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CTE
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.
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Education
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Avg. Income
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Increase
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Drop-out
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$20,873
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High school
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$31,071
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48.9%
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College
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$56,788
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82.8%
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Advanced
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$82,320
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45.0%
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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.< ><–>
Here's a compilation of some recent articles that provide information on the role CTE plays, as well as benefits and impact on society.
Utah Valley University- Business Engagement Strategies
Most of Utah’s higher education institutions fulfill a community college function as part of their overall role assignment. Utah Valley University is no...
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- 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. Wisconsins technical colleges return a public benefit of $10.65 for every $1 invested...
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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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The U.S. Department of Education recently published a blueprint to set the groundwork for a new Perkins authorization act. The blueprint includes key changes from the current Perkins act and...
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Apr 26
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) recently published a new document entitled Reclaiming
the American Dream: Community Colleges and the Nation’s Future. This report, written by the AACC-led 21st Century...
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Apr 26
The U.S. Department of Education has recently developed an action plan for improving measures of postsecondary student success. This action plan is based on recommendations made by the Department’s Committee...
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Apr 17
Check out the monthly CTE newsletter from ACTE and NASDCTEc. Here you will see CTE quick facts, career spotlights, and examples of CTE program contributions from around the country.
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) recently released a series of reports based from several community college summits held in 2010 and 2011. The...
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Jan 26
Utah is one of six states in the nation to participate in a Rigorous Programs of Study grant project funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Vocational and...
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Jan 10
In a new report written by the National Association of Workforce Boards, Association for Career and Technical Education, and the McGraw-Hill Education Foundation, the authors underscore the value of CTE...
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Dec 05
The U.S. Department of Education recently released clarification on how data can be used in state longitudinal data systems and remain compliant with FERPA. This new rule clarifies that states...Read More »
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Dec 05
The best pathway to the middle class is through a postsecondary education, but not everyone goes directly from
high school to college. Are those who enter the workforce directly from high...
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Dec 02
Career and Technical Education (CTE) enables students of all ages to excel in schools and colleges and secure high-demand jobs. This 1 minute 30 second video represents the rich and...
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