Specialized High School Courses

The Hanover Center for Trades and Technology

The Hanover Center for Trades and Technology (THCTT) offers programs to students in grades 11 and 12 from all high schools. The areas of instruction include: Automotive Technology; Electricity; Carpentry; Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC); Cosmetology; and Culinary Arts. Programs at The Hanover Center for Trades and Technology will prepare students for a wide range of opportunities including post-secondary education, apprenticeships and career pathway success.

Programs are designed in two sequential learning levels. Students will attend classes every other day for three blocks with transportation provided from each sending school.

Courses at THCTT will provide the following:

• Three elective credits upon successful completion of each course for a total of six elective credits over the two years in their program
• Content based on current industry standards
• Content based on Virginia’s Workplace Readiness Skills
• Industry based credential assessment opportunities
• Avenues for a work-based learning experience after completion of competencies
• Leadership training experiences through student leadership organizations such as Skills USA

Hanover High School Specialty Center

Students at all Hanover County high schools are eligible to enroll in these courses taught only at Hanover High School. Transportation will be provided from students’ home schools to Hanover High. The Specialty Center at Hanover High School offers STEM-H courses that will engage students in innovative, relevant, hands-on learning, designed to prepare students to enter the workforce or post-secondary education in Health Sciences, Public Safety, and STEM fields. The Specialty Center will utilize community, industry, and higher education partnerships to further the students’ exposure to STEM-H skills and careers.

The Reynolds Advance College Academy

The Reynolds Advance College Academies (ACA) provide outstanding high school students the opportunity to earn an associate degree while completing the requirements for their high school diploma. We have carefully selected and sequenced the college curriculum and courses in the program in order to satisfy the requirements of the high school diploma and associate degree at the same time.

Students will apply to ACA in the 8th grade, enroll in advanced high school courses in the 9th grade, and take the required college coursework for the associate degree during the 11th and 12th grades. Students in the ACA program are required to attend a four-week session of college courses during the summer between their sophomore and junior year.

The Health Science Specialty Center Program

In the 8th grade, students can apply for acceptance into the four-year Health Science Specialty Center where they will become full-time Hanover High School students. The students’ schedules will be enriched with Health Science curriculum. When applying, students will choose an area of specialization from the following career pathways: Emergency Medical Technician, Nurse Aide/Patient Care Technician, Pharmacy Technician, and Sports Medicine. (Each of these pathway courses has class size limitations, so acceptance in the pathway program of choice is dependent on student interest numbers.)