Atlantic County Institute of Technology

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name = Atlantic County Institute of Technology


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established = 1974
grades = 9 - 12
district = Atlantic County Vocational School District
type = Public high school
principal = Ronald J. DeFelice [ [http://www.acitech.org/leadership.html Leadership] , Atlantic County Institute of Technology. Accessed June 19, 2008.]
enrollment = 467 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 55.8 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 8.4
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location = 5080 Atlantic Avenue
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
information = 609-625-2249
website = [http://www.acitech.org School website] The Atlantic County Institute of Technology (ACIT) is a four-year countywide vocational public high school serving approximately 1,000 students from Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Atlantic County Vocational School District. The school also offers vocational training to approximately 100 adults.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 467 students and 55.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 8.4. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400990&ID=340099000034 Data for Atlantic County Institute of Technology] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 19, 2008.]

ACIT is located on a 58 acre campus in the Mays Landing area of Hamilton Township. The school was constructed in 1974 and underwent a major renovation in 1994.

The school offers 30 different career programs. 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 and recognition

During the 2008-09 school year, Atlantic County Institute of Technology was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education [ [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2008/2008-schools.html U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program: 2008 Schools] , United States Department of Education. Accessed September 23, 2008.] , the highest award an American school can receive. ["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."] ["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."]

References

External links

* [http://www.acitech.org/ Atlantic County Institute of Technology]
*NJReportCard|01|0120|0|Atlantic County Institute of Technology
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400990&ID=340099000034 Data for Atlantic County Institute of Technology] , National Center for Education Statistics