Erwin Technical Center - Erwin Tech

Erwin Technical Center, sometimes known as D. G. Erwin Technical Center is a public vocational school that is part of the Hillsborough County Public Schools system. Erwin is located in a highly urbanized area, at 2010 E. Hillsborough Ave., Tampa, Florida 33610. This center, although not in the original building, has existed since 1925.

Administration

James Rich is Erwin's principal. The school has two assistant principals, David D. Suarez, and Donna C. Brooks, Ed.D.

Statistics

A variety of statistics provide much information about Erwin. These come from a variety of websites. These include statistics about the student body, the teaching and administrative staff and crime and safety statistics.

Student Body

• 810 students (2009), 920 (2010)
• 8 to 1 student ratio (2009)
• Minority students - 57.77%
• Hispanic students - 23.76%
• Male students - 39.21%
• Female students - 60.79%

Staff

• Total 117
• Instructional and research - 75
• Executive/administrative - 3
• Other professional - 9
• Nonprofessional - 30

Crime Statistics

• From 2007-9 there were 12 crimes
  • Burglary - 9
  • Robbery - 1
  • Aggravated assault - 1
  • Motor vehicle theft - 1
• Erwin given a "B-" for crime and safety

Facilities

Most classes and all administrative offices are located in the two-story main building. The building measures 380 feet (120 m) by 275 feet (84 m). An auto specialties training shop, one story tall, measures 200 feet (61 m) by 95 feet (29 m). Several small service and maintenance buildings are on the campus. The campus has several parking lots, but during the main part of the day empty parking spaces are scarce.

Programs

Erwin has a large variety of programs, some of which may transfer as credit hours in the Florida Community College system or even to a few other colleges willing to accept them. According to the Hillsborough County Public Schools 2011-2012 Workforce & Continuing Education Guide Erwin has forty-two individual career class offerings. These include various construction, industrial, engineering, computer, business and health care options. A few other classes in drafting and various types of design also exist.

Erwin has a few classes geared toward helping persons who need additional preparation to enroll in career classes. These include a class in General Educational Development (GED), English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and CARIBE.

CARIBE (Career Recruitment and Instruction - Basic English) is a program for recent entrants to the United States from Cuba, Haiti, Colombia, Afghanistan, Vietnam and other entrants with refugee or asylee status. CARIBE provides free English language training, GED training and vocational training in the school district's vocational training programs.

Accreditation

All vocational courses at Erwin are approved by the Florida Board of Education.

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