Career & Technical Education

QIII Aviation grad earns CFI

Mar 26, 2015

Bernie Watt, a former Aviation student at Questar III’s Columbia-Greene Educational Center (CGEC) recently passed his practical test to become a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI). Watts’ interest in aviation began in his early teens. At 14, he took a discovery flight...

Students earn awards at SkillsUSA

Mar 22, 2015

Questar III’s career and technical education (CTE) students excelled at the 2015 SkillsUSA regional competition on March 18. The regional competition took place at Schenectady County Community College, Modern Welding and Stratton Air National Guard Base....

CGEC students help build homes

Mar 16, 2015

Students at Questar III’s Columbia-Greene Educational Center (CGEC) in Hudson have been helping build homes with Columbia County Habitat for Humanity. Construction Technologies and Building Trades students have been working on the townhomes being built at 206 Columbia...

Consultants meet with CTE faculty

Feb 18, 2015

Last month, more than 80 area business people attended the Consultant Committee breakfast at the Columbia-Greene Education Center (CGEC) in Hudson to discuss curriculum and work-based learning opportunities for Career and Technical Education (CTE) students....

Preparing for forensics career

Feb 12, 2015

As a freshman at Germantown High School, Gabrielle Cidras attended an open House at the Columbia-Greene Educational Center (CGEC) with her older sister who was interested in the Culinary Arts program. At that time, not old enough to enroll in the program, Cidras told...

QIII celebrates CTE month

Feb 10, 2015

During the month of February we celebrate Black History Month and the nation’s Presidents but we also call attention to the power of a long-standing education program that prepares millions of students for success beyond high school. Questar III is joining others...