What are "ROP" classes?

What are "ROP" classes?

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ROP is also known as regional occupation program. It's vocational training programs that are sometimes offered by the county school districts within an area county. They can offer things from banking occupation. It really is a great opportunity for students to explore jobs that they may want to go into. It's a great hands-on program. So from banking to cabinetry making. If students are interested in veterinary medicine, they may want to go into the police force, a police academy. So they have course there. If they're interested in childcare occupaton. Also, we offer several programs that are connected with the city colleges. They may go into dental hygenistry. They may be interested in nursing occupations. There are several things that a student can get some hands-on skills when they go into the regional occupation program. Especially now, we're really excited about some of the computer-aided drafting programs, some of the film processing classes that kids are getting into. So there are a lot of great ROP classes, and we really recommend that if a student is looking to test drive a career without actually going into it, or maybe taking a long course. Also, with regional occupation courses, students are able sometimes to achieve a certificate that allows them to actually take that certificate and go out into the working world.