

Mitchell Shron
Principal
Career & Technical Education
Dutchess BOCES CTI
5 BOCES Road
Poughkeepsie, New York 12601
v: 845.486.8001
f: 845.486.8171
mshron@cti.dcboces.org