Lincoln City Career Technical High School Explained

Lincoln City Career Technical High School
Streetaddress:801 SW Highway 101, Suite 404
City:Lincoln City
County:(Lincoln County)
State:Oregon
Zipcode:97367
Country:US
Coordinates:44.9609°N -124.0157°W
Type:Public
District:Lincoln County School District
Accreditation:NAAS[1]
Principal:Sean Larsen[2]
Grades:9-12
Students:47-52 (2019-20)[3]
Homepage:www.careertech.us

Lincoln City Career Technical High School was a charter high school in Lincoln City, Oregon, United States. It was created as a charter school in 2000. At one point, it was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the second-best school in the district overall. It had a class size of 2–8, a student-teacher ratio of 5 to 1, and an academic faculty well-versed in math, science, English, and social sciences. The State of Oregon ranked its Coastal Drone Academy as the leading aviation high school program in the state (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/361913514_YOU_CAN_FLY_-_A_NEW_AVIATION_CAREER_PATHWAY_FOR_RURAL_OREGON_STUDENTS)

The school was based on work-based education, courses developed through project-based learning, integrating an advanced hybrid learning system developed by the Gates Foundation utilizing onsite tutors/instructors assisted with an online academic instructional platform. The emphasis of day-to-day operations included the school as a simulated workplace, emphasizing job-finding, skill development, and engagement in higher-paying jobs. The Northwest Association of Accredited Schools has accredited the school since 1996.

Academics

In 2019, Career Tech had 54 students and 11 staff for a 5:1 student-to-teacher ratio.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.northwestaccreditation.org/schools/Oregon.pdf{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  2. Web site: Oregon School Directory 2008-09 . Oregon Department of Education . 139 . 2009-05-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110526202904/http://www.ode.state.or.us/pubs/directory/school-directory-september-2008.pdf . 2011-05-26 .
  3. Web site: Lincoln City Career Technical High School. National Center for Education Statistics. February 18, 2019.