Career and Technical Education

Imagine your future.

Do you see yourself . . . working in the exciting and rewarding health care field? designing and creating plans, as well as cost estimates, for future building and development projects? choosing from worldwide employment opportunities in the Automotive Industry after becoming an ASE Certified Mechanic? working on exciting building projects, while receiving excellent training for post-secondary opportunities in construction and structural engineering? becoming a stylist, working in theatrical makeup design or becoming a certified cosmetologist? opening your own restaurant or bakery? working in one of the many urban fine dining establishments in New York, Boston, or Chicago?

Weymouth High School’s Career and Technical Education’s cutting-edge, industry-endorsed educational programs offer students a more focused route toward higher education and career success. A Weymouth Career and Technical Education graduate is ensured success in both college academics and the working world. After an introduction to each of the different programs, students will complete three years of progressively intensive study in their chosen field. During this time, the student is encouraged and directed to concentrate on the achievement of a nationally recognized standard, such as the American Culinary Certification. All Career and Technical education students are on a direct pathway to post-secondary education in the form of an associate degree or higher. This is accomplished through articulation agreements with Colleges and Technical Institutes in the United States.


Mission Statement: The Career and Technical Education Program cultivates student potential by integrating rigorous classroom instruction with relevant, work-based experiences that inspire, guide and empower them for post-secondary college and careers. As an investment in the future of our communities, our state, our nation, and our world, CTE programs cultivate the academic, employability and technical skills that prepare young adults for leadership roles in our ever-changing world.


Career exploration available in this academy:

  • Allied Health
  • Architectural Drafting
  • Automotive Technology
  • Construction Technology
  • Cosmetology
  • Culinary Arts
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Graphic Arts
  • Information technology
  • Metal Fabrication


Career and Technical Education Academy Requirements:

  1. CTE: 7.7 -9.7 credits
  2. CTE Capstone 1.0 credit

Total for Academy Certificate: 8.7-10.7 credits


Suggested Extra-curricular activities: Skills USA