The mission of the Greater Career and Technology Center is to provide high school students and adult learners a superior career and technical education consistent with accepted academic and skill standards. General Information The mission of the Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center is to provide high school students and adult learners a superior career and technical education consistent with accepted academic and skill standards. The GACTC offers twenty-seven approved secondary programs on a half-day basis and a number of full time adult "Career in a Year" programs. An intergenerational initiative also allows adults to enroll in secondary programs. The GACTC is ISO 9001:2008 certified along with institutional accreditation through the Middle States Association of Secondary Schools and the Council on Occupational Education. A number of individual programs meet specific industry skill standards and hold additional certifications.