Burlington County Institute of Technology Westampton Campus

The Burlington County Institute of Technology Westampton Campus is a four-year countywide vocational-technical public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Burlington County Institute of Technology. Located in Westampton Township, the campus is one of two high schools in the district, along with the Medford campus.

Burlington County Institute of Technology Westampton Campus
Address
695 Woodlane Road

Westampton Township
,
Burlington County
,
New Jersey
08060

United States
Coordinates40.014657°N 74.823336°W / 40.014657; -74.823336
Information
Other namesBCIT Westampton, Westampton Tech, WesTech
TypeVoc-tech public high school
School districtBurlington County Institute of Technology
NCES School ID3402490[1]
PrincipalJoseph Venuto
Faculty81.0 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,261 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.6:1[1]
Color(s)  Blue
  White and
  Grey[2]
Athletics conferenceBurlington County Scholastic League
Team namePanthers[2]
Websitewww.bcit.cc/west

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,261 students and 81.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.6:1. There were 492 students (39.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 120 (9.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Athletics

The BCIT Westampton Panthers[2] compete in the Burlington County Scholastic League, an athletic conference consisting of both public and public high schools located in Burlington County and the surrounding counties that operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[3] With 938 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 761 to 1,058 students in that grade range.[4]

Administration

The school's principal is Joseph Venuto. His administration team includes three assistant principals.[5]

Notable alumni
  • Ant Clemons, singer-songwriter, who released his debut album Happy 2 Be Here in March 2020.[6]

References
  1. School data for Burlington County Institute Of Technology - Westampton, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. Burlington County Institute of Technology Westampton, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  3. League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  4. NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  5. Meet Your Administrators, Burlington County Institute of Technology. Accessed November 11, 2020.
  6. Kuperinsky, Amy. "N.J.'s Ant Clemons went from waiting tables to working with Kanye West. Next up: The Grammys.", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 18, 2019. Accessed March 30, 2020. "Music was a constant for Clemons while growing up in Willingboro.... He also joined The Heritage Players and Showstoppers at Willingboro High School, though he was a student at Burlington County Institute of Technology in Westampton, where he studied graphic arts."
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