Welcome
We provide career and technical education for students from the seven member high schools served by the Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative; Agawam, East Longmeadow, Longmeadow, Hampden-Wilbraham, Ludlow, Southwick-Tolland, and West Springfield. Our students spend half their day at their home high school and half the day with us. Our mission is to help students achieve personal and professional growth.
Featured Student
Travis Bennett is a senior at Minnechaug High School and a third year Automotive Technology student. He is currently on a Work Co-Op agreement with Marcotte Ford in Holyoke. He is an AYES (Automotive Youth Educational System) intern. Travis has shown leadership in numerous ways. He took the initiative of seeking employment with a dealership that he really wanted to work for and secured the position with Marcotte Ford. He has been employed at Marcotte Ford since November 2010. According to his mentor, Matthew Boyington ,he is becoming a good technician.
Student of the Year
Alegra Goncalves, a Senior Culinary Arts student from Ludlow, has been chosen as “The Outstanding Vocational Student of the Year” at The Career and Technical Education Center for 2011. Alegra, along with 49 other students from across the state, was honored on April 14th at Mechanics Hall in Worcester. Alegra a member of the school’s Skills USA chapter has also taken a lead role in fundraising for her program and for other charitable organizations including the “Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism”. Alegra who is employed by a local catering company plans on at
The Bistro
The Bistro is a restaurant, fully run by students in the CTEC Culinary Arts program. We are open to the public on Wednesday and Thursday from 12 – 1:15. Lunches are $7 per person and include a choice of appetizer, entrée, and dessert. Take a look at our menu by clicking the picture.
The Salon
The Career TEC cosmetology program offers a variety of services to the public through the CTEC Salon; such as hair cuts, colors, facials, pedicures, manicures, waxing and more. The Salon is open by appointment only Monday – Friday: morning hours are 8 – 9:15, and afternoon hours are 11:45 – 1:15. Click the picture to the left for the menu. For an appointment please call 413 – 735 – 6300, ext 1201.
Who We Are
CTEC is not the right choice for everyone, But if you live in one of our member towns and you are looking for a unique high school experience, you may want to take a closer look. Watch our video to learn more about what makes CTEC so unique. Learn More…
Our Programs
Automotive, Carpentry, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Design and Visual Communications, Facilities Management, Fashion, Graphic Communications, Health Assisting, ISSN, Landscaping, and Medical Office. . Learn More…
Our Districts
Students attend CTEC from : Agawam, East Longmeadow, Hampden-Wilbraham, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Southwick-Tolland, West Springfield, Easthampton, and South Hadley.