Burlington County Institute of Technology Westampton Campus

The Burlington County Institute of Technology Westampton Campus is a four-year countywide vocational-technical public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Burlington County Institute of Technology. Located in Westampton Township, the campus is one of two high schools in the district, along with the Medford campus.

Burlington County Institute of Technology Westampton Campus
Location
Burlington County Institute of Technology Westampton Campus
Burlington County Institute of Technology Westampton Campus
Burlington County Institute of Technology Westampton Campus
695 Woodlane Road
Westampton, NJ 08060

United States
Coordinates40.014657°N 74.823336°W / 40.014657; -74.823336
Information
Other namesBCIT Westampton, Westampton Tech, WesTech
TypeVoc-tech public high school
School districtBurlington County Institute of Technology
NCES School ID3402490[1]
PrincipalJoseph Venuto
Faculty81.0 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,261 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.6:1[1]
Color(s)     Blue
     White and
     Grey[2]
Athletics conferenceBurlington County Scholastic League
Team namePanthers[2]
WebsiteSchool website

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,261 students and 81.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.6:1. There were 492 students (39.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 120 (9.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Athletics

The BCIT Westampton Panthers[2] compete in the Burlington County Scholastic League, an athletic conference consisting of both public and public high schools located in Burlington County and the surrounding counties that operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[3] With 917 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as Central Jersey, Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 822 to 1,068 students in that grade range.[4]

Administration

The school's principal is Joseph Venuto.[5]

Notable alumni
  • Ant Clemons, singer-songwriter, who released his debut album Happy 2 Be Here in March 2020.[6]
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References
  1. School data for Burlington County Institute Of Technology - Westampton, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. Burlington County Institute of Technology Westampton Archived 2015-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 25, 2016.
  3. League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2019-2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed April 29, 2020.
  4. General Public School Classifications 2015-2016, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, as of December 15, 2015. Accessed December 12, 2016.
  5. Principal's office, Burlington County Institute of Technology Westampton Campus. Accessed July 24, 2019.
  6. Kuperinsky, Amy. "N.J.'s Ant Clemons went from waiting tables to working with Kanye West. Next up: The Grammys.", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 18, 2019. Accessed March 30, 2020. "Music was a constant for Clemons while growing up in Willingboro.... He also joined The Heritage Players and Showstoppers at Willingboro High School, though he was a student at Burlington County Institute of Technology in Westampton, where he studied graphic arts."
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