Career and Technical Education Department 807 NE Broadway, Room 213 Phone - 612-668-0654 Fax - 612-668-0655
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The Career and Technical Education programs is one of the four core rigorous programs (AP, IB, CIS, and CTE) of the Minneapolis Public Schools which exist to support student achievement, reduce dropout rates, and prepare more students to enter and be successful in postsecondary education and the world of work.
Students participating in Career and Technical Education courses experience both rigorous academic and career preparation in state approved courses staffed by appropriately licensed staff. All students will graduate well prepared for postsecondary education, work, and citizenship. In addition they will be connected with a variety of career opportunities through career exploration activities, job shadows, internships, and youth apprenticeships.
All seven Minneapolis high schools have a Career and Technical Education focus. Several programs have received national certification, Project Lead the Way (PLTW), a pre-engineering program. PLTW is being offered at Patrick Henry High School, North High School, South High School, and Washburn High School. The NATEF AYES certification has been awarded to the Roosevelt High School automotive program. In addition, the Voyager school-to-work model, which is part of the Edison Business and Finance program, is a nationally recognized school-to-career model. Edison High School is a certified Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS) testing center.
Engineering & Manufacturing - National Project Lead The Way (PLTW) program is offered at Henry, North, South and Washburn, plus architectural design courses are offered at Roosevelt and Southwest. College credit and certifications available.
Construction occupations program is offered at Roosevelt, with Washburn offering an electrical class for college credit. For Civil Engineering, see PLTW schools listed above.
Health & Biomedical Sciences - Roosevelt and Wellstone offer concurrent college and certification classes in health careers, while North offers the national Biomedical Sciences program from PLTW.
Digital Media - Broadway, Edison, Henry, North, Roosevelt, South and Southwest offer media classes, including articulated college credit. Ask about the media specialties at each school.
Personal Care & Therapeutic Services - Edison offers an 11-credit high school to college program in beauty & wellness careers.
Information Technology - Classes preparing students for IT careers are offered within other programs, including IT certifications, GIS, Digital Electronics, Robotics, Web Programming and more.
Business & Finance - Edison high school offers business classes and club activities, bringing students into contact with leading corporations. IC3 and Microsoft certifications are taught.
Transportation - Roosevelt offers ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) certification classes, plus college credit for students passing the challenging, industry standard tests.
Education & Child Development - Southwest offers concurrent college courses for students interested in teaching, while Broadway offers a 15-credit high school to college program in child development.