New Castle County Vocational Technical School District School

What New Castle County Vocational Technical School District School does

New Castle County Vocational Technical School District (NCCVT) is a public school district headquartered at 1417 Newport Road, Wilmington, Delaware, operating four comprehensive vocational-technical high schools: Delcastle Technical High School, Hodgson Vo-Tech High School, Howard High School of Technology, and St. Georges Technical High School. The district served 4,824 high school students in the 2023-2024 academic year and an additional 2,000+ adult learners through its Adult Education Division and the Delaware Skills Center. NCCVT offers 41 career and technical programs across six clusters (Business/Communication/Computers, Construction Technologies, Health Services, Public and Consumer Services, Science/Energy/Drafting Technologies, and Transportation), augmented by dual-enrollment college credit and a co-operative employment program that placed eligible seniors in paid jobs earning approximately $11.5 million for the Class of 2023.

NCCVT's core technology stack is built on standard K-12 EdTech platforms: Edlio for website content, Schoology for learning management, and Infinite Campus for student information systems. Summer school registration runs through VelocityPayment for billing and Apex Learning for credit recovery. No proprietary technology, AI systems, or differentiated technical capabilities are evident in the data.

The business model is that of a publicly funded K-12 institution. NCCVT charges no tuition and is funded through Delaware state appropriations, local property taxes, and federal grants, including Title I. Enrollment is administered through the state-mandated Delaware School Choice program, with students drawn from five New Castle County sending districts (Appoquinimink, Brandywine, Christina, Colonial, and Red Clay). Distribution relies on the SchoolChoiceDE.org portal, Open House events, virtual school tours, and an active social media presence. Over 200 business partners, including healthcare systems, retail employers, unions, and colleges, support co-op placements, apprenticeships, and dual enrollment. The district reports a 96.9% four-year graduation rate and 71% of seniors earning industry-recognized credentials.

Name

New Castle County Vocational Technical School District School

Legal name

New Castle County Vocational Technical School District

Website

https://nccvotech.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

New Castle County Vocational Technical School District is a Delaware public school district operating four vocational-technical high schools serving over 4,800 high school students and 2,000 adult learners with 41 career programs, industry credentials, and paid cooperative employment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Career and Technical Education

NAICS

Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519), Technical and Trade Schools (61151), Apprenticeship Training (611513), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Career & Technical Education (CTE) Centers & Programs (EDAJAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Workforce Development & Continuing Education Divisions (Noncredit) (EDAHADAG)

Keywords

• Vocational education
• Career technical training
• Adult education
• Workforce development
• Special education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilmington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Funded through Delaware state education funding and local taxes as a public school district. No tuition charged to students.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

New Castle County Vocational Technical School District is a public school district that operates four career and technical high schools and an Adult Education Division (including the Delaware Skills Center). It delivers career-cluster-based secondary instruction, industry-credential preparation, cooperative (work-based) education, and adult continuing-education and workforce training programs to high school students and adult learners in northern Delaware.

Product overview

New Castle County Vocational Technical School District operates four comprehensive vocational-technical high schools (Delcastle Technical HS, Hodgson Vo-Tech HS, Howard HS of Technology, St. Georges Technical HS) serving over 4,800 students. The district offers 41 career and technical programs across six clusters: Business/Communication/Computers, Construction Technologies, Health Services, Public and Consumer Services, Science/Energy/Drafting Technologies, and Transportation. In addition to secondary education, the district provides Adult Education Division programs including trades training, ESL, and GED classes, as well as the Delaware Skills Center for workforce development. Specialized programs include the STEP Program for students with alternate achievement standards and the 18-22 Transition to Adult Life Program. Students can earn industry-recognized credentials, college credits through dual enrollment, and participate in paid co-operative employment during senior year.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Career and Technical High School Education Secondary-level (high school) education delivered through four district-operated career and technical high schools, organized around career clusters that combine academic instruction with hands-on occupational training and industry-credential preparation for high school-aged students.
• Adult Education Division Continuing-education and adult-learner programming operated by the district for community adults, providing coursework and supports outside the K-12 high school pathway.
• Delaware Skills Center District-operated skills training center focused on workforce-skills instruction for adult learners, complementing the high school CTE programs with occupational and employability training.
• Special Education Services Special education programming provided to eligible students within the district's career and technical high schools in accordance with public school special-education obligations.
• STEP Program STEP (Student Transition and Employment Preparation or similarly named district transition program) providing transition-focused preparation for students served by the district's career and technical pathway.

Quantifiable outcome

• 96.9% 4-year graduation rate, among the highest in Delaware
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• First State HealthminorOthersBusiness partner providing co-operative employment opportunities for students in health-related career programs.
• ArironminorOthersBusiness partner providing co-operative employment opportunities for students.
• AS Academy of LearningminorOthersBusiness partner providing co-operative employment opportunities for students.
• ABD DelawareminorOthersBusiness partner providing co-operative employment opportunities for students.
• Advance OfficeminorOthersBusiness partner providing co-operative employment opportunities for students.
• AESminorOthersBusiness partner providing co-operative employment opportunities for students.
• Christiana CareminorOthersHealthcare system partner providing co-operative employment opportunities for students in health career programs.
• Chick-fil-AminorOthersBusiness partner providing co-operative employment opportunities for students.
• DTCC (Delaware Technical Community College)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollege partner for dual enrollment and college credit opportunities for students.
• Delaware Skills CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdult education partner providing trade training and workforce development programs.
• IBEW Local 313minorOthersElectrical workers union partner providing apprenticeship pathways for students in electrical trades programs.
• IW Local 451minorOthersIronworkers union partner providing apprenticeship pathways for students.
• National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)minorOthersElectrical industry association partner supporting electrical trades programs.
• Newark Toyota WorldminorOthersAutomotive dealer partner providing co-operative employment for students in transportation programs.
• ShopRiteminorOthersRetail partner providing co-operative employment opportunities for students.
• WalgreensminorOthersPharmacy/retail partner providing co-operative employment for students.
• WilmU (Wilmington University)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partner for dual enrollment and college credit opportunities.
• Opportunity Center, Inc. (OCI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosts the FrameWORK for Success program providing 18-22 transition to adult life services for STEP Program graduates including vocational training, community-based employment, and job readiness.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• York County School of Technology: Pennsylvania regional vocational-technical school serving multiple sending districts with career programs, industry credentials, and adult education. Comparable in scope and CTE mission.
• Hunterdon County Vocational School District: New Jersey county vocational district offering career academies and technical high school programs with industry partnerships. Comparable multi-school CTE district model in the Mid-Atlantic.
• Ocean County Vocational Technical School District: New Jersey county-level vocational-technical school district operating multiple CTE campuses with shared-employer partnerships and credential pathways. Comparable county-district governance and CTE structure.
• Middle Bucks Institute of Technology: Pennsylvania regional vocational-technical school serving multiple sending districts with career programs, industry credentials, and co-op placements. Comparable multi-district CTE consortium model outside Delaware.
• Cecil County Public Schools CTE: Maryland public school district operating Career and Technology Education programs at the high school level. Adjacent Mid-Atlantic district providing CTE pathways comparable in structure if not governance.

Direct peers

• Sussex Technical School District: Delaware's other statewide public vocational-technical school district serving Sussex County. Operates a similar CTE high school model with industry credentials and dual enrollment, making it the closest in-state peer to NCCVT.
• Polytech High School (Kent County Vocational Technical School District): Kent County, Delaware's vocational-technical school district offering career and technical high school programs with industry credentials and co-op employment. Directly comparable in mission and structure within Delaware.

Broad incumbents

• Wilmington University: Private nonprofit university and dual-enrollment partner of NCCVT. Operates workforce-relevant degrees and continuing education in Delaware, positioning it as a higher-education incumbent serving overlapping CTE-to-degree pathways.
• Delaware Technical Community College: Postsecondary community college and core dual-enrollment partner of NCCVT. Operates associate degrees, workforce training, and adult education statewide, making it a broader incumbent in the Delaware CTE ecosystem.

Emerging players

• Year Up: National workforce-development nonprofit providing technical training, industry credentials, and employer partnerships to young adults. Comparable mission of bridging education to skilled employment for nontraditional learners.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NCCVoTech
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@nccvttv
• Facebookfacebook.com/NCCVTSD
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nccvtsd
• Instagraminstagram.com/nccvtsd

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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