1. WHAT is this CTE Stuff Anyway?
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WHAT is this CTE Stuff Anyway?

2. 4 YEAR PLAN
Standard schedule of courses formatted to have a student graduate within four years of high school
(Math, Science, Social Studies…)

3. COURSE OF STUDY
NC Course of Study defines content standards for each high school course
Give uniform set of learning standards for every public school
GOAL: Prepare all students to become career and college ready
Agricultural Education
Business, Finance, & IT Education
Career Development Education
Family & Consumer Sciences Education
Health Science Education
Marketing Education
Technology Engineering and Design Education
Trade & Industrial Education

4. 16 CAREER CLUSTERS
Represent broad grouping of occupations and industries
Based on:
Common knowledge and skills
Programs of Study
81+ career pathways
1,800 Career Specialties!

6. CONCENTRATORS: Do you want to be one? YOU SHOULD!
Student who earned 4 or more credits in a Career Cluster
Graduation Rate 94.0%!!
All other: 80.2%
CTE Concentrators are “College and Career Ready”

7. CAREER and COLLEGE PROMISE
Dual enrollment program for high school students
Enroll in college classes at NC community colleges and universities through their high school
Earn college credit they can take with them after graduation (sometimes Dual Credit)

8. EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
CLUBS
DECA
HOSA
FBLA
Student Government
ATHLETICS
JROTC

9. WORK BASED LEARNING COOPERATIVE EDUCATION INTERNSHIPS APPRENTICESHIPS
Technical classroom instruction combined with paid employment
INTERNSHIPS
Observe and participate in daily job tasks 
APPRENTICESHIPS
Works on the job and is taught by an experienced person
SCHOOL-BASED ENTERPRISES
 Simulated or actual business conducted by a school
Ex: School Store