Thomas Edison High School of Technology (often referred to as Thomas Edison or Edison) is a public vocational/technical high school in Wheaton, an unincorporated section of Montgomery County, Maryland, next to Wheaton High School.
Edison is a member of the Downcounty Consortium. Its programs consist of an academic base, industry competency requirements, employability skill development and career/college planning components, as well as opportunities for leadership development. Thomas Edison registers all students in SkillsUSA, a career and technical student organization.
Typically, students spend half of their day at Thomas Edison, and the other half at their neighborhood school. Thomas Edison offers two sessions: the morning session from 7:55 to 10:15, and the afternoon session from 11:20 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.
Thomas Edison is also the headquarters for the Montgomery County Students Trades Foundations Office.
Programs Thomas Edison offers 19 programs that take one, two or three years to complete.
One-year programs Cybersecurity Foundations of Building Construction Technology (FBCT) Hospitality and Tourism Management Program (HTMP) Law Enforcement and Leadership Medical Careers Network Operations Restaurant Management / Culinary Arts
Two-year programs Academy of Health Professions Automotive Body Repair Technology Automotive Technology & Dealership Training Carpentry Construction Electricity Graphic design Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning Masonry Plumbing Principles of Architecture & CAD Technology Print Technologies & Digital Graphics
Three-year programs Cosmetology
Wheaton-Edison Partnership Programs Students in Wheaton High School academy can (if won the lottery) take courses at Edison that are similar to what they are learning in their academy.
Construction Management & Architecture (Engineering Academy) Healthcare Professions (Bioscience Academy) Hospitality and Tourism Management (Global Studies Academy) Information Technology and Cybersecurity (Academy of Information Technology)
Student body For the 2021–2022 school year, Thomas Edison has a total of 558 enrolled students, 62.2% male and 37.8% female. The student body is 52.9% Hispanic, 22.4% African American, 17.0% White, 5.4% Asian, and 5.0% or less in each of the following: American Indian or Alaskan Native; Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; and two or more (multiple) races.
External links
Washington Post reports on the Thomas Edison High School home building program
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