Welcome to Career Pathways!

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Welcome to Career Pathways!
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What is a Pathway?

• A Pathway is a sequence of courses within your
  areaof interest.

• A Pathway connects from high school to college
  for a specific degree and/or career.

• Many courses within a Pathway offer concurrent
  enrollment credit.

• A Pathway will save you time and money towards a
  college degree.

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Why Pathways?
Top 5 reasons to participate inCTE Career
Pathways
1. To acquire technical skills training.
2. To participate in hands-on learning.
3. To jump-start your future career.
4. To earn college credit while in high
schoolthrough concurrent enrollment credit.
5. To save time and money!
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CTE Career Pathways?
Sampling of Pathways Within Eight Areas of Study.
Food Sciences Culinary Arts
Marketing Management
Animal Science
Drafting/CAD
Child Development
Pre-Engineering
Digital Media
Firefighting
Electronics
Accounting Finance
Biotechnology
Interior Design
Nursing
Travel Tourism
Agricultural Systems Technology
WHICH ONE WILL YOU CHOOSE?
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Ask Yourself?

• WHAT do I want to be doing in 5 years?

• WHAT do I want to be doing in 10 years?

OR
Developing a new medication?
Asking, Do you want fries with that?
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Ask Yourself?

• WHAT classes should I take to get ready for
  college?

• WHAT does it cost to go to college?

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Ask Yourself?

• WHY should I plan?

• WHY should I study?

• WHY should I graduate from high school?

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Ask Yourself?

• HOW can CTE Career Pathways help me?

• HOW do I find the options that areright for me?

• HOW do I find a satisfying career?

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Earning Power
Education Level Average weekly income for full-time work Unemployment Rate
High School Dropout 454 14.6 percent
High School Diploma 626 9.7 percent
Associate Degree 761 6.8 percent
Bachelors Degreeor Higher 1,025 5.2 percent
Education Pays!
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Did You Know?
Ninety percent of jobs require additional
training beyond high school.
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CTE, keeping it real.
Classroom instruction connects to the REAL world
of work and future career opportunities.
Statistics indicate that CTE graduates are worth
higher wages because they are more productive
than other workers.
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Remember. . .
CTE Pathways

• Will jump-start your future career.

• Will give you unlimited opportunities.

• Will help you plan for life after high school
• before graduation.

• Will save you time and money.

Your career is the trip of a lifetime Get
Directions!
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Explore CTE Pathways!
For more information aboutCTE Career Pathways
Log on to www.UtahCTE.org
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To-Do List
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• Surf www.UtahCTE.org

• Talk to teacher

• Pick-up CTE Pathways brochure from teacher

• Text friends about CTE

• Tell parents about CTE

• Make appointment with school counselor

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CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION Giving Students
the Edge