The Early Childhood Education (ECE) pathway at Lafayette addresses a skill set necessary for success in early childhood education so that individuals can teach students from infancy through eight years (grade three), depending on the school system or state regulations. This pathway is targeted at individuals preparing for careers related to early childhood education, such as those associated with childcare, teaching, community-based children’s programs, social services or counseling for children, and after-school programs.

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The Fashion and Interior Design (FID) pathway at Lafayette addresses a skill set necessary for success in the fashion industry and a career in the residential housing and furnishings industry. This pathway targets individuals interested in pursuing careers in the following areas: retail and wholesale buying, apparel and textile development and production, fashion and textile design, and visual merchandising, as well as public and private sector housing programs, residential property and facility management, real estate, retail home furnishings, or home decorating and staging.

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The Hospitality, Travel, Tourism and Recreation (HTTR) pathway prepares individuals to provide services in the hospitality and leisure fields. Includes instruction in hospitality operations, customer sales, marketing techniques, assistance operations and techniques, essential office management, sports, recreation and equipment management, and food and beverage services.

This pathway is a hybrid pathway that consists of courses within Family and Consumer Sciences Education and Marketing Education. It blends two program areas to help students explore technical skills in the industry.

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The Culinary and Food Services pathway at Lafayette addresses a skill set necessary for success in the culinary and food service industries. The courses in this pathway will help students develop skills in early career ladder positions and promote continuing education at the postsecondary level, preparing for careers associated with restaurants, institutional food service, hospitality, catering, and food and beverage operations.

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The Consumer and Family Services at Lafayette pathway helps students develop knowledge and skills that span a broad range of Family and Consumer Sciences content areas and are central to career areas involving human services, consumer services, consumer protection, advising, education and training, and social and community services.

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