CTE Support Team Overview
Career and Technical Education
CTE PROGRAMS PREPARE FUTURE READY STUDENTS!
CCSD Career & Technical Education Programs of Study are aligned with our local talent needs to provide
seamless pathways for all students to become “Future Ready” for College, Career, and Citizenship!
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Links
CTE Quick Links
- 23/24 CTE Programs of Study Offered by School
- Career Exploration Opportunities List
- Student Resume Writing Toolkit
- Students' Job Shadowing & Internship Connection Requests
- Business Partner Engagement Opportunities
Charleston Metro Chamber Career Exploration Resources
Centers for Advanced Studies
East Cooper Center for Advanced Studies
Serving students from Lucy Beckham HS and Wando HS
West Ashley Center for Advanced Studies
Serving students from Baptist Hill MHS, St. John's HS, and West Ashley HS
Cooper River Center for Advanced Studies
Serving students from Burke HS, Military Magnet Academy, North Charleston HS, and R.B. Stall HS
CTE Student Success Stories
Students were exposed to all the variety of different Engineering disciplines that exist, comprehensive skill set of engineers, pathways into the field while overcoming obstacles, and in depth information of Boeing's revolutionary 787.
On February 5, 2020, over 600 Camp Road Middle School students participated in job shadowing at various job sites around Charleston and beyond. Several businesses, such as the Charleston City Police Department, The Citadel, SC Dept of Natural Resources and Federal Wildlife Service set up a day of shadowing.
Thank you to the members of the Elks Lodge 242 of Charleston for welcoming students from Military Magnet Academy and West Ashley High School for a very special career exploration experience on March 7, 2019.
Two students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) aid a visit to over ten CCSD schools to encourage young girls to pursue science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) studies, and career paths.
The MIT Women's Initiative is a student-founded and student-run program that aims to help close the gender gap in the STEM fields.
Military Magnet Academy (MMA) students recently participated in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Tech Challenge, Lowcountry-Pee Dee Inter-League Tournament February 1, 2020.
There were a total of 15 teams and 66 registered volunteers that participated in the event on Saturday, January 25, 2020 .
The MMA RoboEagles spent a significant number of hours designing, building, and programming their robot, as well as learning what it takes to be part of a team.