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Answer» What is Academy for Information Technology mean? The Union County Academy for Information Technology (UC-AIT) is a full-time four-year public high school located in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, United States, on the Union County Vocational Technical Schools Campus. The school is part of the Union County Vocational Technical Schools (UCVTS), which serves students in all of Union County. AIT focuses on education in computer science and computer engineering with an emphasis on Mathematics and Science. In 2006, 51 students were members of the school's first graduating class. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. "The Academy for Information Technology is a four-year college preparatory program with a specialized focus in information technology and business. The program includes honors-level academics along with course work in AP Computer Science Principles, Database Management, AP Computer Science A, Web Design, Data Integrity/Security, and Java programming. Business courses include Computer Applications in Business, Principles of Business and Finance, Business Communications, and AP Economics. Certifications include A+, Microsoft Office Specialist, Oracle, and Java Programming." As of the 2019–20 school year, the school had an enrollment of 284 students and 15.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 18.5:1. There were 14 students (4.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 9 (3.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. Students have a very demanding curriculum on par with AIT's sister school, the Union County Magnet High School. The Academy for Information Technology offers students the opportunity to become certified as a Microsoft Office Specialist, an A+ Hardware/OS Technician, an Oracle database Designer/Programmer and a Programmer in the Java programming language. The Academy for Information Technology's CEEB code is: 311381. reference
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