Career and Technical Education

What is Career and Technical Education?

Career and Technical Education (CTE) prepares secondary, postsecondary and adult students with technical, academic and employability skills for success in the workplace and in further education.

• Encompasses 94% of high school students and 8.4 million individuals seeking postsecondary certificates and associate degrees in CTE fields
• Is delivered flexibly through high schools, area career centers, career academies, community and technical colleges, four-year universities and more
• Educates students for a range of career options through 16 Career Clusters® and 79+ pathways
• Offers clear pathways to industry certifications, postsecondary certificates and degrees
• Partners with businesses to prepare students for tomorrow’s workforce
• Fulfills employer needs in high-skill, high-wage, high-demand areas
• Prepares students to be college- and career-ready by providing core academic skills, employability skills and technical, job-specific skills

Source: Association of Career & Technical Education

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Program Data

CTE Enrollment by Program Area 2017-18*

Agriculture + Natural Resources	2,801
Business + Marketing Education	10,239
Education, Hospitality + Human Services	15,503
Health Sciences + Public Safety	12,051
Information + Media Technology	30,970
Skilled + Technical Sciences	14,809

* Data has been duplicated.

CTE Graduation Rates

	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17
NV Total	70.77%	73.55%	80.85%
CTE Students	83.76%	85.44%	91.23%

Source: NDE reporting of CTE cohort graduation rates.

CTE Completers

Data represents students who have completed a CTE program sequence and are eligible for end-of-program assessment.

2015-16	2016-17	2017-18
7,587	8,422	9,329

Source: CTE annual assessment reporting of CTE students who have completed a program sequence.

CTE Concentrators

Data represents unduplicated students enrolled in Level 2.

2015-16	2016-17	2017-18
63,294	61,900	63,854

Source: CTE official enrollment data base (Oct. 1st annually)