CTE Programs of Study
Career & Technical Education (CTE) Programs allow students to explore careers while in the classroom and helps them gain employability skills, technical knowledge, and the training they need to thrive in the workforce.
School Program Areas
Middle School CTE Elective Offerings (PDF)
High School Career Pathway Offerings (PDF)
Career Academies
The academy is a smaller learning community that focuses on a career theme and is integrated into students’ studies including their core curriculum courses. Each year the same group (cohort) of academy students takes a Career and Technical Education course aligned with the career theme, as well as one or more core classes together. This school-within-a-school model may be either a three- or four-year academy.
Each academy student participates in several work-based learning activities such as job shadowing, career fairs, career themed industry tours and an internship. Academy students are prepared to participate in these experiences through their cohort academy courses. Each academy student is required to do an internship that relates to the academy theme. The internship will be for 120 hours.
North Johnston High School - Academy of Engineering & Advanced Manufacturing
Smithfield-Selma High School - Academy of Hospitality & Tourism
Clayton High School - Academy of Health Science
Career-Related Choice Programs
South Johnston High School - IDEAL Academy (Agriculture)
Smithfield-Selma High School International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme