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Mercy Career & Technical High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. It is the only four-year co-educational Catholic vocational high school in the United States.

History

Mercy was established in 1950 by the Sisters of Mercy. The school was originally known as Mercy Technical School and did not start granting high school diplomas until 1973.

References

1. MSA-CESS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools" (PDF). Retrieved July 24, 2016.
2. "Search for Private Schools - School Details for Mercy Vocational High School". nces.ed.gov. US Department of Education. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
3. ^ "About Mercy CTE". www.mercyvocational.org. Mercy CTE. Retrieved July 24, 2016.

External links

• School website

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