The Career Center offers 7 Career and Technical Education courses to District 51 high school students. The students earn elective and academic credits towards graduation while learning the
vocational and employability skills needed to be successful in today's workforce. Our programs all use a hands-on-work-based model of instruction. The students run an actual restaurant or floral shop, build sheds, repair lawnmowers, and groom dogs! Students can apply to Career Center through the counseling office. Make an appointment with your counselor today!
Opportunities at Career Center include:
Culinary Arts Credits earned over the course of a 1 year term include
Culinary Arts I
Elective ZE - 1.0 Credit
Life Science - 1.0 Credit
Math Elective - 1.0 Credit
Culinary Arts II
Elective ZE - 3.0 Credits
Culinary Arts III
Work Based Learning Credit only offered to students in a 3 Mod class
Health Science Credits earned over the course of a 1 year term include
Health Science I
Elective ZE - 1.0 Credit
Life Science - 1.0 Credit
Math - 1.0 Credit
Health Science II
Elective ZE - 3.0 Credits
Health Science III
Work Based Learning Clinical Experience
Construction Technologies Credits earned over the course of a 1 year term
Construction Tech I
Elective ZE - 2.0 Credits
Math Elective - 1.0 Credit
Construction Tech II
Elective ZE - 2.0 Credits
Math Elective - 1.0 Credit
Construction Tech III
Work Based Learning Experience
Companion Animal Care Credit earned over the course of a 1 year term include
Companion Animal Care I
Elective ZE - 1.0 Credit
Life Science - 1.0 Credit
Math Elective - 1.0 Credit
Companion Animal Care II
Elective ZE - 3.0 Credits
Companion Animal Care III
Work Based Learning Experience
Small Engine Credit earned over the course of a 1 year term include
Small Engine I
Elective ZE - 1.0 Credit
Physical Science - 1.0 Credit
Math Elective - 1.0 Credit
Small Engine II
Elective ZE - 2.0 Credits
Math Elective - 1.0 Credit
Small Engine III
Work Based Learning Experience
Early Childcare Credit earned over the course of a 1 year term include
Early Childcare I
Elective ZE - 2.0 Credits
Math Elective - 0.50 Credit
Language Elective - 0.50 Credit
Early Childcare II
Elective ZE - 3.0 Credits
Early Childcare III
Work Based Learning Experience
Horticulture Credit earned over a 1 year term include
Horticulture I
Elective ZE - 1.0 Credit
Life Science - 1.0 Credit
Math Elective - 1.0
Horticulture II
Elective ZE - 3.0 Credits
Horticulture III
Work Based Learning Experience