Southeast Career Technical Academy

Southeast Career Technical Academy
The Front of the School
Location
5710 Mountain Vista Street Las Vegas, NV, 89120
Information
School type	Magnet public high school
Motto	"We Build Futures"
Established	1966
School district	Clark County School District
Principal	Kerry Pope
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,829
School colour(s)	Red, yellow, and white
Athletics conference	Sunrise 3A Region
Team name	Roadrunners
Publication	Gazette
Website	secta.us

The Southeast Career Technical Academy (SECTA or Southeast Tech) (formerly known as Vo-Tech) is a magnet public high school in Las Vegas, Nevada and part of the Clark County School District. The school which opened in 1966 as the Southern Nevada Vocational Technical Center, was the first magnet school to be opened by the Clark County School District. The school changed its name before the start of the 2007-08 school year.

SECTA is a four-year comprehensive career technical high school accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges that offers Clark County students the opportunity to participate in career technical training programs. The course of study consists of career technical instruction as well as academic classes that meet college and district requirements, which leads students to a technical certificate and a high school diploma.

Established in 1966, the school offers multiple career technical programs, a variety of academic courses, and student activities that can satisfy the needs of those young persons seeking additional choices to the regular high school curriculum. Academic and career technical teachers serve Southeast Career Technical Academy’s 1

The success of SECTA was observed by the Clark County School District, who decided to plan and construct four more career technical academies in the various regions of the Las Vegas Valley. In 2007, SECTA became the new name of Southern Nevada Vocational Technical Center in order to promote a positive image about the career technical learning environment present at the school, and to become part of the five career technical academies in Las Vegas, the only one of which to sponsor interscholastic athletic programs.

The academic majors include:

3D Animation for Film & Games
Architectural Engineering Drafting & Design
Automotive Service Technology
Automotive Collision Repair Technology
Internetworking Technology
Website Interactive Media
Cosmetology
Culinary Arts
Construction Engineering
Video Production
Graphic Design & Illustration
Nurse Assisting/Medical Assisting
Sports Medicine
Photography

SECTA is known for its excellence in its career technical programs including receiving national recognition for its SkillsUSAorganization. SECTA placed 13 Gold, 24 Silver & 19 Bronze Medalists in the 2012 SkillsUSA State Competition. SECTA has the most College of Southern Nevada Tech Prep College Credits garnered in the state in 2011. (Secta's school hours are from 6:30 a.m.–1:27 p.m.)