George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology

George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology, also known just as the Carver Center for Arts and Technology is a Baltimore County-wide public magnet high school originally established in 1993 as one of three geographically spread technology high schools, (others established earlier in 1970 were Western and Eastern Technical High Schools - ). The Central Technical High School, was located in Towson, the county seat in Baltimore County, Maryland. In any given year, about 800 students attend, and typical class size is just under 20. The high school is primarily known for its eleven "primes", for which students must apply in order to be accepted to the school. The school is distinguished in many categories, mainly its many art achievements.Students from all of the middle schools throughout Baltimore County, as well as those who were "homeschooled", can apply to attend Carver C.A.T., although it may be much farther from their houses and communities than their home regional/neighborhood high school. Admission is based on a combination of an audition and a lottery.Name Change/Historical PrecedentsAt the May, 2008, meeting of the Board of Education for the Baltimore County Public Schools, it was decided that upon next school year (2008-2009), The previously renamed "Carver Center for Arts and Technology" would become known as "George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology". This breaks the general policy of BCoPS of not naming schools with the first names of people rather opting towards the previous example of using only last names such as in the example of Franklin High School (the County and BCoPS oldest public high school and a descendent of the historic old private Franklin Academy) in the Reisterstown area in the northwest Baltimore County or the current Carver Center.