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Pruden Center For Indus/Tech

4169 Pruden Boulevard, Suffolk, VA 23434 · Home of the Falcons

Profile data: NCES & Virginia DOE (sources cited below). Rating: GreatSchools.org, April 2026. School boundaries can change — verify zoning with the district before relying on it.

At a glance

School district
Suffolk City Public Schools
Grades served
10-12 (CTE center; NCES 2024-25 lists grade span as not applicable)
School type
Public career and technical education (CTE) center / vocational school (shared regional center)
Principal
Johnetta Vaughan (Principal); Adriane Bradley-Gray (Dean of Students)
Mascot & colors
Falcons
Classroom teachers
16.5 FTE
NCES school ID
510371003045

About Pruden Center For Indus/Tech

The school at 4169 Pruden Boulevard in Suffolk, Virginia, operates as a shared career and technical education center. Long known as the Pruden Center for Industry and Technology (and earlier as the P.D. Pruden Vocational-Technical Center), it has been renamed The College and Career Academy at Pruden (CCAP). It is part of Suffolk City Public Schools and, per the National Center for Education Statistics, is classified as a vocational school in a rural-fringe locale.

Rather than enrolling students full time, the center serves sophomores, juniors, and seniors who remain enrolled at their home high schools — Lakeland, Nansemond River, and King's Fork — and attend Pruden for hands-on instruction in 17 CTE programs spanning fields such as automotive technology, collision repair, cosmetology, culinary arts, cybersecurity, welding, electricity, veterinary science, nurse aide, and EMT. The campus also houses an adult and continuing education program offering GED, Adult Basic Education, and English for Speakers of Other Languages.

Contact

Phone
(757) 925-5651
Official school website ↗

Data sources

  • NCES Common Core of Data — The College and Career Academy at Pruden — NCES ID (510371003045), state ID, district, address, phone, website, school type (vocational), locale (rural fringe 41), FTE teachers (16.5); enrollment/demographics marked not applicable2024-2025 link ↗
  • The College & Career Academy at Pruden — official site (About Us) — Principal (Johnetta Vaughan), Dean of Students (Adriane Bradley-Gray), mascot (Falcons), 17 CTE programs, high schools served, office phone (757) 923-52542026 (accessed) link ↗
  • Virginia Ship Repair Association — Pruden Center tech school profile — Program detail (Modeling & Simulation / TCC dual credit), address, phone (757) 925-5651accessed 2026 link ↗
  • Virginia School Quality Profiles — Suffolk City Public Schools (division) — Division context; no school-specific profile page found for this shared CTE center2024-2025 link ↗
  • PublicSchoolReview / GreatSchools listings — Historical names (Pruden Center for Industry/Technology, P.D. Pruden Vo-Tech), commonly cited grades 11-12 and ~600 enrollment (NOT authoritative, used only for cross-reference)varies link ↗

Figures reflect the 2024-2025 (NCES staffing); school renamed to The College and Career Academy at Pruden unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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