Winter Park
Tech (WPT) is recognized in Central Florida as the leading
technical training center for career and technical education.
WPT provides a “High-Tech, High Touch” educational
environment, state-of-the-art equipment and an exceptional
instructional staff where students develop exceptional
technical and soft skills.
Technical training programs focus around the career
clusters of Business, Information Technology, Arts and
Design, and Health Science. Currently, 22 career certificate
programs are offered to adults and high school students.
There is also a continuous schedule of academic courses
for adult high school credit, GED preparation, academic
remediation, adult basic education, and Adult English
Literacy/ESOL. Students are prepared for the workforce
with exceptional technical skills and employability skills
that today’s employers are seeking.
Over 300 business and industry leaders support our work
and serve with us to ensure that our programs are industry
standard and our teachers are industry trained. We also
offer short term classes and customized training to meet
the specific needs of business in the areas of computer
and health related courses.
Location
Winter Park Tech is located in northeast Orange County.
Main access highways are Highway 17-92, Lee Road and
Interstate 4. The campus is located at the corner of
Webster Avenue and Denning Drive, one block east of
Highway 17-92 and two miles from the Winter Park business
district. The entrance to the campus faces the north
side of Winter Park Village.
WPT Recipient of Two Awards
05.16.07
Winter Park Tech has just received the Department of
Education’s Silver School Award. This award reflects
the encouragement we have given to students towards helping
their peers, as well as younger students.
In addition, Winter Park Tech has also received the
Florida Department of Education’s Golden School
Award for valuing the tremendous contributions our School
Volunteers and Partners in Education bring to the students
at Winter Park Tech and Orange County. |
