Bloomington Area Career Center

Welcome to the 2011-2012 School Year - Serving High School Juniors and Seniors Since 1968

Information

P.O. Box 5187, 1202 East Locust

Bloomington, IL. 61702-5187

Phone: 309 - 829 - 8671

Fax: 309-828-3546

Highlights

Regional Education for Employment System #350

Student/Parent Access	BACC’s SkillsUSA Successful at the Illinois SkillsUSA State Leadership Conference The 58 student membership team from the Bloomington Area Career Center’s SkillsUSA chapter had a successful turnout at the Illinois SkillsUSA State Skills & Leadership Conference and receives 5 National SkillsUSA Qualifiers For more details click below Danver's Fire Science Project Check out this article on a current CAD project by Mr. Anderson and his students: http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/education/students-in-final-stages-of-converting-double-decker-into-food/article_d514a874-8f4f-11e1-a8bd-0019bb2963f4.html Thank you to all of our business professionals for volunteering their time to benefit BACC students in our Senior Interview Project. We appreciate your willingness to work with our students. GREAT JOB to Mrs. Benz and her Culinary students! She gave the sanitation exam to students for the first time this year-26 of 31 passed on the first attempt. Bloomington Area Career Center is now on Facebook! Simply follow the link below, "Like" the page, and receive updates about what is going on at the Center facebook.com/BloomingtonAreaCareerCenter Mike Rowe Promotes Skills Training in New Video Television star and skills training advocate, Mike Rowe, released a new short video to draw attention to the country’s shortage of qualified workers in some vital fields. While attaining higher education is a positive goal for some, Rowe said there are options for high school graduates who aren’t college-bound. He stated that this focus on “college for all” exacerbates the skills gap and devalues jobs such as welding and plumbing that are critical and rewarding occupations. There are shortages in these areas, Rowe said, because we don’t encourage students to pursue them. “We’re so focused on getting into the corner office, we forgot how to build a corner office,” he said. Career Technical Education (CTE) offers students an opportunity to attain knowledge and skills required to succeed in the workforce or further education. Through career pathways, CTE students take rigorous coursework, often including work-based experiences and dual enrollment courses, and acquire valuable skills to help them succeed after high school whether or not they choose to pursue postsecondary education. View Mike Rowe’s latest video here. This is the video link http://vimeo.com/14192434 H1N1 Information for Parents (Please click on the link above)	Director Student Services Coordinator Business and Community Liaison Enrollment, Attendance, and Grades