1. Welcome to Career Pathways!

2. A Pathway is a sequence of courses within your area of interest. What is a Pathway? A Pathway connects from high school to college for a specific degree and/or career. Many of the Pathway classes offer concurrent enrollment credit. A Pathway will save you time and money towards a college degree.

3. Why Pathways? Top 5 reasons to participate in CTE Career Pathways 1. Acquire technical skills training. 2. Hands-on learning. 3. Jump-start future career. 4. Earn college credit while in high school. 5. Save time and money!

4. CTE Pathways Sampling of Pathways Within Eight Areas of Study. Agricultural Systems Technology Marketing Management Firefighting Accounting & Finance Interior Design Child Development Nursing Travel & Tourism Pre-Engineering Digital Media Biotechnology Drafting/CAD Electronics Animal Science Food Science & Culinary Arts

5. WHAT do I want to be doing in 5 years? Ask yourself? Asking, “Do you want fries with that?” OR Developing a new medication? WHAT do I want to be doing in 10 years?

6. WHAT classes should I take to get ready for college? Ask yourself? WHAT does it cost to go to college?

7. WHY should I plan? Ask yourself? WHY should I graduate from high school? WHY should I study?

8. HOW can I make a lot of money? Ask yourself? HOW do I find a career? HOW can Pathways help me?

9. Earning Power Education LevelAverage weekly income for full-time work Unemployment Rate High School Dropout$ 5227.1 percent High School Diploma$ 7044.4 percent Education Pays! Earning Power Associate Degree$ 8463.5 percent Bachelor’s Degree or Higher $ 1,3932.1 percent

10. Did you know? 90 percent of jobs require additional training beyond high school.

11. Classroom instruction connects to the REAL world of work and future career opportunities. CTE, keeping it real. Statistics indicate that CTE graduates are worth higher wages because they are more productive than other workers.

12. CTE Pathways Will help you plan for life after high school, before graduation. Will jump-start your future career. Will give you unlimited opportunities. Will save you time and money. Your career is the trip of a lifetime: Get Directions! Remember...

13. Check out CTE For more information about CTE Career Pathways Log on to www.utahcte.org Career Pathways = Opportunity, Money, and Security!

14. To-Do List  M Make appointment with school counselor  T Talk to teacher  S Surf www.utahcte.org  T Tell parents about CTE  T Text friends about CTE  P Pick-up Pathways brochure from teacher

15. Career and Technical Education