Career and Technical Education Academies are career-based academic programs of 3-4 interrelated courses that incorporate technical skills, academic skills, professional skills, and learning experiences that lead CTE students to acquiring industry-valued certifications/credentials and/or post-secondary credits. The CTE Academies encourage deeper exploration of career options through various work-based learning opportunities such as job shadowing, internships, & apprenticeships to allow our students an opportunity to achieve high academic standards and explore options for high-skill, high-demand, & high-wage employment opportunities that steer students directly to career or advanced and continuing education.