Francis Tuttle Technology Center

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Francis Tuttle Technology Center
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Rockwell Campus - 12777 North Rockwell Avenue Portland/Bruce Gray Campus - 3500 North West 150th Street Reno Campus - 7301 West Reno Avenue Danforth Campus - 3841 East Danforth Road Business Innovation Center - 2824 Progressive Drive Melrose Program - 6111 North West 2nd Street Oklahoma City , Oklahoma
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Founded	1979
Authority	CareerTech System
Superintendent	Dr. Michelle Keylon
Enrollment	3,038
Website	www.francistuttle.edu

Francis Tuttle Technology Center is a public career and technology education center affiliated with the state of Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education.^[1] It was established in 1979 after the school boards of four school districts - Deer Creek, Edmond, Putnam City and Western Heights - passed a resolution to form Vocational Technical District 21. Since that time, the districts in Cashion and Crescent have also been added to District 21.^[2]

Francis Tuttle has a dual focus, serving both high school and adult students, and offers classes mornings, afternoons, and evenings. Francis Tuttle consists of three main campuses, Rockwell, Reno and Portland also known as the Bruce Gray Campus, located in North West Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Additionally, Francis Tuttle maintains two additional campuses, the Melrose Site and Business Innovation Center, located in North West Oklahoma City and Edmond, respectively.

Beyond educational needs, the center provides other community services including a child development center, the "District 21" restaurant, full-service salons and multiple spaces available for hosting various private or public events.^[3]

Campuses[]

Rockwell Campus[]

The Rockwell Campus is the Francis Tuttle's first campus. The campus contains 6 buildings including Administration, Campus Center, Project Hope, Information Technology, and Transportation Technology.

Portland Campus[]

The Portland Campus also known as the Bruce Gray Campus contains 1 building. This campus contains Oklahoma's largest satellite dish (11 inch in diameter). The building was purchased in 1995 and formerly housed the Wall Street Journal's regional production facility.

Reno Campus[]

The Reno Campus contains 2 buildings. The campus opened in 2005 following an award-winning pace of construction.

Danforth Campus[]

The Danforth Campus is the newest campus, slated to open to students and the general public in the Fall of 2021. The campus will provide educational experiences and training focused around entrepreneurship, idea assessment and growth, problem solving collaboration, and forward-thinking and futurist thought. To these end, the campus will also feature a design thinking studio and product realization lab.

Other Locations[]

The Business Innovation center provides a new, purpose-built environment in which Francis Tuttle can offer programs and services to students more efficiently while The Melrose Program contains the Young Probationers Construction Trades Program

High schools[]

The Center allows sophomore, junior, and senior high school students from six school districts to attend for free, providing programs in Cosmetology Culinary Arts, Health Sciences, Information Technology, and Transportation Technology.

Adult / Workforce & Economic Development[]

Francis Tuttle offers career-specific business and industry training and consulting services. They are offered to local businesses at nominal or no-cost. The general public is offered short-term training for career enhancement or leisure activities. Additionally, a number of courses are offered for meet continuing education needs in various professions or for certification purposes, including real estate and insurance.

The Workforce & Economic Development team assists companies in developing customized training programs to fill business and economic need. Areas of specialization include Aerospace Technologies,^[4] Computer Training, Data Analytics, Industrial Maintenance/Industry 4.0, Leadership/Organizational Development, Industrial and Occupational Safety and Quality & Continuous Improvement.^[5] Launch Pad FT serves as a small-business incubator. Government bidding and contracting assistance is provided through the Francis Tuttle PTAC (Procurement Technical Assistance Center). FT 24/7 serves as the WED department's online and remote learning tool. The Advanced Manufacturing Center provides programs for cross-training professionals in areas such as precision machining, instrumentation and control, welding and automated manufacturing.^[6]

Academic oriented certificate programs are offered in construction, business management, insurance, hospitality, information technology, quality management, transportation, nursing and logistics. Other programs are offered in computer aided manufacturing and design, welding, automotive services, medical office technology and child care/education.^[7]

Namesake[]

The technology center is named after Dr. Francis Tuttle, former Director of the State Department of Vocational and Technical Education in Oklahoma. Dr. Tuttle was a member of the Oklahoma CareerTech Hall of Fame class of 1990.^[8]

Two former Francis Tuttle Tech superintendents, Bruce Gray and Kay Martin, have buildings named in their honor; the Bruce Gray Center located on the Portland Campus and the Kay Martin Center located on the Reno Campus.

References[]

External links[]

• Official website

Coordinates: 35°36′02″N 97°38′34″W / 35.60056°N 97.64278°W / 35.60056; -97.64278