Kevin Kuehner

Precision Machine Technology instructor at Carbon County Technical InstituteGraduated, Carbon County Area Vocation Technical School, 1995First class president“When I dropped out of school, I had dead end jobs. I couldn’t get a job in a machine shop. And the reason I came back is because I love machining, but I couldn’t do it without a high school diploma. So when I came back, being able to graduate through this program, you know, it saved my life. I feel I owe this school everything I could possibly give.”Rob PathroffInstructional Aide/EDA/ Electrician at CCTIGraduated CCAVTS“We’re number one right now, as far as our particular school. That’s saying something about the staff, the teachers. Apparently, we’re doing something right. Where else are they going to go to get the training? Now, when you’re talking trades, electrical, HVAC, carpentry... where are you going to get that training anywhere else? This gives them a great jump-start for the future. Employers are looking, they’re screaming for these kids.”Tom LagerFormer general manager of Palmerton Telephone Company, currently PTC board of directors Vice President of Operations.Graduated Jim Thorpe Area High School 1967“At CCAVTS it all came together for me. In the theory classes, I discovered how all the math and science courses I had taken in school would be put to use and how having the math background put me ahead of the other students who had come from ‘General’ or ‘Commercial’ tracks in school.In the practical classes, I got to do what I really loved, build circuits and experiment with them.”