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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.< ><–>

UTAHCTE.org Blog

Career and Technical Education (CTE) provides students with a seamless education system, from public education to postsecondary education, through competency-based instruction, culminating in essential life skills, certified occupational skills, and meaningful employment. CTE prepares students for careers that are most in demand and that are part of the economic development...

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CTE Newsletter

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.

Aligning Educational Supply with Occupational Demand

5/24/13 The Office of the Commissioner has just released a new report, Selected State Practices for Aligning Educational Supply with Occupational Demand. The report is based on a recent Read More »

Happy Holidays and Warm Wishes!

From the Academic Affairs Staff at the Utah System of Higher Education: Liz Hitch, Teddi Safman, Blair Carruth, Gary Wixom, Cyd Grua, and Tamara Raty.