Central Tech Open House: A Hands-On Experience for the Community
The day is packed with over 90 activities, live demonstrations, and even a car show. And, of course, food is…
OPEN HOUSE
February is Career and Technical Education Month, or CTE Month.
Open to the public, Central Tech’s Open House is an annual event occurring the Sunday before President’s Day. This event gives the community an opportunity to see first-hand how Central Tech prepares students for the workforce utilizing the latest in technology.
Visit us for open house at either of our locations:
Sunday, February 15, 2026 – 1-4pm
3 CT Circle
Drumright, OK
1720 S Main St
Sapulpa, OK
DRUMRIGHT CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
3 CT Circle
| LOCATION | ACTIVITY |
|---|---|
| Student Commons | REGISTER TO WIN (Drawing at 3:30pm) |
| OUTSIDE | |
| Automotive (behind building A) | Car Show (Awards at 3pm) |
| Parking Lot (in front of building A) | Emergency Vehicles |
| Truck Driver Training (in front of building B) | Climb Inside a Truck |
| BUILDING A | |
| Meet our Mascot, CT the Owl | |
| Business & Information Technology | AI Generation |
| Construction | Learn to Build Cabinet Doors |
| Construction | See a CNC Machine in Action |
| Cosmetology | Hair Cuts, Styles, or Wax ($5 each) |
| Facilities Maintenance | Drive our Heavy Equipment Simulator |
| Facilities Maintenance | Students in Action – Cabinet Making |
| Facilities Maintenance | Test Out an HVAC Trainer |
| Health Careers | Bone Matching Game |
| Health Careers | Coloring Station |
| Health Careers | Pulse Oximetry & Temperatures |
| Health Careers | “Karen” Simulation Mannequin |
| Medical Assisting | Giant Operation Game |
| Medical Assisting | Glow Test – Are Your Hands Really Clean? |
| Medical Assisting | Vision Screening |
| Practical Nursing | FREE Glucose Check & Vital Signs |
| Practical Nursing | Remove Staples & Sutures from a Mannequin Arm |
| Practical Nursing | Wear Drunk Goggles Virtual Reality |
| Practical Nursing | You Be the Nurse on our Responding Mannequin |
| Pre-Engineering | Build a Lego Lockbox |
| Student Commons | FREE Pop (while supplies last) |
| Student Commons Hallway | FREE Popcorn (while supplies last) |
| Welding | Try Your Hand at Virtual Welding – It’s a Contest! |
| BUILDING C | |
| Pipeline | Learn to Take Cathodic Protection (CP) Reads |
| Pipeline | Run the Heavy Equipment Simulator |
| Pipeline | Watch Students Jeep a Pipeline |
| BUILDING D | |
| Diesel | Climb Inside a Diesel Truck |
| Diesel | See How a Semi Wheel is Removed |
| Diesel | See the New Warren Cat Mini Excavator |
| Diesel | Test the Air Brakes Trainer |
| Diesel | Try the Driving Simulator |
| Diesel | Watch a Tire Get Replaced |
| Powersports | Watch the DynoJet Test a Motorcycle |
SAPULPA CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
1720 S Main St
| LOCATION | ACTIVITY |
|---|---|
| Student Commons | REGISTER TO WIN (Drawing at 3:30pm) |
| BUILDING A | |
| Business & Information Technology | Create a Name Tent |
| Business & Information Technology | Sketch It! Game |
| Health Careers | Escape the Hospital Room |
| Health Careers | Learn CPR |
| Health Careers | Wear Drunk Goggles Virtual Reality |
| Medical Assisting | FREE Glucose Check & Blood Pressure Reading |
| Network Security & Administration | Esports Games – You Play! |
| Pharmacy Technician | Pill (Candy) Counting Competition |
| Practical Nursing | Injections – Test Your Skills! |
| Practical Nursing | Listen to a Lifelike Heart & Lung Mannequin |
| Practical Nursing | Practice Phlebotomy on a Mannequin Arm |
| Practical Nursing | Remove Staples & Sutures |
| Seminar Center | FREE Popcorn while supplies last |
| Student Commons | FREE Pop (while supplies last) |
| Student Commons | Meet our Mascot, CT the Owl |
| BUILDING B | |
| Criminal Justice | MILO Simulator: Shoot Zombies |
| Criminal Justice | Walk Through a Crime Scene |
| Welding | Try Your Hand at Virtual Welding |
| BUILDING C | |
| Cosmetology | Haircut |
| HVAC | Try Your Hand at Brazing |
| Plumbing | Join CSST Gas Piping |
| Plumbing | Soldering – You Try It! |
“My wife attended Central Tech for Medical Assisting, and I visited during an open house. Not expecting much, I found interest in NSA. I enrolled the following year, and thanks to Central Tech, exactly one day after my graduation I interviewed with the company where I still work today.”
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