Somerset County Technology Center

Somerset County Technology Center
Address
281 Technology Drive
Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Somerset, Pennsylvania, 15501
Information
School type Public Vocational-Technical School
Opened 1972
NCES School ID 428040007085
Administrative Director Georgia Yeager
Assistant Administrator Karen Remick
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 of 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

School District High School
Berlin Brothersvalley Berlin Brothersvalley
Meyersdale Area Meyersdale Area
North Star North Star
Rockwood Area Rockwood Area
Shade-Central City Shade
Shanksville-Stonycreek Shanksville-Stonycreek
Somerset Area Somerset Area
Turkeyfoot Valley Area Turkeyfoot Valley Area

High School Programs

There are seventeen[4] career programs for the High School Students, including:

High school clubs and organizations

Students may belong to the following clubs or organizations[5] while attending SCCTC

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

  1. "NCES - School Search". U.S. Department of Education.
  2. "Accreditations". Somerset County Technology Center. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  3. "Sending Schools". Somerset County Technology Center. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  4. "Courses". Somerset County Technology Center. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  5. "Clubs & Organizations". Somerset County Technology Center. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  6. "Customized Training". Somerset County Technology Center. Retrieved 25 December 2011.

Coordinates: 40°00′10″N 79°02′00″W / 40.002704°N 79.033337°W