Lincoln City Career Technical High School

Lincoln City Career Technical High School is a charter high school in Lincoln City, Oregon, United States. It was created as a charter school in 2000, has a strong focus on academic and workplace preparation, through Career and Technical Education, and was recently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the second-best school in the district overall. It has a class size of 2–8, a student-teacher ratio of 5 to 1, and an academic faculty well versed in academics, trades, arts, and music.

Lincoln City Career Technical High School
Address
801 SW Highway 101, Suite 404

Lincoln City
,
(Lincoln County)
,
Oregon
97367

United States
Coordinates44.960947°N 124.015689°W / 44.960947; -124.015689
Information
TypePublic
School districtLincoln County School District
PrincipalSean Larsen[1]
Grades9-12
Number of students47 (2016-17)[2]
AccreditationNAAS[3]
Websitewww.careertech.us

The school uses an advanced hybrid learning system developed by the Gates Foundation utilizing onsite tutor/instructors assisted with an online academic instructional platform. The emphasis of day-day operations includes the school as a simulated workplace, with emphasis on job-finding, skill development, and engagement in higher-paying jobs in the workplace. There is a parallel track for college-bound students at our sister community colleges.

The school's CTE programs include Aviation, Agriculture-Food-Natural Resources, and Medical and Health Services. The school's Career and Technical Education collaborators include Samaritan Health Services, the Consolidated Tribe of Siletz Indians, Oregon State University, and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. The school has been established as a nationally sanctioned club of the Academy of Modeler Aeronautics and is also a state chapter of Future Farmers of America.

CTE instructors have decades of industry experience. Their proficiency-based courses include Food as Medicine, Aquaponics, Marine Biology Technician, Permaculture Food Production, Agricultural Drones, Virtual Reality, and Drone Flight Mastery. Students may receive national certifications and licenses in these areas. The school has been accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools since 1996.[3]

Academics and CTE Programs

In 2019, Career Tech had 54 students and 11 staff for a 5:1 student to teacher ratio. All of our students are encouraged to major in and complete two years of training in (at least) one of three Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs, including Medical/Health Services, Aviation, and Agriculture-Food-Natural Resource Management.

References
  1. "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  2. "Lincoln City Career Technical High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  3. http://www.northwestaccreditation.org/schools/Oregon.pdf%5B%5D


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