Northern Catskills Occupational Center in Grand Gorge, New York hosts a wide range of Career and Technical Education courses for high school juniors and seniors.

NCOC courses prepare students for careers or further educational opportunities. Guidance staff assists students in finding employment, work-based learning opportunities, internships and scholarships, as well as the college application process. This 360-degree approach allows ONC BOCES to empower high school students to get the most out of their educational experience and prepare them to succeed in the workplace or in college.

 

To register a student for one of our programs, please use this Registration Information Link.

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CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
The Career and Technical Education Centers provide workforce preparation training in career specific areas for high school students and adults. This training is offered at the Northern Catskills Occupational Center in Grand Gorge, NY and the Otsego Area Occupational Center in Milford, NY. Our Career and Technical Education programs focus on integrating academics with instruction in specific trade-related skills. Students are supported in their transition to the world of work through hands-on instruction and through work experience under the supervision of certified instructors. Advanced standing in many colleges, technical schools, military and businesses are offered through the ongoing development of articulation agreements. The New Visions Health Care Professions Program is offered at A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta, NY and Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, NY. Additionally, the central administrative offices for ONC BOCES are located at the Northern Catskills Occupational Center, in Grand Gorge, NY. Enrollment in any ONC BOCES Career and Technical Education program, with the exception of Adult Education, must be made at the request of the component school district to the Career and Technical Education Centers’ administration.