For the first time, two school districts are working together to create an innovative hub in Tucson.
The Tucson Unified School District and Pima County Joint Technical Education District have teamed up to create a new school on the south side.
The school will offer regular high school for about 400 students during the day with access to the enhanced programs listed below, a real fist in the nation, as well as offering these same programs for students who attend other high schools throughout the Pima County.
Programs include:
- 3D Animation/Virtual Reality and Game Design
- Automation/Robotics-Logistics, Optics, AI
- Air Transportation-FAA Drone Operator
- Business Start-Up/Entrepreneurship
- Culinary and Nutritional Arts/Restaurant Management
- Cybersecurity/Artificial Intelligence
- Engineering – Aerospace and Mining Technology
- Healthcare Foundations
- License Nursing Assistant
- Medical Assistant
JTED is a public high school district that provides free career and technical education to all sophomore, junior and senior level high school students in Pima County to give them a head start on college and technical careers.
The 50,000 square ft. Pima JTED Innovative Learning Center building is costing about 15 million dollars. JTED took occupancy of the building a few weeks ago. They expect students to begin in-person hybrid instruction next month, once the Pima County Health Department seems it safe to do so. In the meantime, students have been engaging in online learning since August 10th.
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