News from the GACTC Adult Education Programs – December 2025
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Alumni Spotlight: Jim Brown, Class of 1985 – Carpentry
Jim Brown, President of J.R. Brown Construction, Inc., has built a career defined by craftsmanship, leadership, and dedication to his community. A 1985 graduate of the Carpentry program at the Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center, Jim credits his time at GACTC for providing the foundation on which he built a successful and respected career in construction. After graduating, Jim founded J.R. Brown Construction, Inc. in 1989. What began as a small subcontracting business has [...]
Congratulations to our students on the GACTC Honor Roll (Period 1, 2025-2026)
Congratulations to our honor roll students! Your unwavering dedication to academic excellence during the second marking has shone through, and you deserve to be recognized. Keep setting the bar high for yourselves and your peers. William Bickel Joel Blades Lilee Blazer Randy Dell Conner Diveglia Payton Ferguson Colton Gearhart Dwayne Giarth, Jr Reese Haney Camden Holby Aiden Irvin Ethan Keener Jaxon Miller Sawyer Robertson Leah Schneider Bailey Smith Ryker Thien Austin Beamer [...]
GACTC Takes 1st Place at Spec Mix Bricklayer 500
Jackson York and Zack Merritts Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center Takes First Place at Western Pennsylvania Regional Junior SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Altoona, PA – September 26, 2025 – The Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center (GACTC) is proud to announce that students from its Masonry program secured the First Place title at the 2025 Western Pennsylvania Regional Junior SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 competition. The event, which showcases excellence in the masonry [...]
GACTC Practical Nursing Program Graduates Achieve 100% Licensure Pass Rate for Second Consecutive Year
The GACTC Practical Nursing program is proud to announce a 100% pass rate for the 2024-2025 reporting period for the national licensure exam (NCLEX-PN), completed by program graduates. Graduates that successfully passed the practical nursing licensure exam during the most recent reporting period did so on their first attempt, consistent with the pass rate of the 2024 graduating class! This marks the second consecutive year the program has achieved a perfect pass rate, following the [...]
News from the GACTC Adult Education Programs – October 2025
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