Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy, 2800 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.: career pathways for students from all three city high schools.

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Sources: the school’s website; its principal’s page; Tuscaloosa City Schools’ schools directory, zoning map and feeder patterns; the district’s 2026-27 calendar; the federal NCES school directory for 2023-24 and the Census Bureau’s city boundary.

The Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy, known as TCTA, is Tuscaloosa City Schools’ career and technical center on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in west Tuscaloosa. High school students choose a career pathway, take related courses, earn industry credentials and work in a simulated workplace, according to the school’s profile. It has no attendance zone and no separate state report card: students count at their home high school.

Who to call
Address 2800 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Phone 205-759-3649
Grades 9 to 12 (students stay enrolled at their high school)
District Tuscaloosa City Schools
City of Tuscaloosa Inside the city limits
Attendance zone None; serves the whole district

Principal

Principal Richjetta Branch, according to the school’s staff directory. Her weekly newsletter for families, The Principal’s Nook, is linked from the school’s principal page.

Enrollment and teachers

The federal NCES directory lists TCTA as a career and technical school serving ninth through 12th grade but reports no separate enrollment for it.

State report card

TCTA does not receive its own grade. Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card grades the three high schools TCTA students come from: Central, a D with 69 points; Northridge, a B with 84; and Paul W. Bryant, a C with 74. College and career readiness, one part of each high school’s grade, counts approved industry credentials and completing a career tech program among the ways a student can qualify, according to the state’s report card rules.

Attendance zone

TCTA has no zone. Students from Central, Northridge and Paul W. Bryant high schools attend for career classes. Ask your high school counselor about pathways and schedules, or call TCTA. The district holds a TCTA open house for second-semester families Thursday, Jan. 21, according to its 2026-27 calendar.

Programs

From the school’s profile:

  • Career pathways chosen by interest and assessments, with career tech student organizations and industry-recognized credentials
  • Simulated Workplace: classes run with real business processes to prepare students for jobs
  • Instructors with industry experience in welding, information technology, nursing, TV production, animation, agriculture, building construction and electrical technology, among others
  • 15 advisory councils of local industry and community leaders

Credentials students have earned include CPR, Patient Care Aide, Emergency Medical Technician, Automotive Service Excellence, NCCER construction, ServSafe, Certified Guest Service Professional, Adobe Premiere Pro, Revit, Inventor and PC Pro, the school says.

Calendar

Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy follows Tuscaloosa City Schools’ 2026-27 calendar (district calendars are on its calendar page). Coming dates:

  • Tuesday, Oct. 20: e-learning day for ninth and 11th graders while 10th graders take the Pre-ACT and seniors take WorkKeys
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, schools closed
  • Nov. 23-27: fall break and Thanksgiving holidays, schools closed
  • Friday, Dec. 18: half day for students, end of the first semester
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter holidays, schools closed; students return Wednesday, Jan. 6

On scheduled half days, high schools dismiss at 12:30 p.m. The district does not publish daily bell times on its website; call the front office for start and dismissal times.

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Frequently asked questions

What is TCTA in Tuscaloosa?

The Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy, Tuscaloosa City Schools’ career and technical center at 2800 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., where high school students take career pathway courses and earn industry credentials.

Who can attend the Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy?

High school students from Central, Northridge and Paul W. Bryant. TCTA has no attendance zone; students stay enrolled at their home high school.

Does TCTA have a state report card grade?

No. Alabama grades the students’ home high schools; TCTA has no separate report card.