Students at GNB Voc-Tech experience an education which blends academic instruction with career and technical education. They can choose from more than two dozen career majors.

Through this course of study, students wishing to pursue a higher education are able to meet all of the academic requirements necessary for them to be admitted into state colleges and universities as well as most private colleges. Additionally, the vocational skills that they acquire give them a competitive advantage when entering the workforce.

Many of the school's graduates go on to become leaders in business and industry or in civic and political life in the region. In a typical class, 60-70% of its graduates choose to continue their education, either at colleges or advanced technical schools. Another 30-35% enter the workforce and approximately 2% enter the armed services.

An eight-member School Committee sets policy for the district. Four of its members are appointed by the Mayor of New Bedford. Two each are appointed by the Town of Dartmouth and the Town of Fairhaven.

Norman Bergeron, New Bedford
David S. Darmofal, Fairhaven
Randall C. Durrigan, Fairhaven
Dr. Thomas E. Kelly, Dartmouth
John P. Montigny, Dartmouth
Joaquim Nobrega, New Bedford
Rita M. Ribeiro, New Bedford
Frederick J. Toomey, New Bedford

Linda Enos - Superintendent-Director
Paula Gendreau - School Business Administrator
Michael Gagliardi - Principal, Career and Technical Education
Michael Murphy - Principal, Academic Programs

Accreditations and Associations:

GNB Voc-Tech is an accredited member of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, the regional accrediting body for secondary schools in New England. Its faculty members are licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School is periodically evaluated by outside agencies, including the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), among others. During the 2008-2009 school years, NEASC conducted a comprehensive inspection of the school, done once every ten years, and DESE conducted a Coordinated Program Review, done once every six years. When final reports are issued by the reviewing agencies, copies will be available for inspection by contacting the Office of the Superintendent-Director.

GNB Voc-Tech accepts public and private school students who live in New Bedford, Dartmouth and Fairhaven. Following is a partial list of the schools and school districts which regularly send students to GNB Voc-Tech: