Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School

Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School
Address
Map
1121 Ashley Boulevard

,
02745

United States
Coordinates41°41′25.67″N 70°56′14.42″W / 41.6904639°N 70.9373389°W / 41.6904639; -70.9373389
Information
TypeVocational Technical
Established1977
SuperintendentMichael Watson
Teaching staff198.51 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,147 (2023-24)[1]
Student to teacher ratio10.85[1]
Color(s)Green & Gold   
NicknameBears
Budget$41,628,420 total
$19,667 per pupil
(2016)[2]
Executive Director for Operations and ComplianceRobert Watt
PrincipalWarley Williams III
Websitewww.gnbvt.edu

Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School (commonly referred to as GNB Voc-Tech, Voc-Tech, or Voc) is a vocational high school located in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States for students in grades 9–12. The school draws its student body from the towns and cities of New Bedford, Dartmouth, and Fairhaven. It is considered its own school district, thus having an on-site superintendent as well as an academics principal and a vocational-technical principal. Students alternate between six day long career technical and academic cycles.

Students at GNB Voc-Tech experience an education which blends academic instruction with career and technical education. They can choose from more than two dozen career majors. In a typical class, 60-70% of its graduates choose to continue their education, either at colleges or advanced technical schools. Another 30-35% enter the workforce and approximately 2% enter the armed services. GNB is the largest vocational-technical high school in the state by enrollment.

  1. ^ a b c "Gr New Bedford Vocational Technical". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - per Pupil Expenditures Statewide Report".
  3. ^ "Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - 2019-20 SAT Performance Report - All Students Statewide Report".