Did you know what you wanted to do when you graduated from high school? Sophomores from area high schools had an opportunity to explore career and educational opportunities by touring Northwest Technology Center earlier this month.

"Sophomore tours are an annual event at Northwest Technology Center," according to Karen Koehn, career counselor. "This is an exciting time for our staff, students and perspective students."

During the tours students are given a 20-minute introduction to each of the seven Northwest Technology Center programs in the morning. The students are asked to choose two programs to return to for more hands-on learning experience in the afternoon.

According to Daren Slater, NWTC's assistant superintendent, "We are excited that these students, teachers, guidance counselors and administrators take the time to come and see what we have to offer. Traditionally, juniors and seniors attend the technology center. However, others may choose to attend after graduating from high school."

Northwest Technology Center has seven programs available to high school students on its Alva campus. These include: Automotive Technology, BioMedical Sciences, Collision Repair Technology, Computer and Business Technology, Construction Trades-Electrical and Plumbing, Digital Design and Health Careers Certification. NWTC also offers Practical Nursing, which requires a high school diploma or GED and is open only to adult students.

Approximately 60 Alva sophomores participated in the tours this week. Last week, students from Cherokee, Burlington, Freedom and Waynoka toured Northwest Tech.

For information on enrolling in a Daytime Program for the 2018-19 school year, please contact Karen Koehn at [email protected] or at 580-327-0344.