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CTE directors describe capacity limits, program wait lists, apprenticeships and adult‑education offerings
Summary
Directors of Vermont CTE centers told the committee that demand for programs exceeds capacity in many areas, that facility and equipment differences create unequal opportunities across centers, and that centers already run apprenticeships, industry certifications and adult‑education courses.
Directors from multiple regional career and technical education centers told the House committee that program demand, facility differences and staffing raise practical limits on expanding access without added investment.
Eric Remmers, director of Green Mountain Tech in Hyde Park, said his center is a full‑day campus serving five high schools and currently enrolls about 157 full‑day students. “About half my programs are approaching wait list or are on wait list for next year,” he said, naming electrical, allied health and construction among the programs with persistent demand.
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