Somerset County Technology Center
Somerset County Technology Center | |
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Address | |
281 Technology Drive Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania Somerset, Pennsylvania 15501 | |
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School type | Public Vocational-Technical School |
Opened | 1972 |
NCES School ID | 428040007085 |
Administrative Director | Georgia Yeager |
Faculty | 18[1] |
Employees | 25 |
Grades | 10-12 |
Schedule type | Part-Time |
Accreditation | Middle States Association - Commission on Secondary Schools[2] |
Website | http://www.sctc.net/ |
Somerset County Technology Center (previously named Somerset County Technical Institute, or "SCTI,") is a Public Vocational-Technical School, located just outside the county seat in Somerset Township. SCTC has eight sending High Schools, in which students attend the center for one-half of the day and their home school for the other one half. A plethora of adult education opportunities, both on and off site are available to county residents.
High School Opportunities
Presently, SCTC has eight sending school districts,[3] which sends Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors from their respective High Schools to the center for one-half day to participate in career workshops. Cooperative Education is also available
Sending School Districts/High Schools
High School Programs
There are seventeen[4] career programs for the High School Students, including:
- Auto Body Technology
- Auto Technology
- Building Trades Maintenance
- Business and Marketing Technology
- Carpentry
- Computer Networking
- Cosmetology
- Culinary Arts
- Drafting and Design Technology
- Early Childhood Education
- Electrical Occupations
- Forestry
- HVAC
- Machine Technology
- Masonry
- Medical
- Welding
High school clubs and organizations
Students may belong to the following clubs or organizations[5] while attending SCCTC
- SkillsUSA
- FFA
- National Association of Home Builders - Student Chapter
- SADD
- BotsIQ of Southwestern Pennsylvania
Adult Education
There are adult education opportunities abound at SCTC, which include: Distance Learning, Intergenerational Learning, Short-Term Programs and Adult Literacy
Customized Training
SCTC offers agencies and businesses in the community work-related training[6] to maintain a trained workforce, either on or off site.
References
- ↑ "NCES - School Search". U.S. Department of Education.
- ↑ "Accreditations". Somerset County Technology Center. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ↑ "Sending Schools". Somerset County Technology Center. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ↑ "Courses". Somerset County Technology Center. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ↑ "Clubs & Organizations". Somerset County Technology Center. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ↑ "Customized Training". Somerset County Technology Center. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
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