The Career and Technical Education Programs partner with local business and industry to provide a strong program.  Students will declare a Career Tech Academy in the 9th grade and will follow the pathway throughout the high school grades.  The Career Tech Academy options are as follows:

• Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications (Elliff and Reynolds)

  • Photography

  • Film/video

• Business Information and Technology (Hosey and Sutton)

  • Microsoft Office Specialist Certifications

  • Insurance 

  • Data Analytics

  • Finance

• Health Science (Kirkland and Mitchell)

  • Patient Care Technician (PCT)

  • Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

  • EKG

• Hospitality & Tourism (Vineyard)
  

  • ServSafe Manager

  • Customer Service Gold

• STEM-Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (Mosley)

  • AutoDesk CAD

  • AutoDesk Fusion 360

In the middle grades, the exploratory programs that lead to high school career academies.

• Health Science (Lane)

• STEM-Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (Browning)

• Information Technology (Fleaman)

Courses in this cluster provide students with knowledge and skills for further education and employment. Students use current and emerging technology, observe modeling and mastery of competencies, and develop and apply skills required for success in their chosen fields within this cluster. 

If you want to run your own business or be the person that makes a business successful, be sure to look at the opportunities within this cluster. Students learn business skills essential to efficient, productive operations for any company.

If you want to have a lifelong impact on others, then you will want to take a close look at the Education and Training cluster. These classes develop the art of teaching and prepare students for the practice skills that they will need for a future career in this cluster. 

The finance industry is a critical sector that employs millions of people. The Finance Career Cluster prepares students for careers in financial and investment planning, banking, insurance, and business financial management. Finance career opportunities are available in every sector of the economy and require skill in organization, time management, customer service, and communication. 

Healthcare is the largest and fastest-growing industry in the United States. In the Health Science career cluster you can prepare for a career that promotes health, wellness and diagnosis, and treats injuries and disease. Some careers involve working directly with people, while others involve research into diseases or collecting and formatting data and information. You could work in hospitals, medical or dental offices, laboratories, communities, medivac units, or even sports arenas or cruise ships. 

Information Technology careers are available in every sector of the economy. Careers in IT involve design, development, support and management of hardware, software, multimedia, and systems integration services.