Portland Arts and Technology High School (PATHS, formerly Portland Regional Vocational High School) is a

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, United States. It was established in 1976 and adopted its present name in the 1990s to reflect its expansion into the arts. It is part of the Portland Public Schools district. PATHS is not a full time high school in its own right; students still attend half of the school day at their sending high school taking core curriculum. It offers

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, encompassing eighteen programs, to students from fourteen

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s within the

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area. It shares its building with Casco Bay High School.

Curriculum

Programs

Portland Arts and Technology High School offers programs in eighteen areas as of the 2019-2020 academic year. These programs include automotive collisions,

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, biomedical and health sciences,

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, culinary concepts,

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, early childhood occupations,

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, landscapes and gardens, manufacturing technology, marine systems,

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, plumbing and heating technology, welding technology and blacksmithing, and

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Certifications

Students at the school attend their home high school to complete their

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. The school provides nationally accredited certifications as well as

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to students who successfully complete a program.

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* {{authority control Public high schools in Maine Educational institutions established in 1976 Schools in Portland, Maine Vocational schools in the United States 1976 establishments in Maine