EDHS Academies & CTE Pathways

El Diamante High School Academies & CTE Pathways

El Diamante High School offers several Career Technical Education pathways and Academies. These CTE pathways are a sequence of courses that provide students hands-n real world experiences in various industry sectors. Currently, El Diamante High School offers pathways in the following areas:

Agriculture and Natural Resources:

• Ag Technology

• Ag Plant/Horticulture

• Ag Mechanics

Transportation

• Automotive Systems Diagnostics, Service, and Repair

Arts, Media, and Entertainment

• Media Arts Academy

Health Science and Medical Technology

• STRONG Academy

Hostility, Tourism, and Recreation

• Food Production

Agriculture and Natural Resources Industry Sector

Agriculture is one of California’s largest and most vital industries, which generates about $32 billion in products and more than $125 billion of economic impact each year. Ten percent of California workers are engaged in agriculture and related occupations. Because the demand for agricultural specialists throughout the state in both urban and rural areas is high, there are more job openings than there are qualified applicants. Within the Agriculture and Natural Resources pathways, workers in some of the fastest-growing and/or highest-wage occupations in California include agricultural marketing and sales personnel, agricultural engineers, laboratory and research technicians, animal reproduction specialists, environmental scientists, landscape and turf managers, and pest management specialists.

Students in the Agriculture and Natural Resources industry sector are engaged in an instructional program that integrates academic and technical preparation, with a focus on career awareness, career exploration, and skill preparation in seven pathways. The pathways emphasize real-world, occupationally relevant experiences of significant scope and depth in Agricultural Business, Agricultural Mechanics, Agriscience, Animal Science, Forestry and Natural Resources, Ornamental Horticulture, and Plant and Soil Science. Integral components of classroom and laboratory instruction, supervised agricultural experience projects, and leadership and interpersonal skill development prepare students for continued training, advanced educational opportunities, and entry into a career.

Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation Industry Sector

The Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation industry sector includes California’s fastest-growing industries: travel, recreation, and food and hospitality. Nearly 900,000 jobs are directly supported by the travel industry, making tourism the state’s third largest employer; and the industry is expected to expand by more than 2 percent per year. Food service occupations, ranging from food production and service to the study of human nutrition and wellness, bring in over $970 million a day and account for 8 percent of jobs worldwide. The California restaurant industry is the largest employer in the state, providing 957,000 jobs, with annual projected sales of $51.5 billion and sales tax revenues of $4 billion. Students choosing a career in this industry sector are eligible for positions throughout the world, with potential for advancement and ready availability of continuing employment. To support this burgeoning sector, colleges and universities throughout California and the United States offer courses and degree programs in this field.

This sector encompasses three distinct yet related career pathways: Food Science, Dietetics, and Nutrition; Food Service and Hospitality; and Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation. Each pathway includes a coherent sequence of courses, starting with a foundation course that leads to one or more concentration courses and a capstone course. The concentration courses focus on technical preparation, including career awareness and exploration, which is based on industry-approved curricula. The necessary knowledge and skills are acquired within a sequential, standards-based program that encompasses hands-on, project-based, and work-based instruction as well as leadership development, internship, mentoring, work experience, job shadowing, and cooperative career technical education.