Welcome to the Office of

Career and Technical Education (CTE)

What is CTE?

CTE courses offer our students the ability to get specific, practical and professional skills that can mean the difference on a college application or the fast-track into a first job. CTE incorporates challenging academic content standards leading to an industry-recognized credential or certificate in addition to the student’s high school diploma by:

• Empowering students for effective participation in an international economy as world-class workers and citizens;
• Teaching students the high demand skills needed to get a job, to cross-train for different positions, or retrain for a new career; and
• Preparing students for more than a good paying job – it serves as the beginning of a career path.

We offer CTE programs in over 40 occupational areas, allowing students to acquire both technical (hands-on) and academic skills. Over the course of three years starting in 10th grade, students receive 1,080 hours of specific instruction, using state-of-the-art equipment, and under the watchful eye of experienced industry professionals trained to teach our students in the classroom.

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