CTE is delivered at comprehensive and CTE-dedicated high schools, magnet schools, area technical centers, community and technical colleges and some four-year universities.- CTE students earn industry certifications and licenses, postsecondary certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees and higher.
- CTE is good for students, good for businesses and good for communities.
- 92% of high school students and 69% of college and adult students are engaged in CTE, learning skills in the classroom and on the job.'
- CTE high school students are college and career ready - 94% graduate high school and most enroll directly in college.
- CTE associate degrees can pay $10,000 more per year than associate degrees in other fields - and can even pay more than bachelor's degrees - while limiting student debt.
- CTE is the answer to the nation's projected deficit of 6.5 million skilled workers, including infrastructure, health care and manufacturing work.
- CTE prepares the workforce across a wide range of industries and occupations.
- Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
- Architecture & Construction
- Arts, A/V Technology & Communications
- Business Management& Administration
- Education & Training
- FinanceGovernment &Public Administration
- Health Science
- Hospitality & Tourism
- Human Services
- Information Technology
- Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
- Manufacturing
- Marketing
- Science, Technology,Engineering &Mathematics (STEM)
- Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
