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Proper table manners may be overlooked or taken for granted by some, but at ROC, where training young professionals is our mission, we leave no stone unturned.

With over 800 students set to compete in 27 different vocational areas, KHSD Superintendent Dr. Bryon Schaefer opened the day-long 21st Annual ROC Olympics on March 23, 2018.

ROC proves itself a valuable resource to the local business community in many different ways. Here is yet another example, as ROC’s Plant Production program teamed up with Murray Family Farms and Champion Seed to help move the industry forward.

ROC training pays off … literally. Our latest new hires come from the Medical Assistant program where program manager Robin Moses reports that six of her students have been tendered job offers as a direct result of their successful internships.

ROC is expanding! Our second campus is called CTEC and the district recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for this new campus. Check out the video.

A new page established on the roc.kernhigh.org website will act as a clearinghouse of information related to the new Career Education and Technical Center (CTEC) at Independence.

ROC is all about real-world industry training, which means we are all about our business partners. With that said we wish to give a hearty thanks to student training site par excellence Motor City of Bakersfield. John Pitre and his staff are long-time supporters of ROC and our students.

Prior to Christmas break, our ambassadors started a sock drive competition between ROC's 27 programs with the aim of helping those in need stay warm throughout the winter months. In all, the Regional Occupational Center collected 696 pairs of socks to be donated to local outreach programs in our community.

With the recent groundbreaking of what will be its newest facility, the Career Technical Education Center (CTEC) at Independence, Kern High School District has signaled that it is committed to providing its students the necessary technical career training and advanced education demanded by 21st century employers.

Mr. Pollard, ROC’s 3D Computer Animation instructor, gave his students an awe-inspiring field trip that they will not soon forget. Students from both his AM and PM sessions headed down to the Hollywood studios of House of Moves for the opportunity to see first-hand how industry applies the skills they are learning at ROC.