COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - College Station Independent School District is opening its first Career and Technical Education Center (CTE) on the first day of school, offering hands-on training programs in automotive services, welding, ag mechanics, construction trades, cosmetology, wildlife and livestock, range and ecology and veterinary medicine.

The facility, located on South Dowling Road near Wellborn, is designed to rotate students in and out in double-block sessions throughout the school day, allowing it to serve approximately 300 to 500 students at a time.

How the program worksStudents in grades 10 through 12 will be bused to the center during the school day.