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LRTC officials report enrollment gains, new CTE programs and an $84,000 subsidy variance
Summary
Leaders from the Lewiston Regional Technical Center told the Auburn School Committee that CTE enrollments are up, new programs are being added and that state subsidy rules leave a small regional variance to allocate.
Rob Callahan, director of the Lewiston Regional Technical Center (LRTC), and Matt West, LRTC assistant director, briefed the Auburn School Committee on March 12 on cost center 3 (career and technical education), presenting program growth, new offerings and a state subsidy outlook.
Callahan said the CTE program at Edward Little High School and regional partners has grown faster than expected: "We're up by over 100 applications even now with still a month to go in our cycle," he told the committee, and he said community and employer partners — including the Auburn Fire Department and local businesses — have supported program expansion.
Matt West described new and expanding programs: the criminal-justice program relocated from Lewiston to Auburn; a hospitality and culinary program with growing days of operation; cosmetology partnerships with Aveda…
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