CTAE courses benefit all students, even the ones who are not college bound.  These classes allow students to try career-related fields to see if they really are interested in them before they go to college and choose a major or enter the workforce.  Students in these courses may have higher graduation rates because they are interested in the content.  Courses also have co-curricular organizations to participate in.

Each student will gain deep content knowledge in a specific area and will have the opportunity to take an industry-recognized credentialing test.  The content-specific certification will give students an advantage over other applicants in the workforce. All students who complete a pathway are required to take the end-of-pathway exam to show mastery of the concepts in that pathway.