This chart is designed to help students and parents understand the educational and physical expectations and/or recommendations for the Pre-Engineering & Engineering Technology program at Lehigh Career & Technical Institute. For additional information, please visit the program webpage.  

Program Safety & Physical Considerations

• Ability to focus on safety around moving equipment, hand tools, and other equipment used in the industry
• Ability to diagnose the source of a problem quickly and accurately and apply problem solving skills
• Ability to focus on a project for an extended period of time
• Ability to lift 20+ pounds
• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time
• Stamina to focus at work station for extended periods of time

Essential Aptitudes Recommended

• Eye/hand coordination
•  Self-control
• Fine motor skills
• Attention to detail
• Good judgement
• Ability to discriminate between objects of similar size, shape, and color
• Arm-hand steadiness
• Spatial acuity

Reading & Language Arts Levels

• College Prep Reading and Language Arts
• 12th grade plus comprehension (text and manuals)
• Oral and written communication skills
• Technical reading and writing skills
• Enrollment in college prep academics

Math Level

• Basic Math level
• Pre-Calculus
•  College  Prep Geometry
• College Prep Algebra II
• College Prep Trigonometry
• Ability to use math to solve problems

End of Year – 12th Grade Assessment Test

• NOCTI

Industry Certifications

•  Students will have the opportunity to earn industry certifications in the program

Program Requirements & Related Costs

• Must follow LCTI dress code
• Must wear enclosed shoes

 Cooperative Education

• Students who meet all the requirements, including teacher recommendation, grades, attendance, and discipline record
• Students must provide their own transportation to and from the job site
• Articulation Agreements
• Lehigh Carbon Community College
• Statewide Articulation Agreements

Other Skills

• Ability to work independently and with a team to complete projects
• Critical thinking skills
• Time management skills
• Mechanical ability
• Ability to convert two dimensional drawings to three dimensional projects
• Must be able to understand and work with blueprints and schematics
• Strong computer skills
• Strong communication skills
• Solidworks and other CAD packages