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 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:

• 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

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