SUN Area Technical Institute

Specialties

SUN Area Technical Institute provides world-​class career and technical education to high school students from Lewisburg, Midd-​West, Mifflinburg, Selinsgrove, and Shikellamy school districts of Central Pennsylvaina. We provide full-​time courses in Advertising Art and Design, Dental Health, CAD, Health Professions, Cosmetology, Electronics, Computer and Networking Technology, Food Service, Precision Machining, Welding, Electrical Systems, HVAC and Plumbing, Criminal Justice, Masonry, Carpentry, Wood Manufacturing, Automotive Technology, Diesel Technology, and Collision Repair. All of these programs not only prepare students for work in their field but can earn them college credits and advanced placement at state universitives, translating to a savings of thousands of dollars on a students post-​secondary education.

SUN Area Technical Institute also provides a number of adult education opportunities.

History

Established in 1970.

SUN Area Vocational-​Technical School was first conceived in the early 1960s as a solution to the shortage of skilled labor in central Pennsylvania.

Vocational training was a widely accepted solution, however questions over district participation and the location of the new school prevented it from opening until 20 local districts accepted the Articles of Agreement in 1967.

SUN Area Vocational-​Technical School opened in the fall of 1967 at its first location on Market St. in Sunbury, Pennsylvania.

On March 3, 1968 SUN Area Vocational-​Technical School was authorized to purchase property and construct a new building in New Berlin, PA.

In 1987 SUN Area Vocational-​Technical School would be shortened to SUN Area Technical School. In 1995 it was renamed SUN Area Career and Technology Center, and once again in 2009 the school was renamed SUN Area Technical Institute.

In 2013 SUN Area Technical Institute purchased the Playworld Systems building on Cherry St. in New Berlin, PA.

Meet the Manager

Dennis H.

Manager

As of Juy 2014 Mrs. Hain is the Administrative Director of SUN Area Technical Institute.