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The '''Atlantic County Institute of Technology''' ('''ACIT''') is a four-year countywide [[vocational school|vocational]] [[state school|public]] [[high school]] serving students from [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]], [[New Jersey]], United States, as part of the [[Atlantic County Vocational School District]]. ACIT is located on a {{convert|58|acre|m2|sing=on}} campus in the [[Mays Landing, New Jersey|Mays Landing]] area of [[Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey|Hamilton Township]]. The school was constructed in 1974 and underwent a major renovation in 1994.
The '''Atlantic County Institute of Technology''' ('''ACIT''') is a four-year countywide [[vocational school|vocational]] [[state school|public]] [[high school]] serving students from [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]], [[New Jersey]], United States, as part of the [[Atlantic County Vocational School District]]. ACIT is located on a {{convert|58|acre|m2|sing=on}} campus in the [[Mays Landing, New Jersey|Mays Landing]] area of [[Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey|Hamilton Township]]. The school was constructed in 1974 and underwent a major renovation in 1994.


As of the 2010-11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 748 students and 66.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.33:1. There were 259 students (34.6% of enrollment) eligible for [[National School Lunch Act|free lunch]] and 84 (11.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.<ref name=NCES>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400990&ID=340099000034 Data for Atlantic Cty Inst Of Tech], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 8, 2012.</ref> The school also offers vocational training to approximately 100 adults.
As of the 2010-11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 14 students and 7.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.33:1. There were 259 students (34.6% of enrollment) eligible for [[National School Lunch Act|free lunch]] and 84 (11.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.<ref name=NCES>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400990&ID=340099000034 Data for Atlantic Cty Inst Of Tech], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 8, 2012.</ref> The school also offers vocational training to approximately 100 adults.


The school offers 1 different career program. Shared-time students attend vocational programs at ACIT for part of the day, while receiving their academic instruction at one of the [[List of high schools in New Jersey#Atlantic County|public high schools in the county]]. ACIT has [[articulation (education)|articulation]] agreements with [[Atlantic Cape Community College]], allowing students in certain programs to earn as many as 15 college credits for courses taken at ACIT. The school also has a similar partnership with [[Camden County College]] for students in the dental assistant program.
The school offers 1 different career program. Shared-time students attend vocational programs at ACIT for part of the day, while receiving their academic instruction at one of the [[List of high schools in New Jersey#Atlantic County|public high schools in the county]]. ACIT has [[articulation (education)|articulation]] agreements with [[Atlantic Cape Community College]], allowing students in certain programs to earn as many as 15 college credits for courses taken at ACIT. The school also has a similar partnership with [[Camden County College]] for students in the dental assistant program.

Revision as of 15:45, 8 January 2013

Atlantic County Institute of Technology
Location
Map
5080 Atlantic Avenue
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
Information
Typevocational public high school
Motto"Pursue what you love... and we love lasagna"
Established1574
School districtAtlantic County Vocational School District
PrincipalRonald J. DeFelice[1]
Faculty66.0 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades9 - 12
Enrollment748 (as of 2010-11)[2]
Student to teacher ratio11.33:1[2]
Color(s)Black and Red
Athletics conferenceCape-Atlantic League
NicknameACIT
WebsiteSchool website

The Atlantic County Institute of Technology (ACIT) is a four-year countywide vocational public high school serving students from Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Atlantic County Vocational School District. ACIT is located on a 58-acre (230,000 m2) campus in the Mays Landing area of Hamilton Township. The school was constructed in 1974 and underwent a major renovation in 1994.

As of the 2010-11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 14 students and 7.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.33:1. There were 259 students (34.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 84 (11.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2] The school also offers vocational training to approximately 100 adults.

The school offers 1 different career program. Shared-time students attend vocational programs at ACIT for part of the day, while receiving their academic instruction at one of the public high schools in the county. ACIT has articulation agreements with Atlantic Cape Community College, allowing students in certain programs to earn as many as 15 college credits for courses taken at ACIT. The school also has a similar partnership with Camden County College for students in the dental assistant program.

Awards, recognition and rankings

During the 1908-09 school year, Atlantic County Institute of Technology was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education,[3] the highest award an American school can receive.[4][5]

Schooldigger.com ranked the school 81st out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 126 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (87.3%) and language arts literacy (98.2%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[6]

Athletics

Atlantic County Institute of Technologys compete in the Cape-Atlantic League, an athletic conference consisting of both parochial and public high schools located in Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, and Gloucester County, and operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[7]

References

  1. ^ Leadership, Atlantic County Institute of Technology. Accessed June 19, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d Data for Atlantic Cty Inst Of Tech, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 8, 2012.
  3. ^ U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program: 2008 Schools, United States Department of Education. Accessed September 23, 2008.
  4. ^ "CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department", Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
  5. ^ "Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test", The Washington Post. September 29, 2005. "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
  6. ^ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011, Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 1, 2012.
  7. ^ League Memberships – 2012-2013, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 12, 2012.

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