What is Career & Technical Education?
Career & Technical Education (CTE) Programs and Career Academies provide rigorous instruction to prepare students for high-skill/high-wage careers and/or post-secondary education.
CTE Programs/Career Academies
Volusia County Schools Offers Two CTE Options (CTE Programs and Career Academies).
CTE Programs and Career Academies offer career pathways from high school to post-secondary education including dual-enrollment and articulated credit as well as over 45 industry certification credentials. Key components of CTE Programs and Career Academies are work-based learning (internships, pre-apprenticeships, on-the-job training, job-shadowing and career planning), participatory learning, school-based businesses and Career & Technical Student Organizations (CTSO's). Through CTE Programs and Career Academy courses students gain pathway-specific technical, academic and employability skills necessary for success in the workplace, continued education and lifelong learning.
CTE ProgramsCTE Programs consist of three or more job preparatory courses in a career cluster area of interest. Students who participate in CTE Programs are still able to take advantage of district-wide programs such as Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), Advanced Placement (AP), and Dual Enrollment, Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) and the International Baccalaureate (IB). VCS offers 47 CTE programs in 10 high schools. Click on the dropdown below to see available CTE Programs and schools.
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Career AcademiesA Career Academy is up to a 4-year full sequence of specific elective courses designed around a career cluster area of interest and requires additional national CTE standards as defined by the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE). Career Academies create a “school within a school” feel since students select to be grouped by a common area of interest for some classes. Each Career Academy has a Program of Study that helps guide students in course selection and plan for postsecondary experiences. Students may apply for any of the 21 Career Academies in 9 VCS high schools. Click on the dropdown below to see available Career Academies
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Online Learning Requirement
A minimum of one course must be earned through online learning. Students may meet the online requirement by completing a virtual course, blended learning course or by successfully completing a course in which a student earns an industry certification in information technology, or passing the information technology certification examination or passing an online content assessment, whereby the student demonstrates his or her skills and competency in locating information and applying technology for instructional purposes. The link below is a list of the CTE courses that meet this requirement: CTE IT Courses meeting requirement of Online Learning
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