CTE Benefits
If there was a choice, one single choice that could have extraordinary benefits to both your life now and far into the future, benefits ranging from decrease stress and personal pride in school all the way to increased salary in the career of your choice. This choice is simple, take CTE classes or don't. CTE classes are taken by 14 million students in 1,300 high schools and 1,700 colleges across the country, and many schools are overhauling their old CTE or vocational classes so they too can increase the career readiness of their students, but it still isn’t enough. There are still so many jobs available for student with the skills provided by these classes. The US economy is based on the strength and skill of the workforce, which means employers
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While still in high school CTE classes have been shown to greatly improve a student's motivation in all classes not just CTE. Also students in CTE concentrations show improved grades, academic engagement and an overall improvement in a student's efficiency. Students also have a chance to explore many career paths to see what they like or are good at before being forced into a difficult work force. Even for student who know what they would like to do CTE classes that specialize in that area can help you discover what discipline within a career they want to purse. A great example of this is a student ,who has chosen to keep their name discreet, who was inspired to become a nurse. The student had witness the Red Cross and decided to pursue nursing but was unsure of which type of nursing to undertake, but thanks to the CTE classes they took they were able to narrow down the choices, and eventually settled on going to college to be a labor and delivery nurse (TeGrotenhuis). Once out of school CTE education continues to improve the life of those who took advantage of it. A person with either an CTE- associate's degree or a CTE credential earn between 4,000- 19,000 more than their peers with a humanities associate’s degree. In addition 27% of people without an associates with CTE training make more than the average bachelor degree recipient (ACTE). CTE classes not only increase the amount of money that can be earned by a person it improves their chances of success both in high school and in their
While still in high school CTE classes have been shown to greatly improve a student's motivation in all classes not just CTE. Also students in CTE concentrations show improved grades, academic engagement and an overall improvement in a student's efficiency. Students also have a chance to explore many career paths to see what they like or are good at before being forced into a difficult work force. Even for student who know what they would like to do CTE classes that specialize in that area can help you discover what discipline within a career they want to purse. A great example of this is a student ,who has chosen to keep their name discreet, who was inspired to become a nurse. The student had witness the Red Cross and decided to pursue nursing but was unsure of which type of nursing to undertake, but thanks to the CTE classes they took they were able to narrow down the choices, and eventually settled on going to college to be a labor and delivery nurse (TeGrotenhuis). Once out of school CTE education continues to improve the life of those who took advantage of it. A person with either an CTE- associate's degree or a CTE credential earn between 4,000- 19,000 more than their peers with a humanities associate’s degree. In addition 27% of people without an associates with CTE training make more than the average bachelor degree recipient (ACTE). CTE classes not only increase the amount of money that can be earned by a person it improves their chances of success both in high school and in their