Career and Technical Education
200 N Clara Ave.
DeLand, Florida 32720
Dr. Kristin Pierce
Coordinator
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.
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 (CTSOs). 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 Programs
CTE 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), Dual Enrollment, Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE), and the International Baccalaureate (IB).
Career Academies
A Career Academy is up to a four-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.
Learn more about our 21 Career Academies in 9 VCS high schools.