Careers and Technology

What is CTE?

Career Technical Education (CTE) classes provide training and experience through a wide variety of classes available mostly during the regular school day with a few before or after school.

CTE courses look the same on the transcript as a non CTE course. Most are UC approved, some count toward the VPA requirement, some count towards PE credit, and a couple carry the Advanced Placement and UC Honors distinction. 

CTE offers a unique opportunity for students to acquire information, utilize this information through hands-on activities, and apply the knowledge through “real-world” applications of skills learned in academic courses. 

All CTE courses support the Common Core and CTE Model Curriculum Standards. Learning rigorous academic skills, especially in English Language Arts and Mathematics are an integral part of each CTE course outline and competencies. 

These skills help our students put English Language Arts and Mathematics to work in a real-world, hands-on environment they can relate to.

AHS offers five industry sectors and eight pathways. 

A pathway is a sequence of two or more CTE courses. Courses in a pathway are classified as an Introductory course, intermediate course and the advanced, or Capstone, course. In the pathways with only two courses the first year is the Introductory/Intermediate and the second course is the Capstone. Pathways are designed to connect high school classes to college industry certifications and/or a career. 

Many of the CTE courses are articulated with Pasadena City College, Citrus College, Glendale Community College, and are UC approved.