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Health Occupations students learn proper bedmaking skills.

Health Occupations

Culinary students preparing a dish.

Culinary Arts

GAVC Ag representing at Reed Custer Career Fair

Agriculture

GAVC's Automotive Shop

Automotive Technology

Franklin Cosmetology Students highlighting hair on mannequin heads.

Cosmetology

Entrepreneurship students displaying logo designs.

Entrepreneurship

Morris Police demonstrating for Criminal Justice students

Criminal Justice - Morris Campus

23-24 Live Burn

Fire Science

Building Trades students laying brick on project house 27.

Building Trades

Welding student demonstrating skills.

Welding

Computer Graphics student shows off computer design and sweatshirt design.

Computer Graphics & Multimedia Design

Foundations of Teaching students displaying their work for the day

Foundations of Teaching

Welcome to Grundy Area Vocational Center!

GAVC students have the extraordinary opportunity to gain practical knowledge, acquire new skills, and explore a variety of careers. We aim to prepare and promote our students for an ever-changing world. Our instructors stress problem-solving and critical thinking skills with an emphasis on teamwork. Our mission at GAVC is to create opportunities for all students with challenging career and technical education programs and experiences leading to productive employment and lifelong learning.
 
Programs offered include Agriculture, Automotive Technology, Building Trades, Computer Graphics & Multimedia Design, Criminal Justice, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts,  Entrepreneurship, Fire Science, Foundations of Teaching, Health Occupations, and Welding.
Sophomore students trying out the 360 degree camera.

Sophomore Tours

Plans are underway for Sophomore Day at the Grundy Area Vocational Center (GAVC)! This day will be an opportunity for sophomores from our four feeder schools to learn first-hand about the programs available at GAVC and the career and technical skills they can develop. This year's event will be held on Thursday, November 21st. Prior to attending, students will choose three demo sessions they can attend. 
 
Programs offered at GAVC are designed as an opportunity for not only those students planning to enter the workforce after graduation, they also provide a distinct advantage to students planning to continue their education in just about any particular career/field.
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Criminal Justice students showing their Hazardous Response Materials Certifications.

100% On Training Certifications!

Each year all of Mr. Dite’s students experience real life law enforcement training classes. Thanks to the great people at
www.saferesponse.com, the students have access to 22 different online training certifications at no cost! Read more.
Pictured is a GAVC Cosmetology student is working on hair color on a mannequin.

What’s Happening in Cosmetology?

Cosmetology senior students are wrapping up hair color theory along with hair color applications. Each student is issued a manikin with four different color quadrants ranging in colors from gray to dark brown. Read more.
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An 8th Grade student prepares to secure nails into a board.

8th Grade Career Fair

On October 29th, we held our 10th annual 8th Grade Career Fair. The purpose of the 8th Grade Career Fair was to introduce the 8th grade students to the wealth of career opportunities available within Grundy County; further, we desire to help steer students onto their future educational and professional paths through exploration of career and technical education. Students had the opportunity to interact with more than sixty local business representatives in order to gain invaluable insight into a wide variety of career opportunities. The teachers and students of the Grundy Area Vocational Center also presented our thirteen vocational programs and illustrate the necessity for secondary and post-secondary education and training.