WELCOME

The Area Career and Technical Center was established in 1972 to provide Professional and Technical Course offerings to high school students in Pope, Yell, and Johnson counties.

Mr. Bill Lewis was the founding director and established a tradition of excellence that continues today. The concept is to provide the opportunity for students to select from a broader range of professional and technical courses than would otherwise not be available.  

The Area Career and Technical Center is an extension of the participating area high school curriculum.  The director and staff work closely with the administrators and counselors so that the learning experience here becomes an integral part of the student’s total high school program.

The Center currently enrolls over 600 high school students annually. 

Courses taken at the Area Career and Technical Center count for full academic credit at the participating area schools.