What is NTHS?
What is NTHS?
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The National Technical Honor Society is an educational non-profit that exists to honor, recognize, and empower students and teachers in Career & Technical Education. As the honor society for Career & Technical Education, NTHS serves over 100,000 active members annually in both secondary and postsecondary chapters across the country.
Since its founding in 1984, nearly 1 million students have become NTHS alumni. NTHS honors the achievements of top CTE students, provides close to $300,000 in scholarships annually, and strives to help connect education and industry to build a highly skilled workforce.
NTHS helps schools to:
NTHS helps schools to:
Offer additional scholarship opportunities to CTE students.
Communicate a strong, positive image in the local community.
Attract and recruit qualified, diverse students into CTE programs.
Build active partnerships with and promote students to local industry.
Recognize outstanding leaders and educators through the NTHS Hall of Fame.
Encourage parental, family, and industry involvement in the educational process.
Foster self-esteem, pride, responsibility, and community involvement in students.
Enhance partnerships with HOSA, SkillsUSA, BPA, DECA, FCCLA, and FBLA/PBL.
NTHS helps members to:
NTHS helps members to:
Seek postsecondary education by awarding over $300,000 in scholarship annually.
Position themselves ahead of competition in today’s highly competitive workforce.
Earn recognition for superior achievement in career and technical fields.
Build career portfolios with professional letters of recommendation.
Connect to global career and technical education networks.
Discover opportunities with leading business and industry.
Serve in leadership roles in communities and industries.
NTHS Membership Criteria
NTHS Membership Criteria
To be eligible for membership in the National Technical Honor Society, students must meet the national membership criteria, in addition to any additional membership criteria established by the local chapter.
Candidate must be a student participating in or completed a CTE pathway
A minimum overall 3.0 CTE specific unweighted GPA
Good Attendance
Teacher recommendation
Active involvement in CTSOs
Community Service
Disciplinary records
NTHS LAPSEN Endorsement
NTHS LAPSEN Endorsement
Exclusive recognition for Career & Technology Education students enrolled in Law & Public Safety coursework through the NTHS LAPSEN Endorsement.
Exclusive recognition for Career & Technology Education students enrolled in Law & Public Safety coursework through the NTHS LAPSEN Endorsement.
What is the LAPSEN Endorsement?
NTHS serves as the honor society for Career and Technical Education and provides national recognition for students excelling in their CTE programs. The LAPSEN Endorsement offers students in the Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security (LPSCS) Career Cluster an opportunity to add industry specific recognition to their membership for their performance in the LPSCS field.
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