Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School
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Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School is a public vocational high school
located in Fall River, Massachusetts
. The high school serves a regional school district comprising the city of Fall River
and nearby towns of Somerset
, Swansea
and Westport
. The school has an enrollment of about 1,300 students and offers vocational technical programs in 16 different programs, including Auto Body, Auto Mechanics, carpentry, culinary arts, dental assisting, drafting, electricity, electronics, facilities management, general shop, graphic communications, health assisting, HVAC, machine tool technology, metal fabrication and joining, office technology, and plumbing.
The school also includes the Diman Regional School of Practical Nursing, offering post-graduate education in the field of practical nursing
.
as Diman Vocational School in 1912 by Reverend John Diman, an Episcopal minister who had previously started Diman School for Boys (later renamed St. George's School
) in Newport, Rhode Island
.
The Diman Regional Charter was established in 1963 to expand the area of the school's enrollment to include the surrounding towns of Somerset, Swansea and Westport, Massachusetts. The current campus on Stonehaven Road in Fall River opened in 1968.
Vocational school
A vocational school , providing vocational education, is a school in which students are taught the skills needed to perform a particular job...
located in Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located about south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and west of New Bedford and south of Taunton. The city's population was 88,857 during the 2010 census, making it the tenth largest city in...
. The high school serves a regional school district comprising the city of Fall River
Fall River
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and nearby towns of Somerset
Somerset, Massachusetts
Somerset is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,234 at the 2000 census. It is the birthplace and hometown of Clifford Milburn Holland , the chief engineer and namesake of the Holland Tunnel in New York City....
, Swansea
Swansea, Massachusetts
Swansea is a town in Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts.It is located at the mouth of the Taunton River, just west of Fall River, 47 miles south of Boston; and 12 miles southeast of Providence, Rhode Island....
and Westport
Westport, Massachusetts
Westport is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 15,532 at the 2010 census.The village of North Westport lies in the town.- History :...
. The school has an enrollment of about 1,300 students and offers vocational technical programs in 16 different programs, including Auto Body, Auto Mechanics, carpentry, culinary arts, dental assisting, drafting, electricity, electronics, facilities management, general shop, graphic communications, health assisting, HVAC, machine tool technology, metal fabrication and joining, office technology, and plumbing.
The school also includes the Diman Regional School of Practical Nursing, offering post-graduate education in the field of practical nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
Licensed practical nurse is the term used in much of the United States and most Canadian provinces to refer to a nurse who cares for "people who are sick, injured, convalescent, or disabled under the direction of registered nurses and physicians. The term licensed vocational nurses is used in...
.
History
The school was founded in Fall RiverFall River
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as Diman Vocational School in 1912 by Reverend John Diman, an Episcopal minister who had previously started Diman School for Boys (later renamed St. George's School
St. George's School, Newport
St. George's School is a private, Episcopal, coeducational boarding school in Middletown, Rhode Island, USA, just east of the city of Newport. The school was founded in 1896 by the Rev. John Byron Diman, a member of a prominent Rhode Island family. It sits on a hill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean...
) in Newport, Rhode Island
Newport, Rhode Island
Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War...
.
The Diman Regional Charter was established in 1963 to expand the area of the school's enrollment to include the surrounding towns of Somerset, Swansea and Westport, Massachusetts. The current campus on Stonehaven Road in Fall River opened in 1968.