Lehigh Career and Technical Institute
high school in Pennsylvania, United States
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.
LCTI has a variety of programs offered to all of its students, and also offers an academic option.
History
Founded in 1971, Lehigh Career and Technical Institute 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:
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
Students typically report to their sending school for homeroom and daily announcements prior to being transported by bus to LCTI. Once there, students are assigned either to 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.
LCTI offers Labs based on Careers within the Lehigh Valley.
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