The Lancaster County Career & Technology Center is a full service career and technical school dedicated to preparing high school students and adults for careers in the new economy. Lancaster County CTC is best among its class and strives to meet the highest standards of quality instruction.
The application is now open for high school students to apply to CTC. 10th grade students must apply now for 11th grade, and 11th grade students must apply now for 12th grade.
Click here to Apply Online to CTC. Penn Manor Student Applications are Due DECEMBER 22nd!
Student fills out demographic information, parent/guardian information, program they want to apply to, and emergency contact information (must be someone other than the main parent/guardian listed.
Student must log into their account and have the parent sign the application
Student puts in a teacher email address for a recommendation form. Students must be sure they know the teacher is willing to do the recommendation and should double check they have spelled the teachers email correctly. It must be a core teacher or a teacher related to the program they are applying for.
Student submits the application when all three proportions are filled out completely.
Penn Manor has an agreement with Thaddeus Stevens to allow students to participate in Early Enrollment for their senior year. For this program, that is when a student will fully enroll in college during their high school year. Students need to start the application process by early January of their 11th grade year (the application Opens in November, 2023). As long a student has taken their 3 english, math, science, and social studies and has a 2.5 GPA, they are eligible to apply to Thaddeus Stevens Early Enrollment.
To learn more about the process, students are invited to attend an information session
At Penn Manor High School on Tuesday, October 24th, at 5:15pm in the High School Media Center/Library across from the auditorium.
(9th-11th grade students are invited to attend). 11th grade students should stay for Financial Aid night following the information meeting because this will apply to them for Thaddeus Stevens. The advantage of early enrollment is that tuition is half the cost, but it is the responsibility of the families to pay for the remaining tuition or apply for financial aid and scholarships. Early Enrollment students are eligible or the same fiinancial aid at Thaddeus Stevens and Lancaster Dollars for Higher learning as current seniors.
The Dual Enrollment meeting for students interested in taking courses will be held during Flex on Tuesday, November 7th, 2023. This is for HACC, Millersville, Lancaster Bible College, and PA College of Health Sciences, Elizabethtown, & Messiah College. (Thaddeus Stevens Early Enrollment is a different program, with a meeting October 24th at 5:15 pm) If you want to take dual enrollment in the Spring 2024, you must attend this meeting. Even if you are already in a dual enrollment course.
Meeting Date: Tuesday, November 7th, 10:30-11:15 during Flex in the Media Center/Library. Sign-up now at this link: https://forms.gle/ZYcFvXAN4GGz6KAR7
More information about Dual Enrollment can be found at https://blogs.pennmanor.net/pmhscounseling/college-planning/dual-enrollment/
Lancaster County Career and Technical Center. The last two weeks 10th and 11th graders attended an assembly about the CTC options for next year. The tour field trips are coming up in October. Check the counseling blog for details.
The permission slip deadline for 11th graders is October 4th. For 10th graders, the deadline is October 10th.
11th Grade Tours Permission Slip Deadline Wednesday October 4th, 2023
Brownstown – Tuesday, October 17th
Depart: 8:15 am
Mount Joy- Wednesday, October 18th
Depart: 8:15 am
Willow Street -Thursday, October 19th
Depart: 12:10 pm(All students going on this trip MUST EAT LUNCH A)
10th Grade Tours to Willow Street: Tuesday, October 24th
Permission Slip Deadline October 10th
Applications open online on the CTC Website on November 6th and are due for PMHS on December 22nd (we will announce it when open).
Opportunities for parents to see the CTC are their Open House on November 14th, 15th, or 16th. Open House Locations
Millersville University and Penn Manor School District are excited to announce a new opportunity for high school students. Starting this fall, high school juniors who meet eligibility requirements can join the Early Enrollment Pathway program. This initiative allows students to take college courses on Millersville University’s campus each semester of their junior and senior year. They will learn about college life, interact closely with faculty and industry experts, and be mentored by Millersville college students. Students will receive 12 college credits, and upon successful completion of these courses will be admitted to Millersville University. This program is free for all accepted students. Coordinated by Millersville University’s Lombardo College of Business, this pathway program will help to prepare students for careers across diverse fields, including accounting, entertainment technology, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, occupational safety and environmental health, information technology, sport management, and many more. Early Enrollment and Dual Enrollment are designed to complement what is offered at the high school. Penn Manor has set the requirement that students must have completed business-related courses at Penn Manor prior to enrolling:
Exploring Technology (aka 9th-grade Experiencing Tech) Product Design CS: Creating and Making CS: Communicating and Connecting AP CS Principles Honors Engineering Principles (aka Engineering Seminar) Music Technology: Creating & Producing Introduction to Web Development (virtual)
Accounting 1 Accounting 2 Marketing and Advertising Entrepreneurship International Business & Investing Agribusiness & Leadership Intro. to Business (Virtual) Personal Finance (Virtual)
This table is the eligible course as prerequisites for the MU Early Enrollment Program. If a course is offered as honors, that qualifies, as well.
For July 1, 2023, students who wish to enroll in the Early Enrollment program for 2023-2024 School Year, need to have completed two (2) of the classes listed above before starting the program and must take two (2) additional courses from the list.
Effective July 1, 2024, students shall have successfully completed at least 4 of the related courses before enrolling in the Early Enrollment Program.
To be eligible for this opportunity, students must have mostly College Prep or higher courses or have administrative/counseling approval after submitting the interest form.
Next steps:
For current 10th and 11th graders,
please email your counselor to change your schedule to see if these courses fit. (If you haven’t done so already, please submit your interest form with a parent signature).
Once you know it works in your Penn Manor Schedule, Register with Millersville University for 2023-2024 school year: https://forms.gle/475cwUe33T7dfMbq9
For current 8th and 9th graders.
Please email your counselor to change your schedule to get set up with the required prerequisite courses
Fill out the interest form (available in the school counselors office) and return it to your school counselor.
Special Attention 8th and 9th grade students and parents:
Millersville University and Penn Manor School District are excited to announce a new opportunity for high school students. Starting this fall, high school juniors who meet eligibility requirements can join the Early Enrollment Pathway program. This initiative allows students to take college courses on Millersville University’s campus each semester of their junior and senior year. They will learn about college life, interact closely with faculty and industry experts, and be mentored by Millersville college students. Students will receive 12 college credits, and upon successful completion of these courses will be admitted to Millersville University. This program is free for all accepted students. Coordinated by Millersville University’s Lombardo College of Business, this pathway program will help to prepare students for careers across diverse fields, including accounting, entertainment technology, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, occupational safety and environmental health, information technology, sport management, and many more. Early Enrollment and Dual Enrollment are designed to complement what is offered at the high school. Penn Manor has set the requirement that students must have completed business-related courses at Penn Manor prior to enrolling. See the attached flyer and interest form for details of the classes. Students interested in the program in the future will need to plan courses appropriately to be eligible. Attend this information session to learn more.
If you are interested in learning more about free college classes, please attend the virtual information session at 7:00pm-7:30pm on Tuesday, May 30th. RSVP here to get the google meet link: https://bit.ly/RSVPEarlyMU
Students of the class of 2025 (current 10th graders) who have met the eligibility requirements were already contacted via email and invited to attend an informational meeting. Their parents were contacted via email. Any remaining spots in the program will be opened up to the class of 2024 (current 11th graders) who meet the eligibility criteria. Students who met the eligibility criteria in both grades were contacted via email last week.
The information session will be recorded, please register above to get the link to the recording.
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences is offering a Medical Terminology class for 2023 graduates, current 11th graders, and current 10th graders. They have extended the deadline. This is an enrichment opportunity, it does not count for high school credit, as it is in the summer. The class comes with support for study skills, time management, and handling school stress! See the below flyer.
If you missed the Thaddeus Stevens Early Enrollment Meeting at Penn Manor, there are other opportunities for 11th graders and families to check out the program.
Goes over what you need to fill out for Penn Manor so it will count here.
Goes over a quick intro refresher of HACC registration at the end
Apply for Dual Enrollment at your selected College
Notify your counselor what you applied for by filling out the PMHS online application and proper forms (tells you how to do this in the video).
Dual Enrollment Millersville University Fall 2021 | – Watch Video
*Note for PMHS Deadline: if there is a reason beyond your control you can’t fill out the Penn Manor Application by May 24th (example, a change in your schedule, or waiting for AP Scores), then we will still accept them on a rolling case-by-case basis.
Preparing your student for a career is an important part of his/her education here at Penn Manor.
This year, we are happy to announce that your student will be participating in JA Inspire, a virtual career fair for students. Junior Achievement’s mission is to prepare students for their own economic success.
Through JA Inspire Virtual, students will be learning about themselves through a career assessment and through a reflection of choices made during the career fair. They will have the opportunity to learn about many different careers, job opportunities, internships, and more, all in South Central PA. Our plan is to have your student complete JA Inspire in some classes or on their own. Please feel free to join your student as he/she goes through JA Inspire. Ask questions about career choices, share successes and tips, go into JA Inspire Virtual and visit local booths and watch webinars with them. They each can get a unique log-in from their counselor or teacher and can access the fair 24/7 from March 15th-June 13th. Join in on the fun!
