Last Updated on August 3, 2023 by Sidharth PS
Hi readers! In this post, I’ve compiled a list of best vocational schools in Pennsylvania. The list consists of both public and private schools. Here, readers will find the following details – top vocational schools, their address, grades, student teacher ratio and more.
Best Public & Private Vocational Schools in Pennsylvania for 2022
Rank |
School |
Low Grade |
High Grade |
Address |
City |
Student Teacher Ratio |
| 1 | Jefferson County-DuBois AVTS | 09 | 12 | 576 Vo Tech Rd | Reynoldsville | 9.8000000 |
| 2 | Lawrence County CTC | 09 | 12 | 750 Phelps Way | New Castle | 11.4000000 |
| 3 | Dauphin County Technical School | 09 | 12 | 6001 Locust Ln | Harrisburg | 12.2000000 |
| 4 | Bucks County Technical High School | 09 | 12 | 610 Wistar Road | Fairless Hills | 12.5000000 |
| 5 | Carbon Career & Technical Institute | 09 | 12 | 150 West 13th Street | Jim Thorpe | 12.7000000 |
| 6 | Edison HS/Fareira Skills | 09 | 12 | 151 West Luzerne Street | Philadelphia | 13.2000000 |
| 7 | Columbia-Montour AVTS | 09 | 12 | 5050 Sweppenheiser Drive | Bloomsburg | 13.4000000 |
| 8 | Randolph A. Philip AVT HS | 09 | 12 | 3101 Henry Avenue | Philadelphia | 13.9000000 |
| 9 | Lenape Tech | 09 | 12 | 2215 Chaplin Avenue | Ford City | 14.7000000 |
| 10 | York Co School of Technology | 09 | 12 | 2179 South Queen Street | York | 15.0000000 |
| 11 | Dobbins AVT HS | 09 | 12 | 2150 West Lehigh Avenue | Philadelphia | 17.1000000 |
| 12 | Swenson Arts & Technology HS | 09 | 12 | 2750 Red Lion Road | Philadelphia | 17.2000000 |
| 13 | Connellsville Area Career & Technical Ce | 09 | 12 | 720 Locust Street | Connellsville | 17.6000000 |
| 14 | Mastbaum Jules E AVTS | 09 | 12 | 3116 Frankford Avenue | Philadelphia | 17.6000000 |
| 15 | West Side CTC | 09 | 12 | 75 Evans Street | Kingston | 18.4000000 |
| 16 | Saul W B Agricultural School | 09 | 12 | 7100 Henry Avenue | Philadelphia | 28.8000000 |
| 17 | A W Beattie Career Center | 09 | 12 | 9600 Babcock Boulevard | Allison Park | – |
| 18 | Admiral Peary AVTS | 09 | 12 | 948 Ben Franklin Highway | Ebensburg | – |
| 19 | Beaver County CTC | 09 | 12 | 145 Poplar Ave | Monaca | – |
| 20 | Bedford County Technical Center | 09 | 12 | 195 Pennknoll Road | Everett | – |
| 21 | Berks CTC-East Campus | 09 | 12 | 3307 Friedensburg Road | Oley | – |
| 22 | Berks CTC-West Campus | 09 | 12 | 1057 County Welfare Road | Leesport | – |
| 23 | Bethlehem AVTS | 09 | 12 | 3300 Chester Avenue | Bethlehem | – |
| 24 | Butler County AVTS | 09 | 12 | 210 Campus Lane | Butler | – |
| 25 | Career Institute of Technology | 09 | 12 | 5335 Kesslersville Road | Easton | – |
| 26 | Central Montco Technical High School | 09 | 12 | 821 Plymouth Road | Plymouth Meeting | – |
| 27 | Central PA Institute of Science & Techno | 09 | 12 | 540 North Harrison Road | Pleasant Gap | – |
| 28 | Central Westmoreland CTC | 09 | 12 | 240 Arona Road | New Stanton | – |
| 29 | Chester Co Technical College HS-Brandywi | 09 | 12 | 443 Boot Road | Downingtown | – |
| 30 | Chester Co Technical College HS-Pennocks | 09 | 12 | 280 Pennocks Bridge Road | West Grove | – |
| 31 | Chester Co Technical College HS-Pickerin | 09 | 12 | 1580 Charlestown Road | Phoenixville | – |
| 32 | Clarion County Career Center | 09 | 12 | 447 Career Lane | Shippenville | – |
| 33 | Clearfield County CTC | 09 | 12 | 1620 River Road | Clearfield | – |
| 34 | Crawford County CTC | 09 | 12 | 860 Thurston Road | Meadville | – |
| 35 | CTC of Lackawanna County | 09 | 12 | 3201 Rockwell Avenue | Scranton | – |
| 36 | Cumberland Perry AVTS | 09 | 12 | 110 Old Willow Mill Road | Mechanicsburg | – |
| 37 | Delaware County Technical High School-As | 09 | 12 | 100 Crozerville Road | Aston | – |
| 38 | Delaware County Technical High School-Fo | 09 | 12 | 701 Henderson Boulevard | Folcroft | – |
| 39 | Delaware County Technical High School-Ma | 09 | 12 | 100 Crozerville Road | Aston | – |
| 40 | Eastern Center for Arts & Technology | 09 | 12 | 3075 Terwood Rd | Willow Grove | – |
| 41 | Eastern Westmoreland CTC | 09 | 12 | 4904 Route 982 | Latrobe | – |
| 42 | Erie County Technical School | 09 | 12 | 8500 Oliver Road | Erie | – |
| 43 | Fayette County Career & Technical Instit | 09 | 12 | 175 Georges Fairchance Road | Uniontown | – |
| 44 | Forbes Road CTC | 09 | 12 | 607 Beatty Road | Monroeville | – |
| 45 | Franklin County CTC | 09 | 12 | 2463 Loop Rd | Chambersburg | – |
| 46 | Fulton County AVTS | 09 | 12 | 145 East Cherry Street | McConnellsburg | – |
| 47 | Greater Altoona CTC | 09 | 12 | 1500 4th Avenue | Altoona | – |
| 48 | Greater Johnstown CTC | 09 | 12 | 445 Schoolhouse Road | Johnstown | – |
| 49 | Greene County CTC | 09 | 12 | 60 Zimmerman Drive | Waynesburg | – |
| 50 | Hazleton Area Career Center | 09 | 12 | 1451 W 23rd St | Hazle Twp | – |
| 51 | Huntingdon County CTC | 10 | 12 | PO Box E | Mill Creek | – |
| 52 | Indiana County Technology Center | 09 | 12 | 441 Hamill Rd | Indiana | – |
| 53 | Keystone Central CTC | 09 | 12 | 64 Keystone Central Dr | Mill Hall | – |
| 54 | Lancaster County CTC-Brownstown Campus | 09 | 12 | Metzler & Snyder Roads | Brownstown | – |
| 55 | Lancaster County CTC-Mt Joy Campus | 09 | 12 | PO Box 537 | Mount Joy | – |
| 56 | Lancaster County CTC-Willow St Campus | 09 | 12 | 1730 Hans Herr Drive | Willow Street | – |
| 57 | Lebanon County CTC | 09 | 12 | 833 Metro Drive | Lebanon | – |
| 58 | Lehigh Career & Technical Institute | 09 | 12 | 4500 Education Park Drive | Schnecksville | – |
| 59 | Lycoming CTC | 09 | 12 | 293 Cemetery Street | Hughesville | – |
| 60 | McKeesport Area Tech Ctr | 09 | 12 | 1960 Eden Park Boulevard | McKeesport | – |
| 61 | Mercer County Career Center | 09 | 12 | 776 Greenville Road | Mercer | – |
| 62 | Middle Bucks Institute of Technology | 09 | 12 | 2740 York Road | Jamison | – |
| 63 | Mifflin County Academy of Science and Te | 09 | 12 | 700 Pitt Street | Lewistown | – |
| 64 | Mon Valley CTC | 09 | 12 | Five Guttman Avenue | Charleroi | – |
| 65 | Monroe Career & Tech Inst | 09 | 12 | 194 Laurel Lake Road | Bartonsville | – |
| 66 | North Montco Tech Career Center | 09 | 12 | 1265 Sumneytown Pike | Lansdale | – |
| 67 | Northern Tier Career Center | 09 | 12 | 120 Career Center | Towanda | – |
| 68 | Northern Westmoreland CTC | 09 | 12 | 705 Stevenson Boulevard | New Kensington | – |
| 69 | Northumberland County CTC | 10 | 12 | 1700-2000 West Montgomery Street | Coal Township | – |
| 70 | Parkway West CTC | 09 | 12 | 7101 Steubenville Pike | Oakdale | – |
| 71 | Reading Muhlenberg CTC | 09 | 12 | 2615 Warren Road | Reading | – |
| 72 | Schuylkill Technology Centers-North Camp | 09 | 12 | 101 Technology Drive | Frackville | – |
| 73 | Schuylkill Technology Centers-South Camp | 09 | 12 | 15 Maple Avenue | Mar Lin | – |
| 74 | Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Ce | 09 | 12 | 219 Edison Bates Drive | Port Allegany | – |
| 75 | Somerset County Technology Center | 09 | 12 | 281 Technology Drive | Somerset | – |
| 76 | Steel Center for Career and Technical Ed | 09 | 12 | 565 N. Lewis Run Road | Jefferson Hills | – |
| 77 | SUN Area Technical Institute | 09 | 12 | 815 E Market St | New Berlin | – |
| 78 | Susquehanna County CTC | 09 | 12 | 2380 Elk Lake School Road | Springville | – |
| 79 | Upper Bucks County Technical School | 09 | 12 | 3115 Ridge Road | Perkasie | – |
| 80 | Venango Technology Center | 09 | 12 | One Vo Tech Drive | Oil City | – |
| 81 | Warren County AVTS | 09 | 12 | 347 East 5th Avenue | Warren | – |
| 82 | Western Area CTC | 09 | 12 | 688 Western Ave | Canonsburg | – |
| 83 | Western Montgomery CTC | 09 | 12 | 77 Graterford Rd | Limerick | – |
| 84 | Wilkes-Barre Area CTC | 09 | 12 | PO Box 1699 | Wilkes-Barre | – |
For ranking the schools, I’ve relied upon the ‘Student Teacher Ratio’ factor. What is student teacher ratio, some of you may ask. It is the number used to indicate the number of students for every teacher in a school. For example, a student teacher ratio of 16 indicates that a teacher is available for 16 students in that school. When it comes to quality of education, student teacher ratio plays an important role. If the student teacher ratio is 100, it means that few teachers are available to attend to the needs of students in a school. This may lead to inadequate attention, inadequate engagement, and may even have a negative impact on student success! Student teacher ratio is like a two way street. Fewer students per teacher setup is an ideal classroom where students may enjoy adequate individual-attention from teachers. Under this setup, a teacher may take care of individuals’ needs and weaknesses. Similarly, under this setup, teachers may modify/adapt their teaching techniques according to learning styles/needs of the students.
I am Vishnu Nambiar a career and educational blogger from India. I am also a full time educational consultant having more than 12 years of experience in the educational sector.
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