The National Center for Education Statistics recently released a comprehensive look at Career and Technical Education (CTE) course-taking trends. Using more recent indicators to classify CTE curricula into three main areas and the graduating class of 2005 as its target study group, this Statistics in Brief* examines patterns of student participation in CTE.
.A few key findings include:
- 97% of public high school graduates took a CTE course(s)
- 43% of public high school graduates completing an ‘occupational concentration’ earned credits in 3 or more occupational areas
- Five occupational areas had the broadest participation: business; communications and design; manufacturing, repair and transportation; consumer and culinary services; and computer and information sciences
Reading the entire report (available below) may assist your school in better understanding CTE trends.
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*April 2009
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