Maine School Administrative District 46 (MSAD 46) is a school district

School district

School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

 that serves the towns of Dexter

Dexter, Maine

Dexter is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,890 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bangor, Maine metropolitan statistical area...

, Exeter

Exeter, Maine

Exeter is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 997 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.- History :...

, Ripley

Ripley, Maine

Ripley is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The community was named after Brigadier General Eleazer Wheelock Ripley of the War of 1812...

 and Garland, Maine

Garland, Maine

Garland is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 990 at the 2000 census.- History :Garland was settled in 1802 and incorporated in 1811...

. It is located in Penobscot County

Penobscot County, Maine

Penobscot County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. For U.S. Census statistical purposes, it is part of the Bangor, Maine, New England County Metropolitan Area . As of 2010, the population was 153,923...

 which is also known as the "Maine Highlands". There are a total of six schools in the district: Garland Elementary, Exeter Elementary, Dexter Primary School, Dexter Middle School, Dexter Regional High School

Dexter Regional High School

Dexter Regional High School is a public high school in Dexter, Maine. During the 2004-05 school year, MVHS had 369 enrolled students. In 2002, the school had a graduation rate of 81.52%, below the state's rate of 86.71%. In 2003, the graduation rate was 76.84%, below the state average of 87.57%.The...

, and Tri-County Technical Center. Approximately 1,100 students from the area are enrolled.

Tri-County Technical Center

Tri-County Technical Center serves students from five Maine School Administrative Districts: 46, 48, 41, 4

Maine School Administrative District 4

Maine School Administrative District 4 is an operating school district within Maine, covering the towns of Abbot, Cambridge, Guilford, Parkman, Sangerville, and Wellington....

, and 68

Maine School Administrative District 68

Maine School Administrative District 68 consists of two public schools in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine. The district serves the towns of Dover-Foxcroft, Monson, Sebec, Charleston, and smaller communities. Students are often bussed in from these outlying towns. It is the largest of four school districts...

. It currently offers nine areas of study: Automotive Repair, Commercial Truck Driving, Criminal Justice, Graphic Design and Communications, Culinary Arts, Health Occupations, Building Trades, Metals Manufacturing, and Computer Repair.

The Technical Center offers a variety of certifications and opportunities for credits earned to transfer to secondary education. Sample certifications include:

• Automotive Repair — Wix Filter certification and Timkins bearings certification
• Computer Systems Repair — COMP-TIA A+, Technician A+, and Network +
• Building Trades — 10 and 30 hour OSHA cards (10 in the first year, 30 in the second)and NCCER certification
• Graphic Design and Communications — Adobe Certified Assistant
• Metals Manufacturing — 10 hour OSHA and Maine Oxy certification
• Commercial Truck Driving — Maine Class A Commercial Driving License
• Health Occupations — CPR & First Aid, PCA and Certified Nursing Assistant certificate — credits will transfer to Maine community colleges and to some public and private 4 year schools.
• Culinary Arts — ServSafe
• Criminal Justice — two years in the program allows students to opt out of the Introduction to Law Enforcement class at Husson University.

External links

• MSAD 46's main website