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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Graduate Receives Prestigious Maxine Williams Scholarship
The GACTC is proud to announce that DorieSue Walker, a recent graduate of the Medical Assistant Diploma program, has been awarded the Maxine Williams Scholarship, a national honor recognizing outstanding medical assisting students. The Maxine Williams Scholarship Fund, established in 1959, provides educational assistance to deserving students pursuing careers in medical assisting. The fund is named after Maxine Williams, a founder of the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) and its first president. Supported entirely [...]
Celebrating the 2025 Practical Nursing Graduates
View All Photos The GACTC graduated 30 students from the full-time Practical Nursing program on August 14, 2025. Graduation activities included a pinning ceremony on August 12th and commencement, held on August 14th, at the Altoona Area High School. The “pinning ceremony,” a symbolic welcoming of new nurses into the profession, can be dated as far back as the 12th century, and became standard in the United States by 1916. During the ceremony, students [...]
The GACTC Enhances Health Programs with Acquisition of Anatomage Table and Announces Vacancy for Health & Medical Science Teacher
The Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center (GACTC) is proud to announce the recent acquisition of an e Table—a state-of-the-art virtual dissection tool that provides students with an advanced, interactive learning experience in human anatomy and physiology. The Anatomage Table is widely recognized as one of the most technologically advanced anatomy visualization systems available. It allows students to explore full-body, 3D models of the human body, providing an exceptional level of engagement and realism in [...]
