History of Steel Center

Steel Valley Area Technical School was established by the former Allegheny County Board of Education on January 27, 1964. Its purpose was to provide vocational and technical educational programs for secondary-level learners residing in southeastern Allegheny County. The first Steel Valley facility opened in 1964 to a student body of 215 in four programs. By 1978, enrollment reached 520 pupils in seven programs. By that time, it became evident the necessity to establish a new home for Steel Valley. Construction commenced shortly thereafter on a scenic plot on North Lewis Run Road in Jefferson Borough, now Jefferson Hills Borough. Dedicated in September 1980, the new Steel Center Area Vocational Technical School boasted a state-of-the-art facility amid a beautiful campus with 900 pupils enrolled in academic, vocational, and technical courses. The 2014-2015 school year marked the 50th anniversary of Steel Center. In partial celebration of this, the school was rededicated as Steel Center for Career and Technical Education. Continuously evolving, Steel Center’s commitment to students and the communities it serves is unyielding