School Study Visits
ACTE’s School Study Visits offer CTE Directors and Leaders an immersive professional development experience.
School Study Visit participants will:
- Visit some of the nation’s most innovative CTE centers
- Tour state-of-the-art facilities with institution leaders
- Network with other CTE administrators from around the U.S.
For an inside look at a past School Study Visit, read the article “Immersive professional development with ACTE” from the February 2023 issue of Techniques magazine.
West-MEC - February 2025
February 27-28, 2025
Glendale, AZ

Rates
Registration for the West-MEC School Study Visit includes:
- 2 nights of hotel accommodations (Feb. 26-27)
- 2 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 1 dinner
- Airport transfer
- Ground transportation
ACTE offers a special reduced rate for our Educational Institution Members. Not sure if your school is an EIM? Contact Laura Scott (lscott@acteonline.org) for more information.
EIM: $1,399.00 per person
Non-EIM: $1,599.00 per person
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Arrival
Dinner on your own
Thursday, February 27, 2025 (7:30 am – 7:00 pm)
Breakfast
Tour of West-MEC Southwest Campus programs
Overview of West-MEC & learning systems
Lunch
Focus group/panel presentation with sponsor, Pearson
Business partner and student panels
Overview of adult education programs
Overview of Curriculum and Instruction and Professional Development
Dinner
Friday, February 28, 2025 (7:15 am – 12:30 pm)
Breakfast
Tour of West-MEC Northwest Campus programs
Overview of Experience Orange and student services
Debrief and lunch
Departure