Atlantic County Institute of Technology
Address
Map
Main Campus: 5080 Atlantic Avenue
South Wing: 1470 19th Street

Mays Landing
,
Atlantic County, New Jersey
,
New Jersey
08330

United States
Coordinates39°26′33″N 74°41′48″W / 39.4426°N 74.6966°W / 39.4426; -74.6966
Information
Former namesAtlantic County Vocational Technical School
Typevocational public high school
Motto"Pursue what you love"
Established1974
School districtAtlantic County Vocational School District
NCES School ID340099000034[2]
PrincipalJoseph Potkay[1]
Faculty143.5 FTEs[2]
Enrollment1,759 (as of 2022–23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio12.3:1[2]
Color(s)  Black
  Cardinal
  Gold[3]
Athletics conferenceCape-Atlantic League
Team nameRed Hawks[3]
Websitewww.acitech.org

The Atlantic County Institute of Technology (ACIT) is a four-year countywide vocational public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, 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 and 2009-2011.[4]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,759 students and 143.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.3:1. There were 740 students (42.1% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 228 (13.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

Due to a recent influx of students attending the school, the freshmen are now located in the South Wing, a separate building located behind the main campus that runs parallel to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.[citation needed]

The school offers eight Academy programs,[5] six Career Technical programs,[6] and the recently added Academy of Aviation Studies. 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. As of the 2016-2017 school year, the Academy of Aviation Studies was introduced and students in the program are bused to Atlantic Cape Community College daily. The students in the Aviation program are taught regular high school courses,[7] along with the Academy. 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 has a similar partnership with Camden County College for students in the dental assistant program.

The school is planning on expanding its space by building a new facility. The 133,000-square-foot, three-story multipurpose building will include 16 labs as well as ancillary and administrative space. It will allow for an additional 425 students, an increase of 25% over the current capacity.[8]

Awards, recognition and rankings

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,[9] the highest award an American school can receive.[10][11]

Schooldigger.com ranked the school 29th out of 396 public high schools statewide in its 2013 rankings (an increase of 9 positions from the 2012 ranking), which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above on the mathematics (95.0%) and language arts literacy (100.0%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[12]

The Atlantic County Institute of Technology was recognized in the National Rankings of Best High Schools by U.S. News & World Report and was awarded a bronze medal "based on their performance on state assessments and how well they prepare students for college."[13]

Athletics

The Atlantic County Institute of Technology Red Hawks[3] compete in the Cape-Atlantic League, an athletic conference comprised of public and private high school in Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Gloucester counties, which operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[14] With 1,222 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group IV for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,060 to 5,049 students in that grade range.[15]

Administration

The school's principal is Joseph Potkay. His administration team includes four assistant principals, one for each grade.[16]

References

  1. ^ Administration, Atlantic County Institute of Technology. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e School data for Atlantic County Institute Of Technology, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Atlantic County Institute of Technology, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Harper, Derek. "Atlantic County Institute of Technology's $40 million renovation should be complete in fall", Press of Atlantic City, January 18, 2011. Accessed December 17, 2017.
  5. ^ Webmaster. "Atlantic County Vocational School District - Academies: Information Technology, Auto Tech, Building Tech, Performing Arts, Culinary Arts, Computer Aided Drafting and Design, Cosmetology, Medical Assistant, Dental Assistant, Engineering, Health, Science, Medicine, Air Force JROTC, Aviation Programs". www.acitech.org. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  6. ^ Webmaster. "Atlantic County Vocational School District - Career Technical Programs". www.acitech.org. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  7. ^ "AviationScopeSequence.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  8. ^ Writer, ERIC CONKLIN Staff (June 5, 2023). "ACIT to break ground on $53.5 million expansion". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  9. ^ U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program: 2008 Schools, United States Department of Education. Accessed September 23, 2008.
  10. ^ "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."
  11. ^ "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."
  12. ^ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2012-2013, Schooldigger.com. Accessed June 6, 2014.
  13. ^ "Atlantic County Institute of Technology". Archived from the original on February 3, 2017.
  14. ^ League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  15. ^ NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  16. ^ Administration, Atlantic County Vocational School District. Accessed January 4, 2024.

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