AURORA, Colo. — In November, voters accepted a one billion greenback bond for Aurora Public Faculties — the most important ever for the district. Now, APS is getting nearer to breaking floor on a serious challenge funded with that cash — the primary ever well being science highschool in Colorado.
The varsity — which doesn’t have a reputation but — will supply pathways to careers in nursing, behavioral well being, medical imaging with an x-ray focus, respiratory remedy and surgical tech/sterile processing. Lisa Adams, the director of profession and technical schooling for APS, mentioned these are excessive demand, excessive paying jobs.
“We all know that when (college students) graduate from this well being science highschool, they are going to have alternatives to go proper into the workforce, with business certifications,” Adams mentioned.
The varsity might be constructed on the campus of North Center College proper throughout Peoria Avenue from the CU Anschutz Medical Campus. Aurora Public Faculties is partnering with UC Well being to design the highschool, so college students might be in strolling distance for some medical programs they’ll take on the hospital.
Aurora Public Faculties will construct state’s first ever well being science highschool
UC Well being Chief Range Officer David Mafe mentioned constructing the varsity will assist develop Colorado’s healthcare workforce.
“The way in which that you just construct that’s by increasing your workforce, and one of many ways in which you do that’s figuring out completely different workforce pipelines that maybe weren’t you did not contemplate earlier than,” Mafe mentioned.
Groundbreaking will occur later this 12 months and the varsity is anticipated to open within the fall of 2027. By means of a partnership with Aurora Group School college students may also get faculty credit score, and in a number of the pathways, they’ve the choice of staying for 5 – 6 years to earn an affiliate’s diploma.
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