Get the Edge with Vantage Career Center

Facility: Vantage Career Center – Van Wert, OH
Architect:  Garmann-Miller & Associates, Inc. – Minster, OH
Construction Manager:  Gilbane Building Company – Westerville, OH
Contractor: W. A. Sheets & Sons, Inc. – Ft. Wayne, IN
Sub-Contractor: Farnham Equipment Company

Vantage Career Center is a hands-on facility that invites eleventh and twelfth grade students from thirteen school districts to gain a first-class career technical education while meeting academic requirements for high school graduation. Vantage also offers a variety of adult workforce training programs and courses.  Farnham Equipment Company was part of the  comprehensive OSFC renovation and expansion by providing Stevens Casework & Millwork, CampbellRhea Labs, Brodart Contract Furniture, and Lecture Hall Seating.

Stevens Casework and Millwork with a Windsor Mahogany finish is found throughout various Service Occupation classrooms including Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Early Childhood Education, and Health Technology. Additional areas housing Stevens Casework include Trade & Industry and Information Technology Classrooms as well as Traditional Classrooms and Administrative Offices. The administrative conference room features a custom octagon conference table with a matching Windsor Mahogany Finish.

The CampbellRhea Science Lab Casework features island work stations, microscope cases, and epoxy resin tops with drop in sinks. Peg Boards with drip troughs, a Goggle Cabinet, and a Protector Fume Hood with a sink cabinet complement the casework for a complete learning environment.

The Media Center includes Brodart Library Shelving as well as a custom Stevens Millwork Circulation Desk with shelving and storage units.

Vantage Career Center also features a lecture hall that doubles as a community room seating more than 100 people at the fixed lecture tables.

Vantage Career Center is celebrating the completion of their renovation and expansion with an Open House on Monday February 25 where you can explore the building and meet the staff from 5:00 – 8:00 pm.