Tampa Bay Technical High School
6410 Orient Road, Tampa, FL, 33610-9438 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Tampa Bay Technical High School
School Level High school
School Type Magnet School
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Hillsborough County, FL
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1877 students
% Male / % Female 43%  /  57%
Total Classroom Teachers 50 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 591 students
Grade 10 - 486 students
Grade 11 - 463 students
Grade 12 - 337 students
This School
(FL) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:38 1:19
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(FL) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 5% 2%
% Hispanic 26% 18%
% Black 39% 26%
% White 30% 52%
Additional Student Information
This School
(FL) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 35% 26%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 15% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(FL) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Hillsborough County School District
This School's Agency
(FL) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 261 24
Number of Students Managed 195,331 students 15,852 students
District Total Revenue $1,590,138,000 $150,286,000
District Expenditure $1,653,812,000 $148,035,000
District Revenue / Student $8,141 $9,481
District Expenditure / Student $8,467 $9,339
District Graduation Rates 87% 90%
In the News:
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School Notes:
  • Tampa Bay Technical High School is a high school located in the School District of Hillsborough County, offering several different programs including the Academy of Health Professions, the Academy of Architecture, and numerous vocational/technical programs.
  • Tampa Bay Technical High School was established in 1969 at 6410 Orient Road Tampa, Florida 33610. The students and faculty often refer to it as "Tech" or "TBT."
  • The school mascot is the Titan.
  • Faculty and Staff
  • Warren Brooks, Principal
  • Joe Reid, Asst. Principal of Administration
  • Johan VonAncken, Asst. Principal of Curriculum
  • Michael Ippolito, Asst. Principal for the Magnet Program
  • Ernestine Woody, Asst. Principal of Student Affairs
  • Michael Ramsey, Asst. Principal of Student Affairs
  • Kelly Everhart, Asst. Principal of Student Affairs
  • Athletics
  • The football team posted a record of 0-20 between the years of 2005-2006. Yet this 0-20 streak was snapped on August 31 2007, when the Titans defeated Bloomingdale High School in a stunning 50-7 victory. In the 2006-2007 school year, the Titans are 4-2, having beat Leto High School 20-0, Sickles High School 47-0 and Freedom High School 19-0. In a surprising turn of events, the Titans lost to Spoto High School 21-18 on September 28. On October 5, the Titans played Armwood High School where they lost 26-0. The Titans won their first homecoming game in 4 years against Lennard high school sporting a 35-10 victory. The Titans finished with a record of 6-5.
  • On March 17, 2008, the 2007-2008 Fellowsip of Christian Athletes Club at Tampa Bay Tech launched www.TitanStomp.com. TBT's first and official athletic website.
  • Academy of Health
  • The Health program is broken up into several fields during all years of attending, depending on the specialty, such as Radiology, Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy, Veterinary Assistant, Medical Laboratory, Pharmacy, Vision Specialist, Dental Care, CNA, and LPN (nursing). The LPN program requires a great deal more study than any other program, and for this reason chooses its members much sooner than any other program. Students choose which field they desire to move into and apply to these programs. The specialty has the option of refusing any student, however most students are placed in the field they desire.
  • Academy of Architecture
  • The Academy of Architecture has classes in two separate rooms, each a fully-functioning lab. The students learn fundamental skills about the architecture field and practice computer-aided design as well as manual drafting. Students enter several contests throughout the year e.g. a local drafting and design competition at the Strawberry Festival, national drafting and design competitions with SkillsUSA, and the West Point Bridge Design Contest. Drafting 1 & 2 are currently taught by Ronald Brill. Drafting 3-6 are under the instruction of David Carrier.
  • School of Business
  • Many business certificates can be earned in fields such as Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, and Web Design. Tampa Bay Tech is active in FBLA, and attends the annual district, state and national competitions.
  • Club Involvement
  • Clubs are plentiful in the school and some nationwide clubs include chapters at Tampa Bay Tech. Clubs are divided into Career, Service, Interest and Honors Clubs. Career and Service Clubs meet on the same day, and Interest and Honors Clubs meet on the same days. These list are incomplete:
  • Career Clubs
  • HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America)
  • FFA (National FFA Organization)
  • FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
  • SkillsUSA
  • FSPA (The Florida Scholastic Press Association)FCCLA
  • Service Clubs
  • Key Club
  • Interest Clubs
  • Gay-Straight Alliance
  • Photography Club
  • Drama Club
  • Student Government
  • Fellowship of Christian Athletes
  • DDR Club
  • Humanitarian Club
  • In Essence
  • Honors Clubs
  • National Honor Society
  • Spanish National Honor Society
  • National Technical Honor Society
  • National Beta Club
  • Mu Alpha Theta
  • Model United Nations
  • Senior Senate
  • Junior Senate
  • Sophomore Senate
  • The 2007-2008 Fellowship of Christian Athletes also launched a website dedicated to Tampa Bay Tech clubs, www.TBTclubs.com
  • NJROTC
  • Tampa Bay Tech's NJROTC is headed by Commander Grimes USN(ret.) and Master Chief Stuthers USN(ret.). Starting the school year of 2007-2008, Commander Grimes replaced Commander DeMartini as the SNSI. The NJROTC at Tampa Bay Tech has earned various distinctions including the Unit Achievement award three times in a row and the Distuingished Unit award for the past two years in 2007 and 2008. This award, which must be awarded by the Area 7 Manager personally, is the highest award that the unit as a whole can obtain.
  • Class Offerings
  • Advanced Placement
  • The Advanced Placement Program, commonly known as Advanced Placement, or AP, is a United States and Canada-based program that offers high school students the opportunity to receive university credit for their work during high school, as well as a standard measure of achievement in a particular course.The following AP courses are offered at TBT:
  • AP Art History
  • AP Biology
  • AP Calculus AB
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Chemistry
  • AP English Language and Composition
  • AP English Literature and Composition
  • AP Human Geography
  • AP Psychology
  • AP Spanish
  • AP Statistics
  • AP US History
  • AP World History
  • AP Music Theory
  • Dual Enrollment
  • The following is a partial (incomplete) list of dual enrollment courses offered at TBT. These courses award credit in both high school and Hillsborough Community College:
  • Freshman English
  • US History
  • History of Western Civilization
  • External links
  • Tampa Bay Technical High School Website
  • The College Board's AP website for students and parents
  • The College Board Index of AP credit policy per individual college
  • Hillsborough Community College dual enrollment course list
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School Zip (33610)
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Population (Approximate) 32,397 people 15,366,089 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 14% 27%
Population Average Age 35 years old 37 years old
Average Household size 2.7 persons 2.3 persons
Median Household Income $27,118 $38,396
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5 rooms 5.0 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 41 years old 32 years old
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