Easton Area High School currently offers Career and Technical Education programs with some of those programs falling under the Pennsylvania Department of Education SOAR (Students Occupationally and Academically Ready) initiative.  SOAR is built on programs of study that incorporate secondary education and post-secondary education elements and include coherent and rigorous content.  These career and technical programs of study include statewide articulation agreements that allow students to earn college credit for program completion.  Students choosing to pursue one of these programs will be required to take a national examination in the spring of their senior year. 

The three SOAR programs of study offered at EAHS are:

• Accounting 

• Administrative Assistant 

• Engineering Technologies

The Diversified Occupation program is also an approved career and technical program. If you have further questions regarding any of these programs, please see your Guidance Counselor or program instructor.

Career Institute of Technology (CIT) is an extension of Easton Area High School.  Therefore, the number of programs being offered there enables an increase in the number of course selections for our students.  Students who select the career programs may do so for a period of one, two or three years in 10th, 11th and/or 12th grades.  Special circumstances enable student in 9th grade to attend.  All programs provide instruction during a half-day schedule.   

Career programs are designed to help student acquire the skills, knowledge and attitudes needed to secure employment.  Although many of the students who take a career program will enter the world of work upon graduation, approximately 50% of the students who complete their program seek higher education.  This is possible with advanced planning and carefully balancing course selections.   CIT has advanced placement agreements with colleges and technical trade schools that qualify as Tech Prep. Programs. The quality and quantity of what is learned is determined by the time and effort applied.  Students are encouraged to research their career plans by reading related information, reviewing and discussing their plans with their counselor and their parent(s).  

To learn more about the programs that CIT has to offer, please visit CIT's YouTube Channel and watch the promotional videos.  CIT has a Facebook Page, which can be accessed here.  

Students interested in attending the CIT can complete it online here. 

Students at Easton Area High School can choose their elective courses each year using Class Choice.  Please refer to this Quick Start in order to choose your electives for the next school year.

The current course selection guide can provide information on:

• graduation requirements

• the course selection process

• taking a course on a pass/fail basis

• Honors and Advanced Placement courses

• independent study

• class rank

• schedule changes or withdrawals

• dual enrollment through Northampton Community College

• Career and Technical Education/SOAR Programs

Diversified Occupations is a unique educational program designed to integrate classroom study in employability and life skills with planned, supervised, practical work experience.  The Diversified Occupations Program is a partnership between local businesses and Easton Area High School.  Career competencies are developed at the job-training site.  Related classroom theory is offered through planned periods of instruction at the high school.  Interested students should speak with their Guidance Counselor or pick up a flyer in the Guidance Office for additional information.

The Diversified Occupations Program is designed to:

• Provide training in those areas not presently being offered at the vocational-technical school. 

• Service students who are unable to gain admission to a CTE program due to excessive applicants.

•  Provide training to students who need an alternative form of education.

The Diversified Occupations Program is available to 11th and 12th grade students. Diversified Occupations students must:

• Be supervised on-the-job. 

• Be visited on-the-job by the instructor. 

• Attend regularly scheduled classes. 

• Work 20 hours per week with at least 3 daytime shifts and 15 hours Monday through Friday. 

• Have a signed Training Agreement. 

• Have a written Training Plan.

The Dual Enrollment program enables high school juniors and seniors to enroll in college-level courses and receive both secondary and postsecondary credit for that coursework. A student must have a GPA of 83% and be a student in good standing. You are able to enroll for up to a maximum of six credits (two classes) through the Dual Enrollment Program per academic semester. Courses taken through Dual Enrollment cannot be counted as core subject requirements. Transportation and tuition is not the responsibility of Easton Area School District. Courses taken over the summer cannot be counted for credit or used for student advancement in course requirements.

Please talk to your School Counselor to look at the criteria for Dual Enrollment.

Please watch this video for information on how to apply for NCC Dual Enrollment. 

Students in grades 9, 10, and 11 are offered various course extensions and interventions during Advisory. Successful completion of the Xello coursework is required in order to meet graduation requirements.  To access Xello on the iPad, you can use the app (web link) and login using your Roverkids.org credentials.