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Rowanty Technical Center seeks to expand health‑science and manufacturing programs after surge in interest
Summary
Principal Dr. Paul Lathrop reported 254 students enrolled at Rowanty this year and outlined expansion plans, new dual‑enrollment agreements with Brightpoint, a $625,000 Go Virginia/Cameron Foundation grant application and stronger industry certification pathways.
Dr. Paul Lathrop, principal of Rowanty Technical Center, told the Dinwiddie County School Board that the center enrolled 254 students this school year, including 122 from Dinwiddie High School, and outlined plans to expand health‑science and engineering/manufacturing offerings.
“By the numbers, Rowanty, this current school year, we have 254 students of which 122 are Dinwiddie High School students,” Lathrop said. He described nine programs currently offered and noted that criminal justice had been closed midyear after a teacher left; those students completed their credits and dual‑enrollment students continued asynchronously.
Why it matters: Lathrop said student interest in health sciences and engineering has outpaced current capacity. He said the center has…
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