The Pennsylvania Department of Education announced that $1.2 million in competitive grants was awarded to 33 Career and Technical Centers (CTC) and two school districts to purchase new equipment aligned to training students in high-demand occupations.
“Career and technical centers continually provide excellent educational and professional opportunities for students across the commonwealth,” said Acting Secretary of Education Eric Hagarty. “Investing in career readiness and career exploration is a priority for PDE, and we encourage recipients to utilize this funding to enhance and expand these learning programs, which will help students excel in their chosen fields.”
The awardees are:
Agency/LEA | County | Award Amount |
| Adams County Technical Institute | Adams | $47,500.00 |
| A W Beattie Career Center | Allegheny | $19,289.00 |
| Parkway West CTC | Allegheny | $38,331.00 |
| Beaver County CTC | Beaver | $25,000.00 |
| Berks CTC | Berks | $23,229.00 |
| Greater Altoona CTC | Blair | $50,000.00 |
| Upper Bucks County Technical School | Bucks | $30,167.00 |
| Bucks County Technical High School | Bucks | $50,000.00 |
| Middle Bucks Institute of Technology | Bucks | $50,000.00 |
| Butler County AVTS | Butler | $20,000.00 |
| Greater Johnstown CTC | Cambria | $50,000.00 |
| Central PA Institute of Science & Technology | Centre | $50,000.00 |
| State College Area SD | Centre | $8,900.00 |
| Chester County Technical College HS | Chester | $11,000.00 |
| Clearfield County CTC | Clearfield | $46,345.00 |
| Columbia-Montour AVTS | Columbia | $3,422.00 |
| Cumberland Perry Area Career & Technical Center | Cumberland | $26,935.00 |
| Dauphin County Technical School | Dauphin | $50,000.00 |
| Fayette County Career & Technical Institute | Fayette | $48,700.00 |
| Franklin County CTC | Franklin | $25,000.00 |
| Jefferson County-DuBois AVTS | Jefferson | $7,500.00 |
| CTC of Lackawanna County | Lackawanna | $50,000.00 |
| Lancaster County CTC | Lancaster | $50,000.00 |
| Lawrence County CTC | Lawrence | $24,999.00 |
| Lehigh Career & Technical Institute | Lehigh | $50,000.00 |
| Monroe Career & Tech Inst | Monroe | $21,901.00 |
| North Montco Tech Career Center | Montgomery | $50,000.00 |
| Western Montgomery CTC | Montgomery | $50,000.00 |
| Bethlehem AVTS | Northampton | $24,600.00 |
| Wallenpaupack Area SD | Pike | $27,420.00 |
| Susquehanna County CTC | Susquehanna | $13,797.00 |
| Warren County AVTS | Warren | $18,098.00 |
| Central Westmoreland CTC | Westmoreland | $50,000.00 |
| Eastern Westmoreland CTC | Westmoreland | $47,290.00 |
| York Co School of Technology | York | $50,000.00 |
| TOTAL | $1,209,423.00 |
Under the program, the maximum grant is $50,000, and each grant must be matched dollar-for-dollar from a local source which could include local school funds or contributions from business and industry partners.
