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What's Career and Technical Education? (CTE)
What's Career and Technical Education? (CTE)
They prepare students for jobs that don’t typically require college degrees, such as child care, welding, cosmetology, or plumbing. The best programs aim to keep the doors to college open by requiring rigorous college-prep classes for CTE students, while also providing them with hands-on learning that lets them apply academics to real-world problems.
They prepare students for jobs that don’t typically require college degrees, such as child care, welding, cosmetology, or plumbing. The best programs aim to keep the doors to college open by requiring rigorous college-prep classes for CTE students, while also providing them with hands-on learning that lets them apply academics to real-world problems.
Career and technical education (CTE) is the practice of teaching specific career skills to students in middle school, high school, and post-secondary institutions. GCS has expanded our CTE programs and has opened several CTE Academies in our High Schools.
Career and technical education (CTE) is the practice of teaching specific career skills to students in middle school, high school, and post-secondary institutions. GCS has expanded our CTE programs and has opened several CTE Academies in our High Schools.
Some of the programs GCS Offers:
Some of the programs GCS Offers:
- Electrical Trades
- Animal Science
- Digital Design and Animation
- Business
- Healthcare
- Culinary Arts
- Carpentry
- Interior Design
- Computer Science
- Public Safety
CTE Diploma Endorsements
CTE Diploma Endorsements
To be a CTE Concentrator, you must choose a minimum of four credits within a cluster. At least three of the credits must be Foundational. The fourth credit may be either Foundational or Enhancement. Remember to include a Level II course indicated by an asterisk (*) to fufill the requirements for the CTE Concentrator Course of Study.
To be a CTE Concentrator, you must choose a minimum of four credits within a cluster. At least three of the credits must be Foundational. The fourth credit may be either Foundational or Enhancement. Remember to include a Level II course indicated by an asterisk (*) to fufill the requirements for the CTE Concentrator Course of Study.
Earning College Credit While In High School GCS and GTCC have adopted the North Carolina High School to Community College Statewide Articulation Agreement which awards college credit at North Carolina community colleges to students completing select CTE courses. In addition, GCS and GTCC have added a local articulation agreement to expand the number of eligible courses. Under these agreements, GCS high school students have the opportunity to earn college credit prior to graduation by earning a score of 93 or higher on the CTE EOC post-assessment and earning a grade of B or better in their high school CTE course. See your school counselor or Career Development Coordinator for additional information!
Earning College Credit While In High School GCS and GTCC have adopted the North Carolina High School to Community College Statewide Articulation Agreement which awards college credit at North Carolina community colleges to students completing select CTE courses. In addition, GCS and GTCC have added a local articulation agreement to expand the number of eligible courses. Under these agreements, GCS high school students have the opportunity to earn college credit prior to graduation by earning a score of 93 or higher on the CTE EOC post-assessment and earning a grade of B or better in their high school CTE course. See your school counselor or Career Development Coordinator for additional information!
Guilford County Schools offers CTE courses that lead to a concentration in the 14 Career Clusters listed below.
Guilford County Schools offers CTE courses that lead to a concentration in the 14 Career Clusters listed below.
• Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources • Architecture & Construction • Arts, A/V Technology & Communications • Business Management & Administration • Finance • Health Science • Hospitality & Tourism • Human Services • Information Technology • Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security • Manufacturing • Marketing • Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics • Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
• Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources • Architecture & Construction • Arts, A/V Technology & Communications • Business Management & Administration • Finance • Health Science • Hospitality & Tourism • Human Services • Information Technology • Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security • Manufacturing • Marketing • Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics • Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
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