Tulsa Technology Center - Tulsa Technology Center

Tulsa Technology Center (Tulsa Tech) is a public independent school district affiliated with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education.

The district has multiple campuses and offers full-time programs, part-time programs, and training programs for business and industry. It serves adult and secondary students from public school districts in Tulsa County, as well as private, parochial and home-schooled students.

Tulsa Tech is accredited by the Board of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technical Education, and also accredited where relevant by the specific industry standards associated with their industry.

History

The oldest and largest technology center in Oklahoma’s Career Tech System, Tulsa Tech was founded in 1965 as part of Tulsa Public Schools. Tulsa Tech purchased its single campus (now the Lemley Campus) from Tulsa Public Schools and became an independent school district in 1973. In 1992, the school’s name was changed from Tulsa Vo-Tech to promote the type of career-focused training provided at the school’s campuses.

Campuses

Skyline East

Purchased in 1993 as part of a cooperative venture with Tulsa Community College, the Skyline East I Building houses the Superintendent’s Office, and various administrative services. The Eighth Floor, a partnership with Tulsa Community College, is a technology and learning center for educators. Superintendent and CEO: Dr. Steven Tiger

Broken Arrow Campus

Established in 1983, with renovations completed in January 2011, the Broken Arrow Campus in Broken Arrow, OK now has 362,698-square-foot (33,695.7 m²) of classrooms, laboratories and shops located on a 53-acre (210,000 m²) site. This campus includes meeting rooms for public use, with a 330-seat auditorium. Director: Brad Wayman

Lemley Campus

Founded in 1965, the Lemley Campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma is the original Tulsa Tech campus and the largest in the district, spanning approximately 40-acre (160,000 m²).It has seven instructional buildings with 237,604 square feet (22,074.1 m²) of classrooms, laboratories and shops. Director: Randy Dean

Health Science Center

Opened in Spring 2009 on the Lemley Campus, the Health Sciences Center in Tulsa is a 175,831-square-foot (16,335.2 m²) facility that contains classrooms, laboratories, and instructional medical resources. The campus also has rooms for public use, ranging up to 285 people. Director: Sam Ramsey

Training Center

Business & Industry Services is located on the Lemley Campus in the Training Center. The department moved into the 50,640-square-foot (4,705 m²) facility in 1992. The Training Center has training rooms that will accommodate up to 50 people. Three rooms are dedicated computer labs, that will accommodate 8 to 12 people. There is also a Mobile Computer Lab, and three mobile classrooms. Director: Judy Elliott

Career Services Center

The Career Services Center on the Lemley Campus includes 42,873 square feet (3,983.0 m²) of space and houses the Student Services Department, Guidance and Assessment, High School and Adult Admissions, Internships & Placement Services and the Recruitment Office. The Center has an auditorium which will accommodate up to 600 people or may be sectioned off for smaller groups.

Owasso Campus

This campus, in Owasso, Oklahoma and completed in the Fall of 2013, is a 255,909 square feet (23,774.7 m²) facility which will utilize wind, solar, geothermal and graywater methods to power the building, The 55-acre (220,000 m²) campus will house approximately 800 students, including students from Tulsa Community College, as well as host public meeting spaces in the attached Conference Center, with the ability to accommodate up to 1000 people. Director: Kent Inouye

Peoria Campus

Established in 1976, with new buildings completed in early 1993, the Peoria Campus has 171,470 square feet (15,930 m²) of classrooms, laboratories and shops on a 17-acre (69,000 m²) site. It includes six meeting rooms for public use with a 320-seat auditorium. Director: Angela Evans

Riverside Campus

Established 1999, the Riverside Campus is located on a 38-acre (150,000 m²) site near the R.L. Jones Airport. It has 283,000 square feet (26,300 m²) of classrooms, laboratories, and shops. It also houses higher education partners including: OSU Center for Health Sciences, and Tulsa Community College Flight Center. The Riverside Campus includes three meeting rooms for public use with a 280-seat auditorium. Director: Brad Hanselman

Sand Springs Campus

Opened in the fall of 2013, the Sand Springs Campus is over 71,000 square feet (6,600 m²) on 6.61-acre (26,700 m²), offering career majors in the areas of Graphics & Imaging, Cosmetology, Health Science Technology, Carpentry and a Construction & Design Academy. Director: Derek Beller

Pre-Engineering Academy

Assistant Director: Shea Ferrell

• Bixby High School, Bixby, OK
• Booker T. Washington High School, Tulsa, OK
• Broken Arrow North Intermediate High School, Broken Arrow, OK
• Broken Arrow South Intermediate High School, Broken Arrow, OK
• Catoosa High School,Catoosa,OK
• Edison Preparatory School, Tulsa, OK
• Jenks High School, Jenks, OK
• Owasso High School, Owasso, OK
• Union Intermediate High School, Broken Arrow, OK
• Union High School, Broken Arrow, OK
• Collinsville High School at Owasso HS, Owasso, OK

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