Stuart Career Tech High School

Goose Creek CISD

The district had an active career training program that required busing students from across the area. However, they hoped to consolidate and improve student career readiness by building a stand-alone high school to serve 900 full-time students. The district worked with local businesses and colleges to strengthen educational outcomes by creating a 10-year plan to fully develop six career pathways that would set the standard for other regional CTE programs. Today, Stuart Career Tech is a gateway to real-world experience where students receive hands-on training that prepares them for the job market.

Pfluger’s redesign consolidated three underused facilities in a phased development plan so the school could remain open during construction. We strategically positioned classrooms for interdisciplinary collaboration and gave public-facing programs access through separate secure entrances. This revitalized campus is where students learn to use their minds and hands, and teachers have the facilities to make a real difference.

  • Client Goose Creek CISD
  • Category Prek-12
  • Awards TASA/TASB Design Awards: Value
  • Project Team
A variety of learning spaces
The 6 career academies:
  • Advanced Automotive
  • Agriculture Sciences
  • Information Technology
  • Digital Communications
  • Culinary Arts
  • Manufacturing and Industrial Maintenance
six academies + one campus =shared resources...
The design consolidated three separate buildings

We were able to maximize a limited budget by sharing resources between programs and augmenting the existing buildings with materials and program-specific spaces. The complex was transformed over 4 phases. The phased project allowed school operations to continue during construction. Phase I began in 2015, and phase IV concluded in 2021 with a 43,000 SF two-story addition to the campus. The comprehensive high school began offering advanced certifications in 2022.


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