In Bucks County, there are many career and technical education (CTE) centers that aim to give students options as they explore possible career paths. Middle Bucks Institute of Technology (MBIT) and Upper Bucks County Technical School (UBCTS) are two of the largest CTE centers in the area.

“Trading Up” is a three-part series by the Bucks County Herald that looks at vocational technical education in Bucks County, at the high school and post-high school levels. For the next three weeks, we’ll look at what’s steering many young people to what’s still the educational road less traveled.

Career and technical education (CTE) centers, sometimes referred to as trade schools, have deep roots in Bucks County. Hundreds of students from area school districts are giving Bucks County …

A major for-profit provider of post high school training for in-demand jobs should be up and running in Middletown relatively soon. At its Wednesday, July 26 meeting, the township zoning hearing board …