The Technical Education Center was built in 1972 and was originally called the Fort Bend Area Career School. It not only housed the Vocational programs for Fort Bend ISD, but students from Alief and Stafford were also permitted to attend. At that time, Fort Bend had only one high school, Dulles. The Fort Bend Area Career School also housed the District's vocational director and other associated staff personnel. The facility underwent renovations in the early 1990s and was renamed the Technical Education Center. Our district's Cosmetology, Auto Technology, Computer Aided Drafting, Electronics, Metal Trades, Health Science Technology, Hospitality Marketing, Hotel Management, Computer Maintenance, Culinary Arts, Fire Fighting and the Ready Set Teach programs are housed here now.
 
Fort Bend ISD now has ten high schools. Our Center draws students from all of them. Students are transported by bus to the Center for their technical instructional period and then transported back to their home campuses for their core courses. High School students today are bombarded with the question, “What are you going to do after you graduate?” It’s hard to answer that question if you have not had the opportunity to explore careers. The Technical Education Center offers programs that give students the chance to:
 
• Explore career options.
• Use State-of-the art technological equipment used in today’s work force.
• Earn articulation credit and enter a community college or university program.
• Utilize skills acquired through the Technical Education Center to earn money to pay for college expenses.
• Become employed immediately upon graduation with the skills necessary to be successful in today’s work force.
• Counts as High School PE credit
 
To apply for a class at the Technical Education Center, students must complete an application and return it to the Technical Education Center. Applications may be obtained from a school counselor or the TEC website.