The Joint Operating Committee of the Carbon Career & Technical Institute announced that CCTI is accepting student applications for the upcoming school year.

Applications are due March 1.

Students should see their home school district guidance counselors for information and the application.

The JOC voted to set the number of students who meet the 2026-2027 admissions requirements to the Freshman Exploratory Program at 10 students per school district, with the following exceptions:

1. Students who meet the admissions criteria and/or students who completed a sixth, seventh, or eighth grade Career Academy will be given priority to enter the programs.

2. Freshmen who commit to enrolling in a low enrolled course exclusively, and are accepted, will not count toward their district’s allotment of slots. Courses will be designated to be low enrolled after applications are received.

3. CCTI will initially only accept the 10 applications from each district and will request additional applications, as needed.

Other business

The JOC approved the following:

• Fourteen CCTI students will attend the DECA State Competition held Feb. 18 - 20, at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, Hershey at a total cost of $7,988 to cover the cost of registration, transportation, meals, and lodging. The competition will be chaperoned by Carly Rinda, DECA adviser; Scott Bartholomew, DECA assistant adviser; and Casey Hill, instructional aide.

• Two Auto Service and Technology students will attend the Pennsylvania Automotive Association Skip Wagner Automotive Technology Competition at the Hershey Antique Auto Museum on Feb. 19 in Hershey. Harold Resh, auto service and technology instructor, will chaperone this event.

• Twenty-eight CCTI Health Medical students will attend the HOSA State Conference. The competition will be held March 11 to 13 at the Hershey Lodge & Convention Center, Hershey, at a cost of $15,400 to cover the cost of registration, transportation, meals, and lodging. The competition will be chaperoned by Donna McClain, Health Medical instructor/HOSA adviser and three additional approved chaperones.

• Approved the purchase of 10 student workbook and project manuals for Hoffman/Hopewell’s Precision Machining and ten Precision Machining Technology, 3rd K12 MindTap (1-year access) at a total cost of $753.50, (to include shipping and handling) for the Precision Machine Technology lab.

• The JOC approved an update to the CCTI 2025-2026 Student/Teacher calendar. The change is that students will have regular classes on Monday, Jan. 19 to make up a for a snow day from Dec. 23. Jan. 19 was originally scheduled as Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.