Gulf Coast Trades Center / Raven School (GCTC) is a charter boarding school located in unincorporated Walker County, Texas, near New Waverly. The school, operated by the nonprofit agency Gulf Coast Trades Center Inc., is in proximity to Houston. The school, located within the Sam Houston National Forest, is a center for adjudicated children who learn construction trades. GCTC is an alternative to being committed into the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) (previously the Texas Youth Commission, TYC). GCTC functions as a contract facility for the state juvenile prison system.