Career & Technical Education

Walk for the cure one strand at a time

Nov 7, 2012

Cosmetology students and staff at Questar III’s Rensselaer Educational Center (REC) raised over $800 for breast cancer awareness in the month of October.

Questar III receives NYSERDA funding

Oct 23, 2012

Questar III’s Green Technologies and Renewable Energy program was recently awarded $50,000 in federal stimulus funding from New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) for the purchase of energy efficiency and renewable energy training equipment.

PBA honors CTE teacher

Sep 21, 2012

Criminal Justice teacher Amy Gillett has worked at Questar III’s Rensselaer Educational Center (REC) in Troy for the past ten years.

Just recently, she was honored by the Troy Police Department with the Peter J. Magnetto Memorial Gold Shield Award.

Student completes a Giant internship

Sep 18, 2012

Daniel Pendergrass, a 2012 graduate of Troy High School, recently completed an internship with the New York Giants in their Information Technology Department.

A 9/11 responder reflects

Sep 14, 2012

Students at Questar III’s Columbia-Greene Educational Center (CGEC) had the privilege to speak with Captain Kevin Calhoun, a retired New York City firefighter, who was one of the first responders during the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.