CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION
CAREER CLUSTERS
Career Clusters are groupings of occupations based on common knowledge and skills. This classification system can be used as a guidance and planning tool for students. Career Cluster concentrations highly recommended by the state for graduation diploma endorsements.
Foundational Courses - provide core content for a cluster.
Enhancement– enrich the foundational courses for a cluster.
To earn a concentration for graduation and for federal reporting purposes in Career and Technical Education:
The student must complete four technical credits from the courses listed in the Career Cluster one of which must be an advanced level identified by an asterisk (*)
At least three of the technical credits must come from the Foundational courses
The fourth technical credit can be either a Foundational or Enhancement course
Enhancement courses can be from any program area identified in the Career Cluster
Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources The production, processing, marketing, distribution, financing, and development of agricultural commodities and resources including food, fiber, and other plant and
animal products/resources.
Foundational Courses
Courses that provide core content for a cluster.
(Minimum of three —one must be starred)
Enhancement Courses
Courses that enhance the foundational courses for a cluster.
Plant Systems Horticulture I
Horticulture II *
Horticulture II–Landscaping*
Food Products and Processing Systems Personal Finance
Foods I
Foods II – Enterprise*
Microsoft Word and PowerPoint Microsoft Excel and Access Marketing
Introduction to Culinary Arts and Hospitality CTE Internship
CTE Community College Entrepreneurship I
Principles of Business & Finance Career Management (NCVPS) Microsoft SharePoint (NCVPS)
Architecture and Construction Careers in designing, planning, managing, building and maintaining the built environment
Foundational Courses
Courses that provide core content for a cluster.
(Minimum of three —one must be starred)
Enhancement Courses
Courses that enhance the foundational courses for a cluster.
Construction
Core and Sustainable Construction Carpentry I
Carpentry II * Carpentry III Electrical Trades I Electrical Trades II * Electrical Trades III Drafting I
Honors Drafting II – Architectural * Honors Drafting III – Architectural Personal Finance
Principals of Business and Finance Interior Design I
Multimedia and Webpage Design Microsoft Word and PowerPoint Microsoft Excel and Access Marketing
Apparel and Textile Production I CTE Internship
Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications
Designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing, and publishing multimedia content including visual and performing arts and design, journalism, and entertainment services.
Foundational Courses
Courses that provide core content for a cluster.
(Minimum of three —one must be starred)
Enhancement Courses
Courses that enhance the foundational courses for a cluster.
Audio and Video Technology and Film Multimedia and Webpage Design
Adobe Academy - Adobe Visual Design Adobe Academy – Adobe Digital Design*
Adobe Academy - Adobe Video Design Printing Technology Introduction to Graphic Communications Digital File Preparation*
Print Advertising and Design
Adobe Academy - Adobe Visual Design*
Visual Arts
Principles of Business and Finance Personal Finance
Career Management (NCVPS) Microsoft SharePoint (NCVPS)
Business Management and Administration Business Management and Administration careers encompass planning, organizing, directing and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive business operations. Business Management and Administration career opportunities are
available in every sector of the economy.
Foundational Courses
Courses that provide core content for a cluster.
(Minimum of three —one must be starred)
Enhancement Courses
Courses that enhance the foundational courses for a cluster.
General Management Business Law*
Accounting I
Microsoft Word and PowerPoint Entrepreneurship I*
Principles of Business and Finance Business Management*
Finance Planning, services for financial and investment planning, banking, insurance, and business financial management.
Foundational Courses
Courses that provide core content for a cluster.
(Minimum of three —one must be starred)
Enhancement Courses
Courses that enhance the foundational courses for a cluster.
Principles of Business and Finance Personal Finance
Microsoft Word and PowerPoint Marketing
Health Science Planning, managing, and providing therapeutic services, diagnostic services, health
informatics, support services, and
biotechnology research and development.
Foundational Courses
Courses that provide core content for a cluster.
(Minimum of three —one must be starred)
Enhancement Courses
Courses that enhance the foundational courses for a cluster.
Therapeutic Services, Diagnostic Services, Health Informatics, Support Services
Health Team Relations Biomedical Technology Health Science I
Honors Health Science II * Honors Nursing Fundamentals Biomedical Technology II
Microsoft Word and PowerPoint Microsoft Excel and Access Marketing
Principles of Business and Finance Personal Finance
Career Management (NCVPS) Microsoft SharePoint (NCVPS)
Hospitality and Tourism Hospitality & Tourism encompasses the management, marketing and operations of restaurants and other foodservices, lodging, attractions, recreation events and travel related services.
Foundational Courses
Courses that provide core content for a cluster.
(Minimum of three —one must be starred)
Enhancement Courses
Courses that enhance the foundational courses for a cluster.
Restaurants and Food/Beverage Service Foods I
Introduction to Culinary Arts and Hospitality Culinary Arts and Hospitality I
Culinary Arts and Hospitality II*
Foods II - Enterprise
Travel and Tourism Marketing
Hospitality and Tourism *
Principals of Business and Finance Sports and Entertainment Marketing I Sports and Entertainment Marketing II * Entrepreneurship I
Principles of Business and Finance Personal Finance
Career Management (NCVPS) Microsoft SharePoint (NCVPS)
Human Services Preparing individuals for employment in career pathways that relate to families and human needs.
Foundational Courses
Courses that provide core content for a cluster.
(Minimum of three —one must be starred)
Enhancement Courses
Courses that enhance the foundational courses for a cluster.
Early Childhood Development and Services Parenting and Child Development
Early Childhood Education I
Honors Early Childhood Education II*
Principles of Business and Finance Personal Finance
Microsoft Word and PowerPoint Microsoft Excel and Access Foods I
Information Technology Building Linkages in IT Occupations Framework: For entry level, technical, and professional careers related to the design, development, support and management of hardware, software, multimedia, and systems integration services.
Foundational Courses
Courses that provide core content for a cluster.
(Minimum of three —one must be starred)
Enhancement Courses
Courses that enhance the foundational courses for a cluster.
Program and Software Development Principles of Business and Finance
Microsoft Excel and Access Computer Programming I (NCVPS)
Computer Programming II(NCVPS) Honors SAS Programming I (NCVPS)
Honors SAS Computer Programming II (NCVPS) Web and Digital Communications
Manufacturing Planning, managing and performing the processing of materials into intermediate or final products and related professional and technical support activities such as production planning and control, maintenance and
manufacturing/process engineering.
Foundational Courses
Courses that provide core content for a cluster.
(Minimum of three —one must be starred)
Enhancement Courses
Courses that enhance the foundational courses for a cluster.
Apparel and Textile Production I Apparel and Textile Production II Entrepreneurship I
Marketing
Fashion Merchandising
Principles of Business and Finance
See Career Technical Facilitator for the Career and College Promise Certificate Options
for Welding and Electronics
Multimedia and Webpage Design Microsoft Word and PowerPoint Microsoft Excel and Access
Marketing Planning, managing, and performing marketing activities to reach organizational objectives.
Foundational Courses
Courses that provide core content for a cluster.
(Minimum of three —one must be starred)
Enhancement Courses
Courses that enhance the foundational courses for a cluster.
Marketing Management Marketing
Entrepreneurship I*
Principles of Business and Finance Fashion Merchandising
Strategic Marketing (NCVPS)
Business Law
Multimedia and Webpage Design Microsoft Word and PowerPoint Microsoft Excel and Access Apparel and Textile Production I CTE Internship
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Planning, managing, and providing scientific research and professional and technical services including laboratory and testing services, and research and development
services.
Foundational Courses
Courses that provide core content for a cluster.
(Minimum of three —one must be starred)
Enhancement Courses
Courses that enhance the foundational courses for a cluster.
Science and Mathematics Scientific and Technical Visualization I
Honors Scientific and Technical Visualization II*
Technology Engineering and Design Engineering and Technology Drafting I
Honors Drafting II – Engineering * Honors Drafting III – Engineering Technology Engineering and Design Technological Design*
Engineering Design * Engineering and Design*
Multimedia and Webpage Design Microsoft Word and PowerPoint Microsoft Excel and Access CTE Internship
CTE Community College Entrepreneurship I
Principles of Business and Finance Personal Finance
Transportation Planning, management, and movement of people, materials, and goods by road, pipeline, air, rail and water and related professional and technical support services such as
transportation infrastructure planning and management.
Foundational Courses
Courses that provide core content for a cluster.
(Minimum of three —one must be starred)
Enhancement Courses
Courses that enhance the foundational courses for a cluster.
Facility and Mobile Equipment Maintenance Introduction to Automotive Service
Microsoft Word and PowerPoint Microsoft Excel and Access
Technology Engineering and Design CTE Internship
CTE Community College
Principles of Business and Finance Personal Finance
Career Management (NCVPS) Microsoft SharePoint (NCVPS)