Delcastle Technical High School is a

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vocational-technical high school in

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New Castle County, Delaware, near Wilmington, and is the largest of four high schools within the

New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District (NCCVTSD or NCC Vo-Tech) is a public vocational-technical school district serving New Castle County, Delaware. Its headquarters are located at Delcastle Technical High School, in an unincorpor ...

, which includes

Howard High School of Technology Howard High School of Technology is a vocational-technical high school in Wilmington, Delaware and is the oldest of four high schools within the New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District, which includes Delcastle Technical High School ...

in Wilmington,

Hodgson Vo-Tech High School Paul M. Hodgson Vocational Technical High School is a public high school in Glasgow, Delaware and is one of four vocational-technical school high schools within the New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District. Brief History The scho ...

in Glasgow, and

St. Georges Technical High School St. Georges Technical High School is a public vocational-technical high school in unincorporated area, unincorporated St. George's Hundred, Delaware, northeast of Middletown, Delaware, Middletown. It has over 1,100 students in grades 9–12 with a ...

in St. Georges. It houses the administrative offices of its respective school district. Each of the career programs has its own required courses, which allows students to gain the most contextual education possible. Ninth grade students have the opportunity to do rotations in different career areas so they can find the best fit. There are 24 career programs separated into six distinct areas at Delcastle: *Business, Communication, and Computers: Business Technology; Digital Media; Graphic Arts; and IT Academy *Construction Technologies: Carpentry; Electrical Trades; Heating Ventilation & AC; Plumbing; Sheet Metal Fabrication; and Welding/Fabrication Technology *Health Services: Biomedical Science & Allied Health; Dental Assisting; Medical Assisting; Nursing Technology; and Surgical Technology *Public and Consumer Services: Cosmetology; Culinary Arts; Production & Imaging Technology; and the Teacher Academy for K-12 *Science, Energy, and Drafting Technologies: Chemical Lab Technology and Technical Drafting & Design *Transportation: Auto Body; Auto-Technology; and Aviation Technology Delcastle also has partnerships with higher education institutions such as

Delaware Technical and Community College Delaware Technical Community College (previously Delaware Technical & Community College, also known as DTCC, Delaware Tech, or Del Tech) is a public community college in the U.S. state of Delaware. Delaware Tech is an open admission institution ...

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Wilmington University Wilmington University (WilmU) is a private university with its main campus in Wilmington Manor, Delaware, with a New Castle street address. - It was founded in 1968 as Wilmington College by educator Dr. Donald E. Ross. As of 2016, the univer ...

so students can earn dual enrollment credits as well. In 2017, more than 90% of those enrolled in college courses finished them successfully.

Athletics

Delcastle is part of the

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and compete in Blue Hen Conference, Flight "A".

Notable alumni

* Bill Johnson, former

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pitcher for the

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, free agent in the

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References

External links

New Castle County Vo-Tech District webpage
* {{authority control High schools in New Castle County, Delaware Vocational and technical schools in Delaware Educational institutions established in 1969 Public high schools in Delaware 1969 establishments in Delaware