Lehigh Career and Technical Institute

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Address
Lehigh Career and Technical Institute
4500 Education Park Drive

Schnecksville
,
Pennsylvania
18078
Coordinates 40°39′52″N75°36′28″W / 40.664315°N 75.607878°W / 40.664315; -75.607878
Information
School typeCareer and Technical
Opened1971
StatusOpen
NCES School ID 428029007076 [2]
DirectorThomas J. Rushton
Faculty94.0 (on an FTE basis) [2]
Number of students37 [2]  (2021–22)
Student to teacher ratio0.39 [2]
Classes offered37
Website www.lcti.org

Lehigh Career and Technical Institute (LCTI) is a career and technical institute located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. It is one of the largest career and technical institutes in the United States.

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LCTI has a variety of programs offered to all of its students, and also offers an academic option.

History

Lehigh Career and Technical Institute (LCTI) (formerly Lehigh County Vocational-Technical School, Lehigh County Community College when founded in 1971), is located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.

Located 10 miles north of Allentown, the school serves students in grades 9-12 from the nine Lehigh County school districts:[ citation needed ]

This region includes: Allen High School, Dieruff High School, Catasauqua High School, Emmaus High School, Northern Lehigh High School, Northwestern Lehigh High School, Parkland High School, Salisbury High School, Southern Lehigh High School, and Whitehall High School.

LCTI offers more than 50 programs in a hands-on format, with a focus on national skill standards and rigorous academics. LCTI recently completed a modernization project that has increased lab sizes, updated equipment, and added an Academic Center.[ citation needed ]

Student options

Typically, students report to their sending school, for homeroom and daily announcements. before being transported by bus to LCTI. Once there, students will either be in a lab, which is their chosen career specialty, or the academic center, an all-day option for students, which provides them with the typical state required education, and their specialty segment. Students have the option of attending in either the AM or PM session.[ citation needed ]

LCTI offers Labs based on Careers within the Lehigh Valley. Career programs offered to students include: [3]

Career opportunities

Students enrolled at LCTI have a variety of options. One of the major components is SkillsUSA, and other national leadership competitions. There is also the National FFA Organization for the students of Landscape Construction/Environmental Design and Floral Design/Greenhouse Management.[ citation needed ]

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  5. ↑ "Advertising Design / Commercial Art". YouTube . Retrieved March 31, 2013.
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