Don Bosco Technical Institute (commonly called "Bosco Tech" or "The Tech") is an all-boys (grades 9-12), private, Catholic high school in Rosemead, California, combining college-preparatory academic courses and technological education. The academic curriculum allows students to meet, or exceed, the admission requirements of the University of California, California State University and most other four-year colleges and universities throughout the country. Background Don Bosco Technical Institute (Bosco Tech) was established as a high school in 1954 through the cooperative efforts of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the Salesian Society, as well as industrial and business leaders of the Greater Los Angeles Area. Bosco Tech offers a wide variety of extracurricular activities as well as sports. The school is based on Catholic values. Students of any faith or religious persuasion may attend. The school is located in the San Gabriel Valley, 10 miles (16 km) east of downtown Los Angeles, just north of the Pomona Freeway (SR 60) in the city of Rosemead, California. It occupies approximately thirty acres. At the time the school was founded the area was known as South San Gabriel. City borders around it were changed, and it is now in Rosemead. Academics Academically, the school sees other local schools (Loyola, La Salle, Crespi, St. Francis, Bishop Amat, Serra, Cantwell Sacred Heart of Mary, and Cathedral) as peers, though none have the technology education offered by the Tech. Don Bosco Technical Institute is also close in proximity to two other Salesian-based high schools, Salesian in Boyle Heights and St. John Bosco in Bellflower. Its students hail from all over the Greater Los Angeles area, with some students traveling more than an hour's commute each day to the school. Bosco Tech offers 6 Honors and 16 Advanced Placement (AP) classes from freshman to senior year. Advanced Placement courses at Bosco Tech include: Biology Calculus AB Calculus BC Chemistry Computer Science A English Language and Composition English Literature and Composition Environmental Science Human Geography Macroeconomics Physics C: Mechanics Spanish Language and Culture Spanish Literature and Culture Statistics United States Government and Politics United States History Honors courses at Bosco Tech include: Biology Chemistry English 1-2 English 3-4 English 5-6 World History Technology In addition to the academic program, all students are required to participate in the school's pre-engineering/technology program and declare a major in one of six technology fields: ACE — Architecture and Construction Engineering BMET — Biological,