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.

Upcoming Visits

Kirkwood Community College - June 2025

June 2-3, 2025

Cedar Rapids, IA

Photo of Kirkwood Cedar Hall

Rates

Registration for the Kirkwood Community College School Study Visit includes:

  • 2 nights of hotel accommodations
  • 2 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 1 dinner
  • Airport transfer
  • Ground transportation

ACTE offers a special reduced rate for our Educational Institution Members. To access the EIM rate, please email Laura Scott (lscott@acteonline.org) for more information.

EIM: $1,399.00 per person

Non-EIM: $1,599.00 per person

Register Now

Please plan to arrive by Sunday evening, June 1, 2025. The visit will conclude by 12:30 pm on Tuesday, June 3.

Airport

The nearest airport to Kirkwood Community College is Eastern Iowa Airport.

2121 Arthur Collins Pkwy SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404

Hotel

The Hotel at Kirkwood Center
7725 Kirkwood Boulevard SW
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404

Two nights of hotel accommodation are included in your registration. The included nights for this visit are June 1 and June 2, 2025. ACTE staff will book your room, and you will receive a confirmation email. If you need to reserve additional room nights (at your expense), contact Laura Scott at lscott@acteonline.org.

About the Hotel

From their website:

“The Hotel at Kirkwood Center…has the proud distinction of being the only luxury teaching hotel of its kind in the nation, serving as a learning laboratory for Kirkwood Community College’s Hospitality Arts program. The 350-plus students in this program are excited about the industry and eager to learn; they work alongside experienced professionals who give them constant, daily learning situations – and the students in turn deliver high-value hospitality to…our guests.”

 

 

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Past Visits

Butler Tech - April 2024

April 25-26, 2024

Cincinnati, OH

Photo of Butler Tech's D. Russel Lee campus