▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁higher ▁education . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 8 8 ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁two - year ▁middle ▁school , ▁while ▁ 3 2 ▁students ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁four - year ▁advanced ▁program . ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁upper ▁secondary ▁school ▁includes ▁several ▁options , ▁but ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁upper ▁secondary ▁program , ▁a ▁student ▁will ▁be ▁prepared ▁to ▁enter ▁a ▁trade ▁or ▁to ▁continue ▁on ▁to ▁a ▁university ▁or ▁college . ▁ ▁In ▁T ic ino , ▁voc ational ▁students ▁may ▁either ▁attend ▁school ▁while ▁working ▁on ▁their ▁intern ship ▁or ▁app rent ices hip ▁( which ▁takes ▁three ▁or ▁four ▁years ) ▁or ▁may ▁attend ▁school ▁followed ▁by ▁an ▁intern ship ▁or ▁app rent ices hip ▁( which ▁takes ▁one ▁year ▁as ▁a ▁full - time ▁student ▁or ▁one ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁to ▁two ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁part - time ▁student ). ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 3 ▁voc ational ▁students ▁who ▁were ▁att ending ▁school ▁full - time ▁and ▁ 2 7 ▁who ▁attend ▁part - time . ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁professional ▁program ▁last s ▁three ▁years ▁and ▁prepar es ▁a ▁student ▁for ▁a ▁job ▁in ▁engineering , ▁n urs ing , ▁computer ▁science , ▁business , ▁tour ism ▁and ▁similar ▁fields . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 7 ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁professional ▁program . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁▁ ▁Category : M unicip al ities ▁of ▁T ic ino ▁Category : Art icles ▁which ▁contain ▁graph ical ▁tim elines <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Organisation ▁of ▁African ▁Unity