The new Saline County Career and Technical Campus will open for students in the Sheridan School District in the fall of 2021, according to the Sheridan Headlight newspaper.

In its Dec. 23 edition, the newspaper reported that the Sheridan School District’s Board of Education recently discussed the new campus, which will offer 10 career training programs that are in high demand.

Those training programs will include automotive repair, HVAC, refrigeration, information technology, welding and health sciences.

Sheridan School District Superintendent Jerrod Williams said the program will allow high school students to have specialized skills and training to directly enter the work force after graduation.

He went on to say that the campus will offer flexible schedules throughout the day so that students involved In extra-curricular activities  will still be able to enroll in the programs. English IV, one of the final classes that seniors need to graduate will also be offered on the campus.

Voters in Saline County approved a special sales tax in 2018 to cover costs of the $35 million project. The tax will sunset or be taken off the books when the school is paid off.

The newspaper also reported that the campus will serve students that include any of the school districts that include parts of Saline County and enrollment will be based on each district’s proportion of the student population in the county. Bryant, the largest district in the county will account for 40 percent of the enrollment while Sheridan will account for 17 percent.