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Ohio Virtual Academy's Career Technical Education (CTE) Program teaches career skills students need to be successful after high school. In addition to core courses required for graduation, students' electives allow them to explore different career fields and gain skills that can help them be successful in the workplace and in college. Whether students intend to go to college, are working in their career field now, or plan to start their career right out of high school, the occupational programs offered can combine passion and interests with the skills needed to compete for jobs in high-demand fields.
Each CTE Pathway consists of four courses, which count as elective credit towards graduation requirements. In addition to coursework, students in our CTE program have many opportunities to further their skills through opportunities that include:
Work-Based Learning (WBL)
Industry Recognized Credentials (IRCs)
Career Tech Student Organizations (CTSOs)
WebXams (Ohio's state end-of-course exams for CTE courses)
Regularly Scheduled Career Development Sessions
Potential College Credit (CTAGs)
All of OHVA's CTE Pathways are eligible for a 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade start.
All of OHVA's CTE Pathways are eligible for a 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade start.
If you are a 9th or 10th grader who is not yet ready to commit to participation in a CTE pathway, please consider taking an exploration course now (that you have not already taken), then apply to the pathway of your choice later in high school.
If you begin a pathway in 12th grade, please note you will take only one CTE pathway course (course specified in the pathway details document for each pathway) and not complete the entire pathway course sequence.
All OHVA students are eligible to earn Industry-Recognized Credentials (IRCs) that are not affiliated with a specific pathway. If you decide a CTE Pathway is not for you but would still like to earn an industry credential, please reach out to your school counselor for IRC options.
TYPICAL CTE PATHWAY COURSE PROGRESSION
TYPICAL CTE PATHWAY COURSE PROGRESSION
9TH GRADE PATHWAY START
9TH GRADE PATHWAY START
9th Grade: Foundations of CTE
10th Grade: Pathway Course 1
11th Grade: Pathway Courses 2 and 3
12th Grade: Pathway Course 4
10TH GRADE PATHWAY START
10TH GRADE PATHWAY START
10th Grade: Pathway Course 1
11th Grade: Pathway Courses 2 and 3
12th Grade: Pathway Course 4
11TH GRADE PATHWAY START
11TH GRADE PATHWAY START
11th Grade: Pathway Courses 1 and 2
12th Grade: Pathway Courses 3 and 4
12TH GRADE PATHWAY START
12TH GRADE PATHWAY START
12th Grade: Students take one pathway course, which is designated on the pathway details document for each pathway below.
If you determine that a pathway is a good fit for you after viewing the pathway details below,
the next step is to apply to OHVA's CTE program.
For the full list of program expectations and application information, please click the button below:
OHVA's State Approved CTE Pathways 2025-26
OHVA's State Approved CTE Pathways 2025-26
*Please note - While we do our best to keep our website updated with accurate pathway information, our program courses and credentials are subject to change, as we are continually working to provide students with the most relevant skills and opportunities to be successful in the future.
Agriculture and Environmental Systems:
Animal Science and Management
Caring for Creatures, Cultivating Careers.
The Animal Science and Management program will prepare students for careers in training and marketing domesticated and exotic animals. Students will gain the necessary technical and academic skills in anatomy and physiology, nutrition, reproduction, health, genetics, and behavior.
Pathway Overview Video
Agriculture and Environmental Systems:
Natural Resource Management
Preserving the planet’s resources for generations to come.
The Natural Resource Management program will prepare students for careers in environmental management, energy, parks and recreation, wildlife and forestry. Students will gain the necessary technical and academic skills in extraction, processing, protection, use and/or renewal of soil and water, mineral resources, plants, non-domesticated animals and aquatic life.
Arts and Communication:
Media Arts
Where creativity meets innovation by partnering with technology to communicate ideas.
The Media Arts program will prepare students for careers in fields such as media design, film & video production, photography, and broadcast journalism. Students will gain technical knowledge, skills, and experiences in digital image editing, motion graphics, and audio and video broadcast and production.
Business and Administrative Services:
Business Logistics Management
Driving efficiency to keep the world moving.
The Business Logistics Management program will prepare students for technical and professional level careers in business management, operations management, distribution and logistics, and supply chain management.
Education and Training:
Early Childhood Education
Education: A Journey that Makes Dreams Take Flight
The Early Childhood Education program will prepare students for professional careers in both public and private childcare and educational environments.
Engineering and Science Technologies:
Engineering and Design
Innovating solutions to build a better world.
The Engineering and Design program will provide students with the necessary technical and academic skills to research and create product models with features/functions that meet the needs of the customer, manufacturing, quality and the overall business.
Finance:
Finance
Mastering the art of managing money to fuel growth and success.
The Finance Program will prepare students for careers dealing with the management of money. Students will gain technical and academic skills in accounting and financial services.
Health Science:
Allied Health
Empowering tomorrow's healers to improve lives through knowledge and care.
The Allied Health Program will prepare students with the mathematics, science and technical skills to provide clinical assistance in patient care, emergency interventions (CPR, first‐aid, AED), nutrition, dentistry, and surgery.
Hospitality and Tourism:
Culinary Arts
From Kitchen to Career: Where Passion Meets Plate
The Culinary Arts program will prepare learners for careers in the art and science of food preparation and presentation as well as the skills needed for restaurant management.
Pathway Overview Video
Information Technology:
Cybersecurity
Preparing Digital Defenders for Tomorrow.
The Cybersecurity Program will prepare students for careers using technical and academic skills to design, develop, implement, and test secure information technology systems.
Pathway Overview Video
Information Technology:
Interactive Media
Art, but with a purpose and a paycheck.
The Interactive Media program will prepare students for careers using multimedia technology to develop online products for business, training, entertainment, communications and marketing. Students will gain the necessary technical and academic skills to create, design and produce interactive media products and services.
Information Technology:
Programming and Software Development
Transforming ideas into reality through the power of code.
The Programming and Software Development program will prepare students for careers using technical and academic skills to design, develop, test, document, implement and maintain computer software and database systems.
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