Education: Technical & Vocational
Residents of Dearborn County and surrounding areas have many excellent opportunities for vocational education. The county is located near a career center and contains a community college. Vocational and technical schools help create a skilled and diverse labor force. These skilled laborers fill positions vital to today's diversified economy.
Southeastern Career Center (SCC)
The career center in Versailles, Indiana, is located just 26 miles from Lawrenceburg and 21 miles from Aurora. The Southeastern Career Center provides students with technical skills integrated with academic knowledge and offers GED classes to those residents not attending school.
The career center in Versailles, Indiana, is located just 26 miles from Lawrenceburg and 21 miles from Aurora. The Southeastern Career Center provides students with technical skills integrated with academic knowledge and offers GED classes to those residents not attending school.
Schools in six counties send nearly 800 students to the SCC; East Central, Lawrenceburg, and South Dearborn High Schools in Dearborn County send over 160 students to the SCC. These students attend their high school for half of the day, and attend classes at the SCC during the other half.
The SCC offers the following one year programs: A+ Computer Repair, Cisco Networking, Digital Media, Law Enforcement, and Medical Careers Tech.
The SCC also offers several two year programs:
- Auto Collision Repair
- Auto Service Tech
- Business Technology
- Building Trades
- Computer Aided Drafting
- Computer Aided Machining
- Cosmetology
- Culinary Arts
- Diesel Mechanics Tech
- Electrical Trades
- Graphical Communications
- Health Careers
- Machine Trades Tech
- Medical Office Technology
- Tourism, Marketing & Management
- Welding Tech
Vocational and Technical Colleges
Dearborn County's own Ivy Tech Community College is a key resource for continuing education, for local businesses, and for high school students pursuing advanced studies. Ivy Tech opened in Lawrenceburg in 1977 and expanded in 1999 to a new two-story building due to growing demand for technical and vocational skills.
Dearborn County's own Ivy Tech Community College is a key resource for continuing education, for local businesses, and for high school students pursuing advanced studies. Ivy Tech opened in Lawrenceburg in 1977 and expanded in 1999 to a new two-story building due to growing demand for technical and vocational skills.
In addition to county resources, there are numerous technical and vocational colleges located throughout the Tri-State area. There are more than 55 schools in the Greater Cincinnati region offering a variety of programs such as nursing, court reporting and broadcasting.
| Tri-State Vocational and Technical Colleges | |||
| City | County | Fall 2003 Full and Part-Time Enrollment | |
| Ivy Tech Community College - Southeast | Madison | Indiana | 1,581 |
| Indiana Vocational Technical College (Ivy Tech) | Lawrenceburg | Indiana | 1,141 |
| AEC-Southern Ohio College | Cincinnati | Ohio | 944 |
| ITT Technical Institute-Norwood | Norwood | Ohio | 627 |
| Great Oaks Institute of Technology and Career Development | Cincinnati | Ohio | 393 |
| Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health | Cincinnati | Ohio | 300 |
| Christ Hospital School of Nursing | Cincinnati | Ohio | 277 |
| Institute of Medical-Dental Technology | Cincinnati | Ohio | 107 |
| The Art Institute of Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Ohio | 97 |
