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19-662: SUN Area Technical Institute is a public, vocational education institution located in New Berlin, Pennsylvania . SUN Area Technical Institute (often shortened to SUN Tech ) provides technical education to high school students from five public school districts in a three county region ( Snyder County , Union County and Northumberland County ), including Lewisburg Area School District , Mifflinburg Area School District , Midd-West School District , Selinsgrove Area School District and Shikellamy School District . SUN Area Technical Institute also provides day and evening adult education for

38-454: A fee charged to the students. In 2014, enrollment was reported as 252 pupils in 11th and 12th grades. The Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit IU16 provides the School with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty. SUN Area Technical Institute is governed by

57-473: A household in the borough was $ 33,523, and the median income for a family was $ 39,000. Males had a median income of $ 28,875 versus $ 21,528 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 16,547. About 6.3% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over. The polling place is the community center, 318 Vine Street, New Berlin. As of July 2023 , New Berlin's mayor

76-414: A local school board representative and several local business owners. SUN Area Vocational-Technical School was first conceived in the early 1960s as a solution to the shortage of skilled labor in central Pennsylvania. Vocational training was a widely accepted solution, however questions over district participation and the location of the new school prevented it from opening until 20 local districts accepted

95-596: Is a borough in Union County , Pennsylvania , United States. The population was 802 at the 2020 census. The New Berlin Presbyterian Church and Old Union County Courthouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . New Berlin is located at 40°52′49″N 76°59′11″W  /  40.88028°N 76.98639°W  / 40.88028; -76.98639 (40.880416, -76.986268). According to

114-503: The United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km ), all land. The Borough of New Berlin is located in central Pennsylvania, on the southern edge of Union County. It sits along the north side of Penns Creek , where the south bank of said creek is the dividing line between Union and Snyder County . New Berlin is a small borough, with a population of 802 (2020 census). Union County

133-799: The 167- acre main campus in Nanticoke, the school maintains 7 satellite learning centers located throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania . LCCC Dedicated Centers are located in Berwick, Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Shamokin, Hazleton, Pittston, and Watsontown. The college is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education . It offers 71 occupational programs (includes degree, certificate, and diploma programs), 25 liberal arts/transfer programs, 10 credit-free career training programs as well as numerous conferences, seminars, workshops, and business/industry customized training either on-campus or throughout

152-706: The Articles of Agreement in 1967. SUN Area Vocational-Technical School opened in the fall of 1967 at its first location on Market St. in Sunbury, Pennsylvania . The school originally served students from Lewsiburg , Mifflinburg , Adams Township , Beavertown , Spring Township , Shikellamy, Monroe Township , Chapman Township , Jackson Township , Freeburg , Selinsgrove , Penn Township , Union Township , Shamokin Dam , Middlecreek, Center, Middleburg , Franklin, West Perry, and Perry. On March 3, 1968, SUN Area Vocational-Technical School

171-576: The Playworld Systems building on Cherry St. in New Berlin, PA. This location was named the SUN Tech West Campus and is currently being remodeled for future expansion. SUN Tech offers programs in: In 2014, the school added CDL training (Commercial Drivers License). It is a collaboration with Sage Truck Driving Schools. The program is open to students 18 years old and above with it also open to

190-602: The SUN Area Technical Institute Joint Operating Committee which is composed of one school board member from each member school district and the Superintendent of Record for the year. On an annually rotating basis, a superintendent from one of the five sending districts also oversees SUN Tech. The school's foundation called SUN Area Career & Technology Education Foundation is overseen by a seven-member board made up of its management team,

209-716: The Town Square and houses the New Berlin Post Office and the Courthouse Museum. As of the census of 2000, there were 838 people, 333 households, and 243 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,882.4 inhabitants per square mile (726.8/km ). There were 355 housing units at an average density of 797.4 per square mile (307.9/km ). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.45% White, 0.24% African American, 0.60% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of

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228-724: The high school. Penn College NOW is partially funded by the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–270) through the Pennsylvania Department of Education, by the support of Pennsylvania companies through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit program managed by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and by Pennsylvania College of Technology. New Berlin, Pennsylvania New Berlin

247-448: The population. Ancestries: German (41.2%), United States (11.1%), English (6.1%), Irish (5.6%), Italian (4.1%), French (3.0%). There were 333 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who

266-639: The public in the evening. SUN Tech offers the state's SOAR program to its students. SOAR is a Pennsylvania Department of Education program that facilitates a student's progress from high school to college by allowing them to earn college credit while still in high school. The school works with Pennsylvania College of Technology, Luzerne County Community College and Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania to permit students to earn college credits while remaining enrolled in high school. SUN Area Technical Institute students have access to Bloomsburg University 's Summer College and Advanced College Experience (ACE) during

285-629: The summer of their sophomore, junior and senior years (after high school graduation). Tuition is deeply discounted to 75% of the regular student rate. Successful students earn college credits that can be readily transferred to other Pennsylvania public colleges and universities through the Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Center (PA TRAC) system. In 2014, SUN Area Technical Institute offered several dual enrollment courses in conjunction with Pennsylvania College of Technology . Penn College NOW classes are taught by approved High School teachers at

304-451: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.98. In the borough the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males. The median income for

323-481: Was Scott Benfer. [REDACTED] Media related to New Berlin, Pennsylvania at Wikimedia Commons Luzerne County Community College Luzerne County Community College ( LCCC ) is a public community college in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania . LCCC offers over 100 academic, technical, and career programs. The institution uses an open admissions policy for most programs, and has over 35,000 graduates. In addition to

342-430: Was authorized to purchase property and construct a new building in New Berlin, PA. Throughout the subsequent 4 decades many district mergers occurred. In 1987, SUN Area Vocational-Technical School was shortened to SUN Area Technical School. In 1995, it was renamed SUN Area Career and Technology Center, and once again in 2009 the school was renamed SUN Area Technical Institute. In 2013, SUN Area Technical Institute purchased

361-476: Was created from Northumberland County on March 22, 1813, and nearby Mifflinburg was the first county seat (the first courthouse was located at 406 Green Street, with other government offices in various other buildings). New Berlin became the second seat of county government when the first courthouse built specifically for that purpose was completed in 1815. The present day county seat was moved to Lewisburg in 1855. The Old Union County Courthouse still stands on

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