Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation and many local businesses saw a critical need for a technical high school that could serve double duty by educating high school students and local businesses in a collaborative educational environment. Resulting from a public 42-person Planning and Design Task Force, the new Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center educates Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation’s high school students who seek a focused technical education in preparation for employment within local industries. In addition, the Technical Center can be used by local businesses and offers adult continuing education courses.

A major design consideration for this facility was to provide ample flexible space that serves a wide variety of uses, and able to accommodate high school students and local businesses who need lab or classroom space and a continuing education curriculum. Two 1,000 square foot flex-labs are openly configured, wired for distance learning, connected to air, water and power to facilitate multi-disciplined groups and scientific study over a broad range of disciplines. Through a collaborative effort, Southern Indiana now has a state-of-the-art technical center that serves a wide variety of uses.