Carbon Career & Technical Institute is making waves on an international level.

Recently, the school's electronics and computer engineering programs were collectively named the Electronics Technician Association "student chapter of the year."CCTI students bested all eligible chapters within and outside the United States.Formed in January 2014, the chapter promotes careers in electronics and supporting student electronics technicians."The ETA and CCTI have given me a chance to come out of high school at a higher level than my peers, and be better prepared for the electronics industry," said Owen Henninger of Jim Thorpe.Henninger serves as president of the student chapter.Vice President Andrew Frable of Panther Valley said the award highlights the great work coming out of CCTI."Winning student chapter of the year is not only a privilege but a huge accomplishment for our school and my fellow classmates," he said. "The ETA provides us with a competitive edge as well as knowledge about employment and education.To promote the electronics and computer industries, the CCTI student chapter sent two teams to Pennsylvania SkillsUSA competition in Hershey last year.Promoting electronics was the team of Andrew Frable, Jacob Snyder and Jared David, all freshmen. They received a silver medal. Promoting computers/information was the team of Jocelyn Mansberry, Hunter Simmons and Preston Smith. Their efforts earned a gold medal and a trip to the National Skills USA competition in Kansas City.Since its inception, CCTI student chapter members have earned 126 Certifications from the ETA, CompTIA, Microsoft and Certiport.A breakdown of certifications include EM1-DC Technician, EM2-AC Technician, EM4-Digital Technician, Certified Associate Electronic Technician (CET), Certified Electronic Technician (CET), Customer Service Specialist (CSS), Computer Service Technician (CST), Computer Network Service Technician (CNST), Strata (IT Fundamentals) A+, Network+, MTA: Windows Operating System Fundamentals, MTA: Networking Fundamentals, and Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3).Students with certifications include:Dakota Dotter: CSS, EM-1.Brian Rotherforth: CETa, CSS, EM1, EM2, EM4, Strata.Corey Young: CSS, Strata.Gavin Shellhammer: CSS, Strata.Dakota Yackenicz: CSS, Strata.Owen Henninger: CET, CST, CSS, EM1, EM2, EM4, Strata, IC3, MTA:OS.Hunter Simmons: CSS, EM1, EM2, EM4, Strata.Coriah Meckes: CSS, EM1, EM2, Strata.Kyle Kairewich: CSS, EM1.Dan Linendoll: CSS, Strata.Lucas Patire: CSS, Strata.David Dorosh: CSS, CST, Strata.Andrew Frable: CSS, EM1, EM2, EM4, Strata, IC3.Jacob Snyder: CSS, EM1, EM2, EM4, Strata, IC3.Kristie Schaeffer: CSS, Strata, IC3.Jocelyn Mansberry: CSS, Strata.Zach Bachert: CSS, Strata.Bryce Card: CSS, Strata.Joseph Swan: CSS, Strata.Preston Smith: CETa, CSS, Strata.Jared David: CSS, EM1, EM2.Dan Ahner: CSS, Strata, IC3.Austin Smith: CSS, Strata.Cyrick Thomas: EM1.Mark Good: CSS, Strata.Ryan Shevlin: Strata.