WeatherOld Northwest-West University: Academy of Arts, Careers and Technology

The Academy of Arts, Careers and Technology (AACT) is a career-tech high school in Reno. The school's motto is "Imagine the possibilities!" Currently, the school holds a five star rating with the Washoe County School District.

AACT is divided into seven different fields the students can pursue in their high school career: Business & Finance, Communications Arts & Media, Culinary & Hospitality, Education: Early Childhood and Elementary, Engineering & Renewable Energy, Medical Careers, and Natural Resources and Animal Science.

The goal of The Academy of Arts, Careers and Technology is to provide students with the best possible way to succeed in life, and their dreams. By the end of their high school career, students can be job ready, or very prepared for college. 

AACT campus is a two-story "green" building with a unique architectural design on Edison Way. The older half of the building is circular with each classroom having one glass wall and facing the center of the circle. The old wing contains multiple medical classrooms, with a simulation hospital room, and a two sided broadcast studio. The new addition to the building is 46,000 square feet with an operational bank, restaurant, bakery, and three-part commercial kitchen, two physical education classrooms, a business classroom and a horticulture/vet med classroom with a fully functional green house including an animal pen.