The Collins Career
Center, located in Getaway, Ohio in Lawrence County was
established in 1976 as a secondary career technical
education institution. The Collins Career Center
serves the seven public high schools of Lawrence County
including:
Chesapeake High
School, Dawson Bryant
High School,
Fairland High School,
Ironton High School,
Rock Hill High School,
South Point High School, and
Symmes Valley High
School, as well as the
private school of St. Joseph.
In 1986, in an effort to meet the
needs of the local communities, Collins Career Center expanded
its scope to increase the level of educational resources
available to serve adult students.
That same year, Collins Career
Center received accreditation through the North Central
Association Commission on School Improvement and was recently
re-accredited in 2002.
The scope of the Collins Career
Center's post-secondary operation was expanded once again in
1996 to serve Lawrence County agency customers through the
co-development of a One-Stop partnership system, the
Workforce Development Resource
Center.
In 1997, Collins Career Center
began offering customized training services to business and
industry.
Today, Collins Career Center is
celebrating its 29th year of service to Lawrence County as
well as the tri-state area of Ohio, Kentucky and West
Virginia. AT the high school level, Collins Career Center
currently serves approximately 492 students in its 21 career
technical programs, which are grouped into Academies and
Clusters in order to provide each student with multiple
pathways to employment or post-secondary education. Last year
at the adult level, Collins Career Center served over 7,000
students in the areas of career development, career
enhancement, customized training, and agency contracts.
Currently, the adult education department of Collins Career
Center offers 22 programs in the fields of computer
technology, health, protective services, and trade and
industry.
