"providing high quality, dynamic academic and technical education for students, emphasizing professional skills while fostering the development of compassionate, lifelong learners who appreciate unique differences of other individuals and cultures. - York County School Of Technology.
York County School of Technology (YCST, formerly York County Area Vocational-Technical School) is a publicvocational high school in York, Pennsylvania, United States. The school accepts students from 14 sending school districts within York County.
The technical areas, commonly called "shops", are divided into three academies: Arts and Human Services, Engineering and Construction, and Manufacturing and Transportation. The school colors and mascot are identical to those of York College of Pennsylvania.
Programs
York County School of Technology offers the following twenty-five technical programs:[2]
Commercial & Advertising Art
Communications Technology
Computer Networking
Computer Programming & Interactive Media
Criminal Justice
Culinary Arts
Dental Assisting
Diesel Technology
Early Childhood Education
Electrical Occupations
Electronics/IT Support
Engineering/Advanced Manufacturing
Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning/Plumbing
Landscaping & Agriculture
Licensed Cosmetology
Medical Professions Program
Network Systems & Cyber Security
PowerSports & Engine Technology
Precision Machining Technology
Sports Technology & Exercise Science
Welding & Metal Fabrication Technology
Demographics
York County School of Technology receives students from all of the fourteen school districts in York County. This includes students from private schools and cyber schools.
Populations of Students from Sending Schools, 2018-2019 School Year[3]
Sending School
Number of Students
Percentage
Central York School District
95
5.7%
Dallastown Area School District
120
7.1%
Dover Area School District
87
5.2%
Eastern York School District
73
4.3%
Hanover Public School District
27
1.6%
Northeastern York School District
91
5.4%
Red Lion Area School District
223
13.3%
South Eastern School District
105
6.3%
South Western School District
57
3.4%
Southern York County School District
46
2.7%
Spring Grove Area School District
113
6.7%
West York Area School District
104
6.2%
School District of the City of York
500
29.8%
York Suburban School District
38
2.3%
Total
1679
100%
Percentage of Enrolled Students by Race, 2018-2019 School Year [3]
Race
Percentage
American Indian/Alaskan Native
0.1%
Asian
0.6%
Black
9.8%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
0%
Hispanic
17.3%
White
61.8%
2 or more races
10.3%
Total
100%
Renovation
In 2006 York County School of Technology underwent construction and acquired two additional wings, which are now the "Manufacturing and Transportation" and the "Engineering and Construction" academies. The "Arts and Human Services" academy was remodeled during the school year of 2007.
In 2019 construction began on a new indoor track and athletic facilities. It was to be completed in late 2020 but due to COVID-19 it was delayed and it was finished in 2021. The new addition was named the "Fieldhouse".
