Lehigh Career and Technical Institute

Lehigh Career and Technical Institute (LCTI), located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, is one of the largest career and technical institutes in the United States. It serves the ten public high schools in the Lehigh Valley.

Lehigh Career & Technical Institute[1]
Address
4500 Education Park Drive

Schnecksville
,
Pennsylvania
18078
Coordinates40.664315°N 75.607878°W / 40.664315; -75.607878
Information
School typeCareer & Technical
Opened1971
StatusOpen
DirectorThomas J. Rushton
Classes offered37
Websitehttp://www.lcti.org

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

History

Lehigh Career & Technical Institute (LCTI) (formerly Lehigh County Vocational-Technical School, Lehigh County Community College when founded in 1971), is located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania and is considered to be one of the nation's leading career and technical schools.

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

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.

Student options

Typically, Students will report to their sending school, for homeroom, daily announcements, etc. before being transported by bus to LCTI. Once there, students will either be in a Lab, which is their chosen career specialty, or to 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.

LCTI offers Labs based on Careers within the Lehigh Valley. Career programs offered to students include:[2]

  • Administrative Office Technology / Accounting[3]
  • Advertising Design / Commercial Art[4]
  • Auto Body / Collision Repair[5]
  • Auto Technology[6]
  • Carpentry[7]
  • Cabinetmaking and Millwork[8]
  • Commercial Baking
  • Graphic Imaging[9]
  • Computer Maintenance Technology[10]
  • Culinary Arts
  • Dental Technology
  • Diesel/Medium and Heavy Truck Technology
  • Computer Aided Design (CAD)[11]
  • Early Care & Education of Young Children
  • Electrical Technology[12]
  • Electro-mechanical /Mechatronics technology[13]
  • Electronics Technology / Nanofabrication[14]
  • Emerging Health Professionals
  • Floral Design/Greenhouse Management
  • Health Occupations/Health Related Technology
  • Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVAC)[15]
  • Heavy Equipment Operations / Preventive Maintenance[16]
  • Landscape Construction/Environmental Design
  • Marketing and Business Education[17]
  • Masonry
  • Material Handling/Logistics Technology
  • Painting and Decorating[18]
  • Plumbing and Heating
  • Precision Machine Tool Technology
  • Pre-engineering and Engineering Technology
  • Print Technology / Graphic Imaging[19]
  • Small Engines/Recreational Vehicle Repair
  • Web Design / Programming[20]
  • Welding Technology

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.

References
  2. Lehigh Career & Technical Institute Archived 2008-01-27 at the Wayback Machine; website
  3. Administrative Office Technology / Accounting; YouTube; retrieved March 2013
  4. Advertising Design / Commercial Art; YouTube; retrieved March 2013
  5. Auto Body / Collision Repair; YouTube; retrieved March 2013
  6. Auto Technology; YouTube; retrieved March 2013
  7. Carpentry; YouTube; retrieved March 2013
  8. Cabinetmaking and Millwork; YouTube; retrieved March 2013
  9. Commercial Photography / Graphic Imaging; YouTube; retrieved March 2013
  10. Computer Maintenance Technology; YouTube; retrieved March 2013
  11. Drafting / Computer Aided Design; YouTube; retrieved March 2013
  12. Electrical Technology; YouTube; retrieved March 2013
  13. Electro-mechanical / Mechatronics Technology; YouTube; retrieved March 2013
  14. Electronics Technology / Nanofabrication; YouTube; retrieved March 2013
  15. Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration; YouTube; retrieved March 2013
  16. Heavy Equipment Operations / Preventive Maintenance; YouTube; retrieved March 2013
  17. Marketing and Business Education; YouTube; retrieved March 2013
  18. Painting and Decorating; YouTube; retrieved March 2013
  19. Print Technology / Graphic Imaging; YouTube; retrieved March 2013
  20. Web Design / Programming; YouTube; retrieved March 2013
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