Don Bosco Technical Institute

Save yourself time and money. Find a good charter high school. They are free and are accountable, unlike DBTI. I sent my son here based on my experience with its reputation when I was in high school. I attended a girls high school. Back then the focus was on academics now it is something else. They did not bother to keep up with changing technology but instead wasted time and resources on a football field and team. Both are far from being complete. The most recent claim to fame was putting a/c units in the classrooms. Wow! The new president, in his attempt to salvage the academic reputation of the school, directed a mass purge of students who were allowed to fall below academic requirements. Congrats Bosco! You have better scores but you stole time and money from those students you failed.
--Submitted by a parent

To correct one misstatement, graduates over many years have been accepted to MIT. They do not always chose to attend though.
--Submitted by a teacher

How far will this school fall? When I attended in the early 80's, enrollment was about 1,100 students in 5 years. You did high school in three years and had college for two. Sports were a side salad in a wonderful academic meal. Now enrollment is 500 students, high school takes 4 years, there is no college, football permeates the school and tech shops are now the side salad. What the heck?? After Fr. Reina left, the school lost it's way. Poor decisions are dooming the school. What market study showed that a new football program with a new stadium would be a boost to the school? Football hadn't been a tradition for 30 years. Oh, and lets kill the 2 year JC. And lastly, lets not do high school in 3 years, but 4.
--Submitted by a parent

Great school, great people, GREAT kids! What a privilege to be able to send my son here.
--Submitted by a parent

Used to be a great school. Lacking leadership and direction. Makes major program changes without consulting parents or faculty.
--Submitted by a parent

As an alumni, I see what Bosco Tech did for me in the long run. After graduating from there I realized how much class, intelligence, and respect each student had. Besides the rigorous academics, the school was a big character builder. Each student that graduates from there is ready to face what's ahead. I applaud Bosco Tech for nurturing more than the individual, but the whole as a community.

Don Bosco Tech, My son chosed this school since he was in fifth grade, now he is in his second year at Bosco! He works very hard and, he also has fun when all the techs classes for example electronic vs. construction or [design] vs. computer science compite and do games. I like the teachers they always available and ready to listen, answer any question from parents.
--Submitted by a parent

Great academic college program and technical classes. New sports fields and programs. High parent involvement. To bad they discontinued the 5th year aa college degree program
--Submitted by a parent

As a current parent of a sophmore I can say nothing but good things about the faculty, parents and students at Bosco. The Technologies offered are very important to the students, they take pride in them. Honors classes are available for students that need challenging. All instructors that we have encountered are dedicated, carring and available to provide extra assistance when requested. All kinds of sport activities are available for the boy everything from Golf to Football and all coaches give 110% to help the boys. 5th year was somthing we looked forward, sorry to see it go. Bosco was and continues to be a great school.
--Submitted by a parent

Not a parent but a graduate from 3 years ago. The only thing going for this school was the math and econ departments. The tech electives can be a great assest but the school seems to be letting the tech side fade out. Not many of the kids take advantage of the tech degree once they get out since the majority of them don't take it too seriously anymore. Not many graduates go to universities or better private schools after leaving and MIT will never take our graduates no matter how well they do. But even though it is difficult to truly succeed at the Tech, a good education can be obtained through lots of individual hard work. Its a good measure to how your child will do at a University.
--Submitted by a former student