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TCC awarded $10K Explore the Trades grant for HVAC-R program

05/14/2024

The HVAC-R program of the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center has secured its second five-figure competitive grant in recent months in a continued effort to align the training facility with modern industry standards.

Dean Hester, Cole Pullam and Michael Barrett.

TCC computer science program awarded $27K for robotic arm

02/27/2024

The Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center incorporated a six-axis robotic arm into its computer integrated manufacturing class with a $27,000 Delta Workforce grant awarded at the end of last school year.

Alex Vass, Dan Parker, George Scherr and Scott Smith.

Nortek donates $35K in new HVAC equipment to TCC

02/13/2024

Nortek has donated seven packaged heating and cooling systems, valued at $35,000, to the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center in what company officials say is the start of a long-term partnership with the HVAC-R program.

Abby Crites fields questions from prospective students during the health fair.

Heartland Forward grant program launches with health fair at PBHS

02/06/2024

Poplar Bluff High School hosted its inaugural health fair on Friday, Jan. 26, as the first step of a grant-funded initiative designed to expose students to lucrative careers in the health care industry, and help combat the nursing shortage in Butler County.

TCC instructor Dan Parker poses with his HVAC/R students following a shopping spree.

TCC instructor awarded $15K grant for tools at Lowe’s

12/12/2023

It wasn’t quite “Supermarket Sweep,” but it felt like the home improvement version of the game show last week at the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center.

Student-led electric vehicle conversion wins at car show

10/10/2023

The Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center took home the people's choice award on Saturday, Sept. 30, during the Iron Horse Festival in the very first car show that the automotive technology class entered its cybertruck in.

Framing for the grand entrance of the future Mules Café is installed.

TCC awarded another $500K of $1.3M total toward Culinary Arts Center

10/03/2023

Another $513,000 in grant money has been awarded toward the Culinary Arts Center at the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center, adding to a total of approximately $1.3 million or, all told, about two-thirds of the project externally funded.

TCC culinary arts students, under the instruction of Chef Brandon Moon, prepare for the re-opening of the Mules Café.

Mules Café set to open for the last time on North Westwood

09/27/2023

The Mules Café is set to re-open to the public this week, concluding an approximate 45-year run at its current location in the R-I Administrative Building.

Lifelong educator draws on wide-ranging experiences to lead TCC

08/19/2023

Dr. Leigh Ann Cornman brings an array of education knowledge to the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center, having taught at practically every grade level, and hopes to be able to continue to build upon the momentum sparked by her predecessor.

The auto tech class poses beside the converted Chevrolet S-10.

TCC auto tech students convert used truck to electric

05/02/2023

The automotive technology class at the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center recently completed the electric vehicle conversion of a five-speed truck, a campus-wide project a couple of years in the works.

Emily Day, Dr. Amy Jackson and Shirley Persons.

Wide range of menus prepared during Senior Showcase

04/18/2023

Several dozen patrons attended the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center’s third annual Senior Showcase on Thursday, March 30, during which students displayed a culmination of techniques learned in the culinary arts program.

A cross section of HVAC condensers is set up in TCC instructor Dan Parker's classroom.

TCC awarded $154K, latest in string of grants totaling $1.3M

02/14/2023

The Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center will receive a campus-wide HVAC overhaul with $154,000 through the Area Career Center construction fund, bringing the total of state and federal grants acquired in less than a year to more than $1.3 million.

Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center awarded $400K ARPA grant

12/13/2022

The Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center will receive over half a million dollars in facility improvements through a 75 percent state, 25 percent local matching grant awarded recently by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Dan Parker, Isaac Siebert and Jonathan Grimaldo.

Technical Career Center adds solar power to HVAC/R program

11/08/2022

The HVAC/R program at the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center has incorporated solar energy into its hands-on curriculum, ensuring students remain at the forefront of industry advancements.

Fire Department reviews fire safety with culinary arts class

09/13/2022

The Poplar Bluff Fire Department discussed fire safety with culinary arts students of the Technical Career Center on Tuesday, Aug. 30, at the Administrative Building.

Preliminary rendering of the future Culinary Arts Center.

TCC secures $872K in grants for Culinary Arts Center

08/22/2022

A $500,000 Community Development Block Grant was approved by the Missouri Department of Economic Development one month ago toward a state-of-the-art Culinary Arts Center to be constructed on the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center campus.

Multiple students land jobs during hiring event

05/17/2022

Dexter Bar-B-Que settled in at the second ‘hiring event’ at Poplar Bluff High School with plans of spending the morning recruiting. The restaurant wound up filling its opening within the first 10 minutes, then was able to pack up and call it a day.

(From left) Daniel Colvin of Baldwin Chevrolet, TCC Director Charles Kinsey, student Terry Stevens, TCC auto collision instructor Denni White and Southern Reynolds Principal Jake Hime.

Inaugural signing ceremony hosted for outgoing students at TCC

05/03/2022

Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center hosted its first signing day to provide recognition for outgoing students entering the workforce, both through apprenticeships or employment, and those advancing to a technical college in a related field.

Culinary arts students serve guests from original menus

04/12/2022

The Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center culinary arts program held its second annual Senior Showcase on Thursday, March 31, serving between 80-100 guests from several student-created menus.

Thirty-nine students inducted into TCC Honor Society

04/05/2022

A school high of 39 members joined the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center National Technical Honor Society during the annual induction ceremony on Tuesday, March 22, at the High School.

TCC joins Poplar Bluff litter control efforts

03/29/2022

Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center instructor Michael Barrett took his PLTW computer science classes outside to pick up litter and get some fresh air following a test when the weather broke earlier this month.

PLTW computer science instructor Michael Barrett demonstrates a triple-pronged claw

TCC hosts 55th-anniversary tour during CTE month

02/15/2022

The Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center held an open house for stakeholders in celebration of its 55th anniversary as a school facility during Career and Technical Education month.

Truck donated to TCC auto mechanics program

03/23/2021

A 2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac was donated this month to the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center by Rick Wilkerson so students have a more current vehicle to practice servicing.

Students peel potatoes and perform other meal prep.

Guests dine at mock restaurants created by TCC students

03/16/2021

Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center students prepared a sampling from several original menus for about 60 guests to enjoy during the revamped Senior Showcase on Tuesday, March 9, in the Mules Café.

HVAC program forges local industry partnerships

02/02/2021

The HVAC program at the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center has been receiving scrap equipment donations from businesses as inroads are being made to further align the curriculum with local industry standards.

Five barbering chairs and stations have been established at the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center.

Barbering, esthetics available for high school students at TCC

01/26/2021

The Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center has begun recruiting area high school students for esthetics and barbering programs offered for the first time under the cosmetology umbrella.

Mules Café opens for carryout Oct. 1

09/22/2020

The Mules Café is set to return next week with carryout service only, in an effort to increase safety for customers during the pandemic.

Alex Nicolini; Steve and Terena Whitworth; Jessica Paulin, Jaden Jordan and Alayna Stokan; and Jacob Ward and Dakota Roam.

Poplar Bluff student winners named in Earth Day contest

03/30/2020

Poplar Bluff Junior High and Technical Career Center students were recently awarded for placing in a T-shirt design contest initiated to promote the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.

TCC forges partnership with Dexter, Westwood Baptist

01/28/2020

The Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center has expanded its service area to include Dexter High School and Westwood Baptist Academy, increasing its area sending schools to nine, in addition to PBHS.

(Clockwise) Robbie Myers, Michael Barrett, Maria Powell, Charles Kinsey, John Scott, Jeremy Bell, Kristen Laird and Quinn Johnson.

Computer science students create potential 911 app

01/14/2020

Computer science students at the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center are exploring the potential launch of a 911 app, upon garnering the attention of public officials.

Steven Moore of SUSA displays a 3D scan.

Students take industrial tour during MFG Day

10/08/2019

Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center and Graduation Center students participated in Manufacturing Day on Thursday, Oct. 3, and were provided the opportunity to tour factories in Industrial Park.

Austin Pullum poses next to a student-owned 1968 Chevrolet Camaro and the winning plaque for the Car & Motor Show.

TCC gearing up to host Car & Motor Show Saturday

09/17/2019

The Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center will host its inaugural Car & Motor Show this weekend to showcase its updated programming and help raise funds to expand opportunities for students.

Maria Powell, a senior, performs a magic trick utilizing binary numbers.

TCC starts first new program in over a decade

09/10/2019

The Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center has launched its first new program in over a decade this school year with the addition of computer science in what was once the health occupations classroom.

PBTCC House 39 is ready for bidders

05/24/2019

TCC Building Trades House is open and ready for bidders. Be sure and click here to read more...

Amber Whitworth, Jody Cochran, Sheila Wallace and Isaac Branson

TCC students qualify nationally for SkillsUSA

05/01/2019

Four Technical Career Center students have qualified to compete in the National SkillsUSA competition this summer.

PBTCC and PBHS Host 1st Hiring Event

04/04/2019

The Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center will be hosting the Poplar Bluff Schools Student Hiring Event. This local event will be for all of our..

David McKuin of the Poplar Bluff Middle School receives a salon quality hair treatment.

TCC partners with Scouts to explore trades

03/21/2019

The Boy Scouts of America has partnered with the school district to provide students a hands-on opportunity to explore programs offered at the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center that they may later be interested in pursuing.

Dakota Radake helps plate food under the instruction of Brandon Moon.

Mules Café takes reservations for first time

02/26/2019

A total of 50 reservations were made at the Mules Café on Wednesday, Feb. 20, for culinary arts students of the Technical Career Center to prepare their first full-service meal.

TCC student designs new logo for Giving Closet

02/05/2019

A Poplar Bluff student enrolled in the computer graphics program at the Technical Career Center has created a new logo to be used to help market the Giving Closet at the High School.

Computer science program approved at TCC

01/15/2019

The Technical Career Center has been green-lighted to start a computer science program, after the governor chose Poplar Bluff High School as his backdrop location to sign House Bill 3 into law.

Culinary arts curriculum upgraded with industry input

08/28/2018

A Poplar Bluff restaurateur has worked with the culinary arts program of the Technical Career Center to upgrade its curriculum in an effort to better serve the industry.

TCC students compete nationally at SkillsUSA

08/14/2018

Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center students proved this summer that they are competitive in their respective trades not only in Missouri, but on a national scale.

TCC lands professional development grant

08/14/2018

The Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center has been awarded a competitive grant in excess of $85,000 over the course the next five years for professional development and instructional coaching to help enhance the school’s academic focus.

Student Appreciation Day

05/01/2018

An annual tradition of the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center, Student Appreciation Day was held on Thursday, April 26, featuring a recognition ceremony, cookout and fun activities for both the morning and afternoon sessions.

Several TCC students to compete nationally

04/24/2018

The most in recent memory, 11 Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center students placed in the Missouri SkillsUSA contest held Thursday through Saturday, April 5-7, at the State Technical College of Missouri in Linn.

TCC students place in SkillsUSA branding contest

12/05/2017

Computer graphics students at the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center won second and third place respectively in the 2018 brand design contest at the state fall leadership contest of SkillsUSA Missouri held recently in Jefferson City.

Manufacturing Day promotes industrial occupations

10/18/2017

Several factories at Industrial Park partnered to host plant tours for Poplar Bluff Schools on Friday, Oct. 13, during the second annual Manufacturing Day organized to promote job opportunities available locally.

PBTCC contributes to Pass the Pride effort

10/16/2017

The Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center would like to thank its sponsors...

PBTCC Seeks February 2018 Cosmetology Students

10/16/2017

Prospective students should review admission procedures...

Building Trades program completes house

05/23/2017

The final touches are being made on the 38th house constructed by the Building Trades program of the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center.

PBTCC Seeks Adult Students

04/05/2017

The Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center is accepting applications for the Cosmetology and Technical & Industry (T&I) Programs scheduled to begin in August 2017. Application deadline for Cosmetology is May 5 and June 2 for the T&I Programs.

National Technical Honor Society chapter started

03/21/2017

The Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center inducted its first set of students in its newly established National Technical Honor Society chapter on Thursday, March 9, at the High School.

Nursing application period delayed

01/01/2017

The Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center has pushed back the beginning of the application period for the LPN Program from Jan. 1-Feb. 1.

Bad interviews make lasting impression on TCC students

03/09/2016

Janet McNece of Productive Staffing once had an applicant glide into a job interview on Heelys sneaker skates. Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce President Steve Halter has had a person show up to an interview accompanied by a banned shoplifter back when he was manager of Wal-Mart.

Students build computers with $3k Foundation grant

12/08/2015

The Poplar Bluff Public School Foundation has awarded $3,300 in computer components so Technical Career Center students can gain experience building CPUs and upgrade their basic skills lab in the process.

TCC students save district money, gain employability

11/26/2012

For years students at the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center have gained experience applicable in the job market working on projects right here in the school district.