Career and Technical Education

High Schools with Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs integrate rigorous academic study with workforce skills in specific career pathways. Students participate in programs that meet business and industry standards. Students receive instruction in an industry-related area and have the opportunity to graduate high school with industry-specific competencies and skills that lead to postsecondary education, further industry training and/or entry into the workforce.

Currently, over 125 schools offer more than 320 CTE program pathways.  Thirty designated “CTE schools” enroll approximately 30,000 of these students; the remainder attend comprehensive high schools around the city including small schools, specialized high schools, schools with small learning communities. etc.

In 2001, NYSED introduced a CTE program approval process to foster high quality career and technical education programs.  Seventy-one (71) programs in New York City are currently approved by the State, and reflect elements of enhanced quality and student outcomes.  Students completing a State approved program of study are eligible for a technical endorsement on their diploma.

Click here for a list of CTE Programs of Study in NYC.

For Schools with CTE Programs:
Click here to find the latest information on CTE program development and approval including:

• Re-Approval
• Launching a Program Approval Application and Review Process for your CTE program
• Developing a New CTE Program

• Mayoral Task Force on CTE Innovation
  In his January 2008 State of the City address, Mayor Bloomberg made career and technical education (CTE) innovation a city-wide priority, announcing his commitment to improve student achievement in this area and charging a mayoral task force to report findings and recommendations on ways to improve CTE and contribute to continuing gains in the City’s overall high school graduation rate.