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K-12
At AGC we firmly believe in the value of reaching out to future workers long before they're seriously thinking about career choices. We want to show them the exciting world of construction before we are discarded as a career choice.
Charter Schools
Several AGC Chapters across the nation have worked to create and support a construction charter school to better prepare high school students to enter the industry. These schools have reduced dropout rates, improved test scores among students, and are well-regarded nationally.
- Academy for Career Education, Sparks, Nevada
- ACE Leadership High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Construction Careers Center, St. Louis, Missouri
- OBC Academy for Architecture, Construction and Engineering, Portland, Oregon
Construction Career Academies
Construction career academies have a proven record of increasing attendance and graduation rates among at-risk students, while preparing students for a future in the construction industry. Several AGC Chapters across the nation support a local construction career academy. ...
- AGC of Wisconsin sponsors three academies
- Omaha Public Schools Career Center
- Phelps Architecture, Construction and Engineering High School
- Stanley E. Foster Construction Tech Academy
Customized Hot Jobs/Cool Careers brochures
AGC can customize the Hot Jobs Cool Careers brochure to include your company or chapter’s local information on the outside back cover. Customized versions must be ordered through Liz Elvin at elvinl@agc.org or (703) 837-5389.
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