CTE...
- Fulfills employers needs that are HIGH Skill, HIGH Wage, and HIGH Demand
- Includes high school, carer centers, community and technical colleges, four-year universities and more!
- Educates students for a range of career options through 15 Career Clusters and 79+ pathways.
- Integrates with academics in a rigorous and relevant curriculum.
- Features high school and post secondary partnerships, enabling clear pathways to certifications and degrees.
- Prepares students to be college and career ready by providing core academic skills, employability skills and technical, job-specific skills.
MORE KEY STATISTICS!
High school students involved in CTE are more engaged, perform better and graduate at higher rates.
Post secondary CTE fosters post-secondary completion and prepares students and adults for in-demand careers.
High school students involved in CTE are more engaged, perform better and graduate at higher rates.
- 81 percent of dropouts say relevant, real-world learning opportunities would have kept them in high school.
- The average high school graduation rate for students concentrating in CTE programs is 93 percent, compared to an average national freshman graduation rate of 80 percent.
- More than 75 percent of secondary CTE concentrators pursued post-secondary education shortly after high school.
Post secondary CTE fosters post-secondary completion and prepares students and adults for in-demand careers.
- 4 out of 5 secondary CTE graduates who pursued post-secondary education after high school had earned a credential or were still enrolled two years later.
- According to research in Texas, Colorado and Virginia, graduates with technical or applied science associate degrees out-earn bachelor's degree holders by $2,000 to $11,000.
- 27 percent of people with less than an associate degree, including licenses and certificates, earn more than the average bachelor’s degree recipient.