In a nutshell
District officials and community members celebrated the groundbreaking for the CTE Center at 1435 Hartledge Road, Rosenberg, according to a district news release. The center will be used by high school students districtwide, allowing them to gain certifications, college credits and technical skills.
Quote of note
“We’re living in a time of tremendous growth and opportunity, especially here in Fort Bend County,” Executive Director of CTE Kayse Lazar said in the release. “By offering state-of-the-art programs that align with these high-demand fields, we are ensuring our students can step into the workforce or pursue higher education with the skills and confidence they need to succeed.”
The details
According to the release, the 236,211-square-foot campus will offer a range of programs in the following career clusters:
- Health science
- Hospitality and tourism
- Transportation, distribution and logistics
- Engineering
- Arts, audio visual technology and communications
- Human services
- Architecture and construction
Additionally, the center will offer the first CTE logistic program statewide, according to a news release from Stantec, the engineering company designing and building the center. Stantec is behind other CTE centers nationwide, including the James Reese CTE Center in Fort Bend ISD.
The $189 million center is funded by the $1.52 billion bond voters passed in November 2022. The measure, Proposition B, passed with about 57% of votes.
“It’s about choices and opportunities,” Superintendent Roosevelt Nivens said in the release. “This means an awful lot to us, but just imagine the generations that this is going to impact; imagine the community this is going to impact; imagine the lives this is going to impact.”
The facility is set to open in fall 2026, according to the LCISD release.
