Career and Technical Education (formerly known as "vocational education") is a high school program of courses that provides rigorous academic engagement, exploration of career pathways, and lifelong employability and leadership skills. These rich learning experiences include laboratory activities, work site experiences, simulations, competitive events and career planning.
 

Career and Technical Education provides opportunities for students to have authentic experiences while planning and preparing for their post-secondary choices in college, vocational-technical school, apprenticeships, the military or directly to work.

Student Enrollment

In the fall of 2007, 6,222 students were enrolled in one or more Career & Technical Education courses at each of our high schools: Evergreen, Heritage, Legacy, Mountain View and Union. Click here for a list of courses for each program area for each high school.

Earn An Industry Certificate !

Students have the opportunity to earn an industry certificate and increase their employability in a career pathway of their choice. Listed below are the programs and the certificates which may be earned while students are enrolled in high school courses.

Earn College Credit !

Students have the opportunity to earn college credits while taking high school courses. Career and Technical Education has formalized agreements with several colleges. A partial list of the courses is below. More information on requirements is located in each high school's course catalog.