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