Career tech classes
Registration for the 2026-27 school year at the Silicon Valley Career Technical Education (SVCTE) center was set to open on Tuesday, Jan. 20.
Nearly 1,500 students in grades 10-12 from over 45 schools in Santa Clara County enroll each year, earning college credit and industry certifications and gaining real-world experience and skills for higher education or careers after graduation.
SVCTE is open to students in Santa Clara County, and transportation is free for students to and from schools in the San José Unified School District. Students enroll through their home high school counselor.
New courses this term include an AI engineering course and a pre-apprenticeship in metals technology. Students in the former course will design intelligent systems, apply Python coding and use machine learning to solve real-world challenges.
Students enrolled in the metals technology course will have access to a newly approved Field Ironworkers Pre-Apprenticeship program, authorized by the California Division of Apprenticeship Standards.
For the full course catalog, visit https://bit.ly/4pzTuPm.
Liberation Lens
In honor of Black History Month, San José City College Theater is hosting the Liberation Lens Film Festival on Feb. 4 at 6 p.m.
Festival co-founder Dr. Robert Mossi Alexander says Liberation Lens is intended as “a vehicle for political education, healing and community-driven liberation.”
Featured films include:
- “Glass Ceilings,” which follows singer/songwriter Martha Coryne as she navigates barriers to her music career;
- “Reclaiming Our Humanity,” a documentary about formerly incarcerated Black men who found healing, purpose and success through education and community; and
- “Burning for Justice,” Alexander’s account of Yuridia Ochoa, who was shot by San Jose police in a June 2020 protest at city hall prior to her arrest for felony hit and run and assault with a deadly weapon on an officer.
Tickets are $12.51 at https://bit.ly/45GdZ5H; those with a valid student ID will be admitted for free.
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