Whitko Career Academy - Whitko Community Schools

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MEET OUR STAFF

Our instructors and students work together to create a culture of high expectations in every classroom throughout the academy.

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VISIT OUR CAMPUS

Located on a 110 acre campus near Larwill, Indiana, WCA is just off of the US 30 corridor between Warsaw and Columbia City. We'd love to show you around. Contact us to schedule a tour!

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WELCOME TO WHITKO CAREER ACADEMY

WCA offers an extraordinary educational environment and has created additional opportunities for students within Whitko Community Schools. Your child has the opportunity to explore a career and earn advanced technical skills, credentials and certifications, college credits, and prepare for a successful future whether they are career- or college-bound.

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7th-8th Grade

The Junior High Experience is for seventh and eighth grade students and offers class rotations including Agriculture and College & Careers.

9th Grade

Ninth grade students may choose one of the following Academies: Agriculture, Engineering, Public Service, or Skilled Trades.

10th-12th Grade

Career Focus classes offer sophomore through senior students the opportunity to choose a more concentrated area of study.

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Career Focus Classes

LATEST News

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2-Hour Delay, Thursday, December 4

December 4, 2025

Whitko Community Schools is on a two-hour delay Thursday, December 4, 2025 due to icy road conditions.

Whitko students of the month December 2025

Whitko recognizes Students of the Month for December

December 2, 2025

The following Whitko Community School students are Students of the Month for December 2025. Mason Elder – Whitko Junior Senior High School’s student of the monthNominated by teacher Curtis Hines, who said of the seventh grader, Mason always has a

UPDATE: e-Learning Day, Tuesday, December 2

December 1, 2025

Whitko Community School students have an e-Learning day Tuesday, December 2, 2025 due to continued unsafe road conditions.

DIRECTOR WELCOME

Whitko Career Academy strives to provide authentic real world experiences through our Career and Technical Education courses to help students plan their future career goals. We are blessed to have a community and local business leaders that are committed assisting in the educational journey of our students.

Chris Benedict

Whitko Career Academy Director

Testimonials

"I'm excited to operate the same equipment that we viewed on our tour of the medical device manufacturers."

"Agriculture at Whitko Career Academy is going very well. We are learning so much in the classroom, and we are learning how to use what we learn outside of class."

"The academy has helped me have a better idea of what I want my future career to be. You get to experience and see hands-on what the agriculture field is truly about and I've gotten to do things that I never imagined I would get to do at school. Thanks to the Whitko community that made the academy possible I've developed stronger leadership skills, challenged myself more, and discovered new things I'm interested in."

WCA Services

Adult Education

Programming for continued adult education is currently under development at Whitko Career Academy. The Adult Education program seeks to develop trade skills and the opportunity to earn certifications for adults in our community.

Catering

Under the instruction of Mallory Pierce, Culinary Arts students prepare box lunches, offer catering services, and more.

Community Job Link

Whitko Career Academy can be your link between business partners in our area and their current job openings! WCA is approached on a regular basis by businesses in our community searching for additional skilled labor. Although many of these job opportunities are filled by WCA students there are still openings available for adults in our community.