Central Academy of Technology and Arts

{{Short description|American public school in North Carolina}}

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{{Infobox school

| name = Central Academy of Technology and Arts

| image =

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| streetaddress = 600 Brewer Drive

| city = Monroe, North Carolina

| zipcode = 28112

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{Coord|34.9720|-80.5676|region:US-NC_type:landmark|format=dms|display=it}}

| grades = 9–12

| schooltype = Public

| established = {{start date and age|2006|p=1}}

| district = Union County Public Schools

| teamname = Cougars

| colors = Navy, burgundy, and khaki
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| ceeb = 342650

| principal = Kevin Beals

| staff = 49.41 (FTE)

| ratio = 17.63

| enrollment = 871 (2018–19){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3704620&ID=370462001806|title=Central Academy of Technology and Arts|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=February 16, 2021|archive-date=January 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122155442/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3704620&ID=370462001806|url-status=live}}

| athletics = Soccer, Volleyball, Golf, Cross Country, Cheerleading, Tennis, Track, Basketball, Swimming, Wrestling, Baseball, Softball

| pushpin_map = North Carolina#USA

| pushpin_label = CATA

| website = {{URL|https://www.ucps.k12.nc.us/Domain/10}}

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Central Academy of Technology and Arts (CATA) is a public high school located in Monroe, North Carolina, and also Union County's first magnet high school.{{cite web |url=http://cata.ucps.k12.nc.us/php/school_info.php |title=Central Academy of Technology and Arts - About Our School |accessdate=2010-11-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111122714/http://cata.ucps.k12.nc.us/php/school_info.php |archivedate=2011-01-11 }} Unlike regular public high schools, students at Central Academy have the opportunity to have a major course of study in an academy of their choice that will give them a head start towards their future careers in life.

The academies include Information Systems (software, hardware, and cybersecurity), Medical Sciences, Performing Arts (theater, dance, and music production and recording arts), Pre-Engineering, and Transportation Systems. Teacher Preparation was eliminated before the 2015–2016 school year.

CATA is a part of Union County Public Schools, on Brewer Drive. The school was originally a career center, but now is a part of the public school system. The school was founded as a high school for grades 9–12 in 2006, with the first graduating class in 2009.