What Is a Regional Occupational Program?
A Regional Occupational Program, or ROP, is a program that is part of the larger California Association of Regional Occupational Centers and Programs. The purpose of a Regional Occupational Program is to allow high school students and adults to learn important occupational skills in a tuition-free environment. Generally the courses offered are of a technical nature, with both computers and electronics being extremely popular courses, and with some centers offering courses on culinary arts, construction, automotive repair, agriculture, business, and healthcare. There are more than seventy working examples of the Regional Occupational Program in the State of California, with three different models in place. Six of these programs are run by single school districts. More than twenty operate under the auspices of two or more distinct school districts, and the programs are shared between the districts. More than forty programs are run directly under county-level boards of education. In order
