Delco Technical High Schools Prepare Young People for Lifetime of Labor Days

At the Middle Bucks Institute of Technology, which draws about 1,000 students from four school districts, demand is just as strong.

“All of our programs are popular, and career and technical education is surging nationwide,” said Mark Covelle, Ed.D., the school’s administrative director. “We see a lot of interest in our medical areas as well as automotive, cosmetology, culinary, electrical, and welding.”

Like Delaware County’s schools, Middle Bucks offers apprenticeships that transition students straight into jobs—or continue on to college.

“CTE and college is certainly a pathway,” said Covelle. “It is no longer college or career. It is most certainly college and career. In the end, all education is career education.”