Marshall County College and Career Fair

Marshall Technical School will once again host the county-wide college and career fair on Monday, Oct. 30 from 4-6 p.m. In the past we have had a huge turnout, with approximately 50 different organizations participating including all of the local two-year colleges, most of Alabama's four-year universities, military recruiters and several area employers. This event is open for all high school students and many door prizes will be given away.

Dual Enrollment information

MTS Dual Enrollment 

Marshall Technical School offers several career tech and academic dual enrollment courses through Snead State Community College. Dual enrollment is an opportunity for students to earn both high school and college credit at the same time while taking a college course. In order to participate, students have to meet the admissions criteria set by the college. Snead State allows students in the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades to enroll in dual enrollment courses. Participation in an MTS career tech program is not required in order to take dual enrollment courses at MTS (except for the nursing assistant program which is completed in conjunction with MTS' medical prep program). 

Career Tech Dual Enrollment

Career tech dual enrollment programs are offered in cyber security and nursing assistant. Currently, a state grant is available to pay for the tuition and textbook costs for students who are enrolled in these career tech programs. 

Students enrolled in the cyber security program are offered the opportunity to gain valuable skills in one of the nation's fastest growing careers. Cyber security is a high-demand field with 73% growth in online job openings. IT professionals with skills in cyber security earn $12,000 more annually than those without. Students who enroll in the program on the MTS campus have the opportunity to take the course in MTS's new cyber security lab. Cyber security courses taught on the MTS campus include CIS 161 (Introduction to Networking), CIS 280 (Network Security), CIS 171 (Linux I), and CIS 245 (Cyber Defense). 

MTS medical prep students have the opportunity to participate in Snead State's dual enrollment nursing assistant (NAS) program. Spots in the program are awarded on a competitive basis based on the applicant's grade point average. Students who enroll in the program take the courses in conjunction with their medical prep courses at MTS. The program culminates with a clinical experience supervised by Snead State nursing instructors. Students who have completed the program have had an excellent track record of success in obtaining employment as a health care provider. The program is also an excellent opportunity for students who wish to continue their education in a registered nurse program. 

Academic Dual Enrollment 

MTS currently offers several dual enrollment academic courses through Snead State Community College. Students must meet the college's academic requirements in order to enroll. Academic dual enrollment courses currently offered at MTS include:

ENG 101 (English Composition I)
ENG 102 (English Composition II)

MTH 112 (Precalculus Algebra)
MTH 113 (Precalculus Trigonometry)

Semester Exams

Semester exams for MTS will be administered during the week of Dec. 5-9. Any make-up semester exams will be administered Dec. 12-14. Students should make sure that all exams are complete and any missing course work is turned in before leaving for the break. This is important because instructors will submit final grades before leaving for the break.

Wallace State Field Trip

I wanted to remind our seniors who will be visiting Wallace State on Tuesday, Dec. 6 that everyone will need to arrive at MTS via the morning tech bus. We will depart at 8:15 and return to MTS by 2 p.m. so that everyone will be able to ride the afternoon tech bus back to his/her high school. Albertville students who are unable to ride the morning bus will be responsible for providing their own transportation to MTS. Also, please remember to bring money for lunch.

Well done med prep!

Marshall Tech is pink each year during the month of October due to MTS' medical prep program and its support for breast cancer awareness. Medical prep raised almost $1,000 to help pay for mammograms for those in need through an array of activities such as a volleyball tournament and penny drop. The annual "pink glove dance" is always a huge success! Great job Nurse Peppers and your students for the work you do for this worthwhile cause!

Congrats Robotics team!

1st Place - Marketing Team

Congratulations to the Marshall County Robotics Coalition, which is a combined team made up of Marshall Technical School and Brindlee Mountain Middle School robotics teams! The team finished second overall at the Northeast Alabama Robotics Competition. The team's marketing team won first place and the team won first place for spirit and sportmanship. A special thanks goes out to MTS robotics instructor Mr. Glenn Bruce for the incredible effort and hours he puts into this competition each year for his students. His teams have been incredibly successful through the years and we are very proud of our teacher and students!

Marshall County College & Career Expo

Please remember that the Marshall County College & Career Expo will be held this evening (Nov. 1) from 4-6 p.m. at Marshall Technical School. Students from Asbury, Brindlee Mountain, DAR, Douglas, Albertville, Boaz, Guntersville, and Marshall Christian are invited to attend. Most of Alabama's state colleges and universities will be in attendance. Also, most of our military recruiters will also be available for you to speak with. Finally, several local employers and several community agencies will be here as well. Numerous door prizes will be given away so come out and be a part of this awesome event!