Charlottesville Area Technical Education Center

Charlottesville Area Technical Education Center (CATEC) hosted its first District SkillsUSA Competition for students since 2020 on Friday, February 7, 2025 beginning at 9:00 a.m....

Three Charlottesville Area Technical Education Center (CATEC) programs got a special behind-the-scenes look at local critical care emergency service programs on Thursday, Novembe...

Charlottesville Area Technical Education Center (CATEC) celebrated its 50th anniversary and hosted an open house on its campus on Saturday, September 28 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Th...

CATEC's 2024 School-to-Work Signing Day celebration was held on May 14 at CATEC. School-to-Work Signing Day celebrates CATEC students’ outstanding performances and commitments t...

Charlottesville-Albemarle Technical Education Center (CATEC) Auto Service Technology is partnering with Porsche Charlottesville to give students tangible exposure to the restorati...

CATEC's Nurse Assistant program is hosting a virtual blood drive! This event is replacing the in-person blood drive that had been scheduled for January 17th, but was canceled due ...

Congratulations to our Nurse Assistant program for being awarded the American Red Cross “Blood Drive of the Week.” This recognition celebrates the program’s outstanding dedication...

CATEC's Culinary Arts program served up large helpings of Thanksgiving food to the public, but also portioned out big lessons in skills development for the 45+ students enrolled i...

CATEC Carpentry Program hosted girls from Girl Scout Troops 3212 and 964 on Saturday, November 18 in the CATEC Carpentry lab. Local Girl Scout Troop leaders reached out to CATE...

CATEC's Carpentry program is the fortunate recipient of thousands of dollars’ worth of usable lumber, courtesy of Better Living Building Supply. CATEC programs pride themselve...

CATEC instructors hosted more than 50 local businesses for its twice-yearly Advisory Board meetings on Friday, October 27 CATEC. CATEC has longstanding relationships with local...

CATEC Emergency Medical Technician students got interactive training using Charlottesville-based Luna Labs’ TrueClot bleeding control training technologies. The hands-on experienc...

CATEC provided students with a free pair of Red Wing Shoes protective footwear on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at CATEC’s campus. Red Wing was also at Western Albemarle High School...

Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center (CATEC) received a new industrial band saw courtesy of the Edgar and Eleanor Shannon Foundation on Wednesday, September 5, 202...

The 2023-2024Shannon Foundation Grants were awarded to 16 local teachers in Charlottesville and Albemarle Public Schools. CATEC's Construction Trades program was awarded $5,000 fo...

CATEC is excited to announce additional scholarship opportunities from the CATEC Foundation Board (CATEF) for our graduating students. Read more below for information regarding th...

CATEC is excited to announce to scholarship opportunities for our graduating Seniors. Read more below for information regarding these scholarships. And, check back after Spring ...

Two-time CATEC graduate Kenley Woods is wrapping up another academic adventure this January at Great Lakes Maritime Academy in Traverse City, Michigan. Woods has been studying Mar...

For the last two decades, Mr. Richard Nunley and Better Living Building Supply and Cabinetry has sponsored the Golden Apple Awards. These awards are presented to faculty members f...

Starting to stress out about cooking for Thanksgiving? Let CATEC's Culinary Arts program take the baking off your to-do list! The Culinary Arts program is selling four dessert opt...