Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center
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The Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center is a high school-level institution that provides advanced education to meet the demand in the areas of agriculture, business and marketing, family and consumer sciences, health careers, and trade and industry arts to the students in Indiana's Area Career & Technical District #46 (ACTD-46) consisting of nine school district and corporations in Gibson
, Posey
, Spencer
, Vanderburgh
and Warrick
Counties in Southwestern Indiana
. 90.7 FM WPSR
, which used to broadcast from Central High School
, now broadcasts from the center.
To provide easier access to these services to the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation along with the other eight districts the facility was constructed outside the city of Evansville. Prior to 2004 students interested in these courses had to go to North High School
on Diamond Avenue which was constantly plagued with road construction and traffic tie-ups in addition to cramped and non-airconditioned spaces. In terms of enrollment, the EVSC has one of the largest CTE programs in the State of Indiana. Other than the EVSC the Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center draws Students from the following School Districts in Southwestern Indiana.
Gibson County
Posey County
Spencer County
Warrick County
The new facility is located on Lynch Road very near U.S. 41
.
Gibson County, Indiana
Gibson County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana and is included in the Evansville, Indiana–Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 33,503. The county seat is Princeton.-Geography:...
, Posey
Posey County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 27,061 people, 10,205 households, and 7,612 families residing in the county. The population density was 66 people per square mile . There were 11,076 housing units at an average density of 27 per square mile...
, Spencer
Spencer County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 20,391 people, 7,569 households, and 5,752 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile . There were 8,333 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile...
, Vanderburgh
Vanderburgh County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 171,922 people, 70,623 households, and 44,421 families residing in the county. The population density was 733 people per square mile . There were 76,300 housing units at an average density of 325 per square mile...
and Warrick
Warrick County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 52,383 people, 19,438 households, and 15,181 families residing in the county. The population density was 136 people per square mile . There were 20,546 housing units at an average density of 54 per square mile...
Counties in Southwestern Indiana
Southwestern Indiana
Southwestern Indiana is a 11-county region of Indiana located at the southernmost and westernmost part of the state. As of the 2000 census, the region's combined population is 465,338. Evansville, Indiana's third largest city, is the primary hub for the region as well as the primary regional hub...
. 90.7 FM WPSR
WPSR (FM)
WPSR is a non-commercial radio station broadcasting a Variety format. Licensed to Evansville, Indiana, USA. The station is currently owned by Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corp and is run by high school students. The station is also broadcast on HD radio.The station initially only broadcast from...
, which used to broadcast from Central High School
Evansville Central High School
Evansville Central High School outside Evansville or Central High School inside Evansville, is the oldest public high school in continuous operation west of the Allegheny Mountains. Its was established in 1854 as Evansville High School...
, now broadcasts from the center.
To provide easier access to these services to the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation along with the other eight districts the facility was constructed outside the city of Evansville. Prior to 2004 students interested in these courses had to go to North High School
North High School (Evansville)
North High School is a high school on the north side of Evansville, Indiana, USA.-Mission statement:North High School is committed to a cooperative educational partnership encompassing the student, home, school, and community...
on Diamond Avenue which was constantly plagued with road construction and traffic tie-ups in addition to cramped and non-airconditioned spaces. In terms of enrollment, the EVSC has one of the largest CTE programs in the State of Indiana. Other than the EVSC the Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center draws Students from the following School Districts in Southwestern Indiana.
Gibson County
- East GibsonEast Gibson School CorporationThe East Gibson School Corporation is the smallest of the three public school governing institutions in Gibson County in both land area and student body with just over 1,000 students . The EGSC is responsible for a district including three townships of easternmost Gibson County; Barton, Center, and...
- North GibsonNorth Gibson School CorporationThe North Gibson School Corporation is the second largest of the three public school governing institutions in Gibson County, Indiana, United States as well as one of the twenty largest in enrollment in Southwestern Indiana. The NGSC is responsible for a district including three townships of...
- South GibsonSouth Gibson School Corporation-The School Corporation:The South Gibson School Corporation is the largest of the three public school governing institutions in enrollment and territory covered in Gibson County, Indiana as well as one of the ten largest in enrollment in Southwestern Indiana...
Posey County
- M.S.D. Mount Vernon & South PoseyMetropolitan School District of Mount Vernon and South Posey County SchoolsThe Metropolitan School District of Mount Vernon and South Posey County, also known as simply The Metropolitan School District of Mount Vernon, serves Mount Vernon and southern Posey County and is the largest of three districts in the county. Four townships make up the district: Black, Lynn, Marrs...
- M.S.D. North PoseyMetropolitan School District of North Posey County SchoolsThe Metropolitan School District of North Posey County Schools, also known as simply The Metropolitan School District of North Posey, serves Poseyville, Cynthiana, Griffin and northern Posey County and is the largest of three districts in the county. Five townships make up the district: Bethel,...
- New Harmony Consolidated
Spencer County
- South Spencer
Warrick County
- Warrick CountyWarrick County School CorporationThe Warrick County School Corporation is the second-largest public school-governing body in Southwestern Indiana and the twenty seventh largest in Indiana. It is responsible for providing education to the second largest county in the area, Warrick County, Indiana.The WCSC has two High Schools, two...
The new facility is located on Lynch Road very near U.S. 41
U.S. Route 41
U.S. Route 41 is a north–south United States Highway that runs from Miami, Florida to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Until 1949, the part in southern Florida, from Naples to Miami, was U.S...
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