What is Career Technical Education or CTE?
The Career Technical Education (CTE) program in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District offers elective courses in a sequential CTE pathway, within an industry sector that incorporates science, math, English Language Arts (ELA), and CTE common core standards. Increasingly, states and districts are organizing educational opportunities along with experiential learning through a coherent career pathway system. This secondary school strategy ensures students receive career knowledge combined with rigorous academics and hands-on learning resulting in deeper engagement, attainment of workplace skills, and academic achievement for students. Career pathways encourage student choice in the direction and alignment with local industry and career opportunities; they also help students transition from school to post-secondary education and careers through purposefully designed courses and services. Learn more about our middle school and high school CTE programs below.
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College and Career Readiness Through Career Technical Education
Local Community Colleges Guided Pathways and Articulated Courses
Articulated courses allow high school students to receive college credit for classes they complete in high school. Students may elect to include credits earned through an articulated course on their college transcript. The articulation process eliminates the need for duplication of courses at the college level.
What is Articulation?
Articulation is the process of evaluating courses to determine whether coursework completed at a high school meets the requirements at a community college or post-secondary institution. Agreements made can include course-to-course equivalency for dual credit, credit by exam or advanced placement.
What is Articulation?
Articulation is the process of evaluating courses to determine whether coursework completed at a high school meets the requirements at a community college or post-secondary institution. Agreements made can include course-to-course equivalency for dual credit, credit by exam or advanced placement.
Colleges in Orange County
Our CTE teachers collaborate with college faculty to expose students to guided pathways and articulate courses to provide students with a seamless transition to post-secondary.
Here is a list of our local community colleges:
Coastline College
Golden West College
Irvine Valley College
Orange Coast College
Saddleback College
Santa Ana College
Santiago Canyon College
COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENROLLMENT PROCESS
Before applying to community colleges, take time to consider which college is right for you. They all offer the same core programs, however each one has specialized academic programs and resources you may be interested in. Explore the community colleges at http://home.cccapply.org or make an appointment with the CdMHS College and Career Center’s College Guidance Specialist.
Please follow these steps to enroll in classes at a community college:
1. Apply for Admission: New students, regardless of your educational background and goal, must apply for admission. The Admission Application is available online at home.cccapply.org Once your application has been processed you will receive an email with information on how to access your community colleges’ online account (mysite, myocc, mygwc etc.) You may log on to view your registration appointment time, set up your student email account etc. Please check this account often for updates and other important information.
2. Financial Aid: After applying for admission you should consider financial aid. Please complete either the FAFSA (citizens and permanent residents) or the CA Dream Act (undocumented students) before March 2 of each academic year. If you have completed your financial aid application, the Board of Governors Fee Waiver (BOG) is already included. http://www.fafsa.ed.gov OR https://dream.csac.ca.gov/ Keep an eye out for events that assist with these applications!
3. Placement Testing: Students must take placement tests in English and math. There are exceptions that have to do with AP scores, EAP test results, and previous college class, see the following website for the details http://www.orangecoastcollege.edu/student_services/AssessmentCenter/Pages/PlacementTest-Clearances.aspx There will be an option for you to take the placement test for the Coastline Community College district (OCC, GWC, and CCC) at CMHS in the spring. Please keep an eye out for the sign-ups. If you do not take it at CMHS, you need to take it at the community college you plan on attending. Check their Assessment Center webpage for times and instructions.
4. Orientation: All new students are required to go through an online orientation. This will be accessed through your online portal (mysite, myocc, mygwc, etc.) It takes approximately two hours and will go over important resources on campus. 5. Student Education Plan: You will be assigned a date to attend a Student Education Plan workshop or you can meet with a counselor at the college. Please check your emails regularly so you can sign-up. This will be when you plan out your classes and degree/certificate program. 6. Register for Classes: You will be able to view your registration appointment via your online portal. Your appointment will be posted online with specific registration instructions. You registration appointment allows you to register anytime on or after your appointment time up until the class begins. IMPORTANT Once you register, make sure you pay all fees immediately to avoid being dropped from your classes.
Here is a list of our local community colleges:
Coastline College
Golden West College
Irvine Valley College
Orange Coast College
Saddleback College
Santa Ana College
Santiago Canyon College
COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENROLLMENT PROCESS
Before applying to community colleges, take time to consider which college is right for you. They all offer the same core programs, however each one has specialized academic programs and resources you may be interested in. Explore the community colleges at http://home.cccapply.org or make an appointment with the CdMHS College and Career Center’s College Guidance Specialist.
Please follow these steps to enroll in classes at a community college:
1. Apply for Admission: New students, regardless of your educational background and goal, must apply for admission. The Admission Application is available online at home.cccapply.org Once your application has been processed you will receive an email with information on how to access your community colleges’ online account (mysite, myocc, mygwc etc.) You may log on to view your registration appointment time, set up your student email account etc. Please check this account often for updates and other important information.
2. Financial Aid: After applying for admission you should consider financial aid. Please complete either the FAFSA (citizens and permanent residents) or the CA Dream Act (undocumented students) before March 2 of each academic year. If you have completed your financial aid application, the Board of Governors Fee Waiver (BOG) is already included. http://www.fafsa.ed.gov OR https://dream.csac.ca.gov/ Keep an eye out for events that assist with these applications!
3. Placement Testing: Students must take placement tests in English and math. There are exceptions that have to do with AP scores, EAP test results, and previous college class, see the following website for the details http://www.orangecoastcollege.edu/student_services/AssessmentCenter/Pages/PlacementTest-Clearances.aspx There will be an option for you to take the placement test for the Coastline Community College district (OCC, GWC, and CCC) at CMHS in the spring. Please keep an eye out for the sign-ups. If you do not take it at CMHS, you need to take it at the community college you plan on attending. Check their Assessment Center webpage for times and instructions.
4. Orientation: All new students are required to go through an online orientation. This will be accessed through your online portal (mysite, myocc, mygwc, etc.) It takes approximately two hours and will go over important resources on campus. 5. Student Education Plan: You will be assigned a date to attend a Student Education Plan workshop or you can meet with a counselor at the college. Please check your emails regularly so you can sign-up. This will be when you plan out your classes and degree/certificate program. 6. Register for Classes: You will be able to view your registration appointment via your online portal. Your appointment will be posted online with specific registration instructions. You registration appointment allows you to register anytime on or after your appointment time up until the class begins. IMPORTANT Once you register, make sure you pay all fees immediately to avoid being dropped from your classes.
Certifications
Industry-recognized certifications are valued in the labor market and are a validation of knowledge and skill. In a high school CTE program of study, students can work towards an industry-recognized certification while they earn a high school diploma. This gives those students an opportunity to embark on a career right after high school. In many cases, these certifications can give students an advantage over other applicants in the job market or on a college application. Below is a list of certification opportunities offered to our CTE students.
- Adobe Certified Associate - Photoshop
- Adobe Certified Associate - Premiere Pro
- American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers Card (CPR)
- Avixia Tech
- CA Food Handler's Card
- Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA)
- CEV Multimedia - Southwest Airlines Professional Communications
- Everfi Mass Mutual Financial Literacy
- Java
- Javascript
- Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce - Professional Networking
- OSHA 10-hr Construction Card
- Python
- Stukent - Mimic Social Media Marketing