NEWTECH Skill Center Information

A consortium of ten-plus school districts, the NEWTECH Skill Center partners with high schools to offer advanced technical and professional training. This tuition free training is available to all area public, private, and home-schooled students age 16-20 who have yet to receive a high school diploma. The Skill Center offers programs in Animation, Automotive, Biomedical, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Cyber Security, Dental Careers, Medical Assisting, Robotics, Veterinary and more. Designed around a two-story Commons - daylit from translucent clerestory glazing-the building provides updated spaces for the Skill Center's health science and technology programs. An adjacent multi-purpose room used for meetings, workshops, lectures, assemblies, and other events can overflow into the Commons. Each Skill Center program has specific equipment and technical requirements creating multiple "projects within the project." The building creates an open, inviting learning environment, yet meets the evolving security requirements of a modern school facility. Site circulation accommodates access to the adjacent school district warehouse and the service area of the Skill Center shops.