Exemplary and promising career and technical education programs. (Front and Center).

Exemplary and promising career and technical education programs. (Front and Center). At the ACTE 75th Annual Convention in New Orleans this pastDecember, the National Dissemination Center for Career and TechnicalEducation announced the year 2001 exemplary and promising career andtechnical education programs. The six programs designated as exemplary for 2001 are: * Computer Graphic Design at Metro Technology Centers, South BryantCampus, Oklahoma City, Okla.; * Computer Network Administrator, Virginia Beach Technical andCareer Education Center, Virginia Beach, Va.; * Culinary Academy, Lorain County Joint Vocational School, Oberlin,Ohio; * Early Childhood Education/Careers in Education, Loganville HighSchool Loganville High School is located in Walton County, Georgia. The county is centrally located between Atlanta and Athens. Loganville is approximately 35 miles east of Atlanta and 38 miles west of Athens. , Loganville, Ga.; * Integrated Manufacturing Management, McHenry County College MissionAt McHenry County College, we value learning, and we put the interests of our students and community first. By providing high quality, affordable and accessible learning opportunities, we enable students to meet their educational, career and personal goals. ,Crystal Lake, Ill.; and * Refugee Targeted Assistance, Maricopa Skill Center, Phoenix,Ariz. The eight programs designated as promising for 2001 are: * Automotive Technology, Caddo Career and Technology Center,Shreveport, La.; * College Tech Prep, Guilford County Schools Guilford County Schools is the 3rd largest School District in North Carolina. It serves Greensboro and High Point NC. SchoolsElementary SchoolsAlamance Elementary (Guilford) Alderman Elementary Allen Jay Elementary , Greensboro, N.C.; * Communication Technology, Aims Community College, Greeley, Colo.; * Culinary Arts and Management, Metropolitan Community College,Omaha, Neb.; * Culinary Arts/Baking & Pastry Arts, Center of AppliedTechnology North, Severn, Md.; * Database Administrator, Francis Tuttle Technology Center Francis Tuttle Technology Center is a public vocational and technical education center affiliated with the state of Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education. Francis Tuttle consists of three campuses located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. ,Oklahoma City, Okla.; * National Academy of Railroad Sciences, Johnson County CommunityCollege Johnson County Community College (often referred to as JCCC) is located in Overland Park, Kansas. It was founded in 1972 due to great demand in the area for a community college, and to accommodate the rapidy growing population of Johnson County, Kansas. , Overland Park, Kan.; and * Surgical Technology, College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls,Idaho For the motion picture, see Twin Falls Idaho (film) Twin Falls is the county seat and largest city of Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States.GR6 . For more information, visit www.nccte.org, where you will also findthe nomination and application processes for exemplary programs for2002. The deadline for nominations is May 31, 2002.