Ulster BOCES means different things to different people. For Karina Rendon, a Highland Central School District graduate who attended the Ulster BOCES Culinary Arts program as a junior and senior, Ulster BOCES was the base ingredient in her recipe for a successful career as a pastry chef in the esteemed kitchen of one of the leading hotels in the world, the Fifth Avenue Hotel in Manhattan.

Earlier this summer, 2024 Saugerties High School graduate Eric Weisman achieved a remarkable milestone by earning his pilot's license at just 18 years old, a feat made possible through his high school coursework at the Ulster BOCES Career & Technical Center.

Ulster BOCES-trained young professionals Levi Peterson and Tyler Bradley spent much of their senior year of high school as paid electrical construction interns with National Resources, a real estate and investment firm that is currently renovating the former IBM site in Kingston to become the future home of the Ulster BOCES Career Pathways Academies at iPark 87. 

The Ulster BOCES Adult Career Education Cosmetology program is thrilled to announce the addition of a 300 hour Natural Hair Styling class for NYS licensure beginning October 8, taught by a highly experienced and celebrated stylist, Johnah Incardona. With more than 25 years of experience in the beauty industry, Incardona brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the classroom.

Cosmo McIntosh, a recent graduate of the Saugerties Central School District who
completed the Ulster BOCES Small Engine Mechanics Repair program, earned third place in the Motorcycle Technician category at the SkillsUSA national competition. The event, which was held from June 24-28, took place at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.