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Career and Technical Education (CTE) will open up the doors to what ever your dream is for the future. Through CTE you can explore career opportunities that will prepare you for the 21st Century. Hundreds of career options await you. To get started, check out Utah’s CTE Website.

In the world that we live in today, education is no longer a luxury but a necessity. Completing a certificate or a degree at one of Utah’s colleges or universities will help ensure a productive and fulfilling future. Workers with a bachelor’s degree earned an average of $56,788 in 2006; those with a high school diploma earned $31,071.

Education

Avg. Income

Increase

Drop-out

$20,873

—

High school

$31,071

48.9%

College

$56,788

82.8%

Advanced

$82,320

45.0%

Completing some level of postsecondary education becomes more important each year. Over a life-time, a college degree is generally worth almost a million dollars. That’s money that can be used for saving, for fun, for whatever. The financial benefits of a college education are significant, and they’re very real.

A college education also gives you a broad base of knowledge on which to build. It teaches you to solve more of life’s problems. It gives you future reference points for discussing art, entertainment, politics, and history.< ><-->

Facts About Career and Technical Education

  • Investing in career and technical education yields big returns. For example, in Salt Lake City, for every dollar put into CTE programs at Salt Lake Community College there will be a return of $4.30 to the community. Wisconsin’s technical colleges return a public benefit of $10.65 for every $1 invested...

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    UtahFutures.org

    Utah’s comprehensive education-to-workforce resource to access information on schools, scholarships, occupations, and prep materials for the SAT, ACT, and AP tests.

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Companies are Short of Skilled Workers

According to the Wall Street Journal many companies today are having trouble finding skilled workers to expand their business.  One of the reasons for this situation is that...

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Technology Trends to Watch in 2010

Technology is becoming increasingly important in school districts and at college campuses across the country.  Learning management systems are beginning to impact the classrooms at all levels.  Online learning...

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Millions of Workers At Risk of Being Left Behind

 (Washington, D.C., June 15, 2010) -- A new, highly detailed forecast shows that as the economy struggles to recover, and jobs slowly return, there will be...

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Global Competitiveness

Career technical education (CTE) and community colleges are grappling with the same issues brought by global competitiveness and the economy, said Frank Chong, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Colleges...

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ESEA –Standards and Assessments

Yesterday in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee the ESA REauthorization was discussed.  Chairman Tom Harkin stressed the need for high standards.  Dr. Cynthia Schmeiser of ACT...

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Education Experts Define Career Readiness

Education Secretary Arne Duncan says  that kids need to be college and career ready, but the definition of those terms isn't exactly clear. That's why the Read More »

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How to Prepare Students for Careers

Career and technical education has often been considered "less academic" than other classes. But learning how to apply core skills in English and math is important, as is learning...

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Tech Industry Bounces Back, Increases Hiring

The Wall Street Journal (4/16, Tuna, Vascellaro, Tam) reports that based on recent profit increases for companies such as Google and Intel, the tech industry is said to...

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Career and Technical Education–An Answer to a Problem

As educational groups gather across the country, session after session is focused on “educational reform”.  The driving force behind the movement for educational reform is the fact that the...

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Department of Education Pledges to Expand CTE

On March 25, the House Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee hosted a hearing on "Jobs, Training and Education." During this hearing Jane Oates,...

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