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
Northern Kane County Region 110
May 7-8, 2026
Kane County, IL
ACTE’s School Study Visit of schools within the Northern Kane County Region 110 showcases a regional approach to CTE in the greater Chicago area, where multiple districts pool resources to offer advanced programs and facilities they couldn’t sustain alone—while partnering with a community college to help students earn credentials and college credit in high school. Ideal for CTE leaders seeking scalable, cost-effective solutions for comprehensive high school CTE models, this tour delivers real-world strategies for doing more with less.
ACTE Member = $1,499.00 per person
Educational Institution Members receive a $100.00 per person registration discount. Please contact Laura Scott (lscott@acteonline.org) for more information.
Non-Member = $1,599.00 per person
Registration includes
- Two nights of hotel accommodations
- Airport transfer
- Ground transportation during the tour
- Two breakfasts, two lunches and one dinner
Hotel
Hampton Inn Huntley Chicago
13000 IL-47, Huntley, IL 60142
ACTE will arrange room reservations for all registered attendees. Registration includes two nights of hotel accommodations, with check in on May 6, 2026, and check out on May 8, 2026. Attendees may add additional nights to their reservation at their own expense.
Travel
Kane County is in the greater Chicago, IL area. Attendees are encouraged to fly in and out of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport if traveling by air.
DRAFT Agenda – Northern Kane School Study Visit (Updated March 18, 2026)
Northern Virginia Community College
April 21-24, 2026
Woodbridge, VA
This program is for instructors, faculty, administrators and secondary school educators around the nation to learn about Data Center Operations in Northern Virginia and then take what they’ve learned back to their institution and service areas. Participants will spend two days on professional learning with experience industry professionals at Northern Virginia Community College’s state-of-the-art data center training facility in Woodbridge, VA. Participants will also spend two days at the nation’s largest data center conference – Data Center World in Washington, DC – to learn about the industry and network with professionals. This is part of a DCO Program Development grant (DCO PD), which is intended to expand the national capacity for teaching Data Center Operations.
The application is now closed. Please contact nschuhnuhfer@nvcc.edu to learn more.
Additional travel details coming soon!
This program will take place in Washington, DC and Woodbridge, VA. Attendees are encouraged to fly in and out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport if traveling by air.
Draft agenda coming soon
Past Visits
Kirkwood Community College - June 2025
June 2-3. 2025
Cedar Rapids, IA
West-MEC - February 2025
February 27-28, 2025
Glendale, AZ
Butler Tech - April 2024
April 25-26, 2024
Cincinnati, OH
