Fast Facts for Heartland Tech Students & Families

Half Day Split
Students’ daily schedules will be be split between academics and their program.
Students spend half of their school day (3 hours) in their program lab, with lunch, academic classes and study hall (or credit recovery) in the other half. Some programs have junior labs in the morning, others in the afternoon and then they switch for their senior year.

Hands-On Learning That Matters
Students learn by doing — using real tools, equipment, and technologies they’ll see in the workplace, not just reading from a textbook.

Jump-Start on a Career
HTEC offers industry-recognized credentials and certifications that can lead directly to high-demand, high-paying careers right after high school.

Head Start on Future Plans
Students build skills that apply to all future paths — whether their next step is college, trade school, apprenticeships, the workforce, or the military.

Fee Free
Our programs are tuition-free and do not have associated fees.

Earn While You Learn
Many programs provide opportunities for paid internships, clinicals, work-based learning, and employer connections while still in high school.

Extracurricular Activities
We have students who play sports, are in the band, sing in the choir, and participate in FFA. We will work with students who have practices/activities after school to release them earlier than other students.

Why CTE?
Career Tech Education (CTE) lets students discover what they love (and what they don’t!) before investing time and money after graduation.

If your student plans to attend college, why would they go to Heartland Tech?
Did you know that Heartland Tech is both a career-tech and college-prep school?
Our students get the best of both worlds. The traditional English, math, science and social studies courses are the same as they would take at their associate school. Many of our programs offer college credits as a part of their curriculum. When our students leave us, they pursue their choice of a career or college. Our academics are NCAA approved for those wanting to pursue athletics after high school. Seven of our programs offer Tuition Freedom Scholarships to North Central State College, allowing students to get an associates degree for free. Heartland Tech is an ideal place for anyone who wants a quality education and seeks occupational success. 

CCP (College Credit Plus) Classes
We offer math, college English and microbiology in the building.
In addition, we have students who take CCP classes through North Central State College.

If my student doesn't know what they want to do after high school, why would they go to Heartland Tech?
We look at this two ways.
If your student has an area of interest, students are able to further explore that field, gain skills, industry knowledge and certifications. They can then decide if they want to pursue the career path, seek additional training (apprenticeships) or head off to college.
Or if they have no idea what they want to do, they can always take advantage of learning industry skills, certifications and training, so that they have knowledge and skills to work a higher paying job, while they figure out what the future holds.

Save Thousands on Future Training
Students get access to high-quality training and dual-credit opportunities — without the cost of college tuition.

By school recommendation only:
Career Based Intervention (CBI) - sophomore program
Job Training Coordination (JTC) - sophomore, junior & senior program