Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School
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Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School is located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
, USA. It is a full-time area vocational-technical school that serves the youth of Columbia
and Montour
counties in Pennsylvania. CMAVTS offers 17 training areas to secondary students in grades 9 through 12. In ninth grade, students are put through an exploratory program where they go through four programs through the course of a school year. In tenth grade they choose their "major" to focus on, up until graduation in 12th grade.
Aside from the traditional student, they also offer education options to adults with evening and summers with their adult education classes.
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg is a town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, 40 miles southwest of Wilkes Barre along the Susquehanna River. In 1900, the population of Bloomsburg stood at 6,170; in 1910, 7,413; in 1940, 9,799, and in 1990, 12,439. The population was 14,855 at the 2010 census...
, USA. It is a full-time area vocational-technical school that serves the youth of Columbia
Columbia County, Pennsylvania
As of the census of 2000, there were 64,151 people, 24,915 households, and 16,568 families residing in the county. The population density was 132 people per square mile . There were 27,733 housing units at an average density of 57 per square mile...
and Montour
Montour County, Pennsylvania
Montour County is located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In 2010, the county's population was 18,267. Its county seat is Danville. It is named for Andrew Montour, a prominent métis interpreter who served with George Washington during the French and Indian War. The county is part of the...
counties in Pennsylvania. CMAVTS offers 17 training areas to secondary students in grades 9 through 12. In ninth grade, students are put through an exploratory program where they go through four programs through the course of a school year. In tenth grade they choose their "major" to focus on, up until graduation in 12th grade.
Programs
- Construction
- Building Trades Maintenance
- Carpentry and Construction
- Electrical Occupations
- Plumbing / Heating / Air Conditioning
- Technology
- Computer Technology
- Drafting and Design Technology
- Electrical Occupations
- Electronics Technology
- Printing Technology
- Transportation and Manufacturing
- Automobile Mechanics
- Automotive Repair Refinishing
- Machining Technology
- Welding Technology
- Service
- Cosmetology
- Food Preparation
- Printing Technology
- Health Occupations
- Horticulture / Floriculture
- Travel, Lodging and Marketing
Academic programs
- English
- English 9
- English 10
- English 11
- English 12
- Social Studies
- World Cultures
- American History
- Government/Economics
- Contemporary History
- Mathematics
- Applied Algebra I
- Algebra I
- Applied Geometry
- Geometry
- Applied Algebra II and Trigonometry
- Advanced Algebra II and Trigonometry
- Probability/Statistics/Trigonometry
- Advanced Probability/Statistics/Trigonometry
- Advanced Mathematics "A" (offered in alternate school years)
- Advanced Mathematics "B" (offered in alternate school years)
- Entrepreneurial Mathematics
- Science
- Physics
- ABC I - Environmental Issues (Applied Bio./Chem I)
- ABC II - Living Science (Applied Bio./Chem II)
- Principles of Technology I
- Principles of Technology II
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Health, Physical Education,PSSA
- Health 9 and 11
- Physical Education 9, 10, 11, and 12
- PSSA Prep
- Foreign Languages
- Spanish
The school
The school is an extension of the educational programs of the seven participating school districts. The option of vocational education at the Columbia-Montour AVTS gives students a full range of educational choices.Aside from the traditional student, they also offer education options to adults with evening and summers with their adult education classes.
Participating School Districts
- Benton Area School DistrictBenton Area School DistrictThe Benton Area School District is a small, rural, public school district. It encompasses 96.8 square miles. It covers the Boroughs of Benton and Stillwater and Benton Township, Fishing Creek Township, Jackson Township and Sugarloaf Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. The district operates...
- Berwick Area School DistrictBerwick Area School DistrictThe Berwick Area School District is a midsized, public school district. Berwick Area School District encompasses approximately 101 square miles, spanning portions of two rural Pennsylvania counties. In Columbia County it covers the Boroughs of Berwick and Briar Creek and Briar Creek Township...
- Bloomsburg Area School DistrictBloomsburg Area School DistrictThe Bloomsburg Area School District is one of the 500 school districts of Pennsylvania. The district covers the Town of Bloomsburg and Beaver Township, Hemlock Township, Main Township and Montour Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately 81 square miles...
- Central Columbia Area School District
- Danville Area School DistrictDanville Area School DistrictThe Danville Area School District spans portions of two counties. In Montour County it covers the Boroughs of Danville and Washingtonville and Cooper Township, Derry Township, Liberty Township, Mahoning Township, Mayberry Township, Valley Township and West Hemlock Township. In Northumberland...
- Millville Area School DistrictMillville Area School DistrictThe Millville Area School District is a public school district in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It is centered in the borough of Millville and also encompasses the townships of Pine, Greenwood, and Madison. Millville Area School District encompasses approximately 91 square miles. According to 2000...
- Southern Columbia Area School DistrictSouthern Columbia Area School DistrictSouthern Columbia Area School District is a small, rural school district located in Catawissa, Pennsylvania. It is in Columbia County and draws students from both Columbia and Northumberland counties. Southern Columbia Area School District encompasses approximately 108 square miles. According to...