WILKES-BARRE AREA CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTER
LAW ENFORCEMENT
ABOUT WBACTC LAW ENFORCEMENT
WBACTC LAW ENFORCEMENT
FORMED IN 2002
CIP Code 43.0107
CRIMINAL JUSTICE/POLICE SCIENCE
A program that prepares individual to perform the duties of police and public security officers, including patrol and investigative activities, traffic control, crowd control and public relations, witness interviewing, evidence collection and management, basic crime prevention methods, weapon and equipment operation and maintenance, report preparation and other routine law enforcement responsibilities.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
/ ABOUT WBACTC
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The Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center provides a learning environment which closely resembles
industry, business and the world of work. This practical education also helps lay the foundation for continued
post secondary education. Students are prepared and taught through experimental learning. This methodology
emphasizes learning by doing, and combines the use of ones' mind, body, and hands, to develop the skills
necessary to compete in the contemporary world.
/ ANTI-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
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The Wilkes Barre Area Career and Technical Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age in its program or activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated Youth Groups. For information on services, activities and/or accessibility, contact: Support Programs Coordinator Title IX and Section 504 Coordinator, (570)822-4131, Wilkes Barre Area Career and Technical Center, 350 Jumper Road, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18705-0699, www.wbactc.org
OUR MISSION
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/ MISSION
The mission of the Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center, partnering with its sponsoring districts, community, parents, and students, is to contribute to a high quality career/technical and academic education for its students who, upon completion, are able to become responsible citizens, critical thinkers, and successful completers in a world-wide economy, and possess the desire and skills to be life-long learners.
/ VISION
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The Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center, through its programs of study and dedicated and experienced Instructors, administrators, and staff, will serve as a leading educational institution and community resource for all citizens seeking to explore, develop, and enhance their career and technical skills in a nurturing and supportive enviornment.
/ SHARED VALUES
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We believe that education received through school provides the foundation for life-long learning. We believe that every student has a right to the opportunity to learn and succeed. We believe that schools must enrich the economic life of the community. We believe that schools must help students prepare to be a positive part of the community's economic life. We believe that access to technology is a part of the opportunity to learn. We believe that quality schools foster effective communication. We believe that students must develop critical thinking skills. We believe in respecting our students' diverse backgrounds, abilities, interests, and needs. We believe students must be treated as individual learners.4 We believe that, along with the school, parents share in the responsibility for the students' educational success.