The philosophy of Hillyard Technical Center is to provide the type of technical training that will be suitable to the individual and meet the needs of business and industry. Our purpose is to equip students, both secondary and adult, who participate in trade, technical, industrial, business, or health occupations training, to the degree of competency that will enable them to compete in the labor market for entry-type jobs or to become better trained in order to advance in their present jobs.

Our Mission:
Prepare Hillyard Technical Center students for workforce success and continuous learning.

Vision Statement:
Hillyard Technical Center will meet the needs of the furture with innovation and excellence.

Our Values
Our schools will:
Provide diverse technical curriculum, which includes hands-on student activities.
Utilize accepted workplace standards.
Develop varied student evaluation methods, which will allow for demonstration of learned skills and individual differences.
Provide students with a safe and caring environment.
Maintain a pupil/teacher ratio which is conducive for effective learning in a technical area.
Provide educational opportunities beyond the secondary level for adults.

Our students will:
Be actively engaged in and responsible for learning a technical skill.
Have a job-based experience through on-the-job training and internship.
Demonstrate behaviors and attitudes expected by industry.
Benefit through increased communications with business and industry.

Our staff will:
Be committed to implementing innovative and creative technical programs for students.
Seek opportunities to communicate openly and share responsibility for students' success.
Promote continued professional growth for themselves and students.
Effectively participate in planning and decision making.

Our families/parents will:
Share responsibility for a student's success by participating in activities which are related to technical training.
Actively participate in advisory committees and other support groups to provide input in the development of technical programs.
Demonstrate self-respect and respect for others as they relate to the workplace.

Our community will:
Be supportive of skilled technical training for secondary students and adults.
Be dedicated to the integration of work and school in order to expand learning opportunities.
Serve as mentors to students and staff and assist with the establishment of program curriculum, which meets industry standards.