Mission
CTEp’s mission is to ensure that all students graduate from high school fully prepared for both College and Career. To accomplish this, we provide a full array of courses that integrate core academics, state-of-the-art technologies and 21st Century skills. As an active member of a variety of vibrant and supportive county-wide collaboratives, CTEp has partnerships with post-secondary institutions and businesses that provide valuable opportunities for students.
For example, many of the courses satisfy UC and CSU “a-g” entrance requirements, as well as provide opportunities to earn both high school and college credit through articulated courses. In addition, students in several pathways can gain industry certifications and participate in a variety of work-based learning activities. These include internships at local businesses where they can apply academic theory to solve real-world problems, practice team work, and begin to apply soft-skills so vital to their preparation and success in the high wage, high skill careers of the future.
JOYCE FOSS, M.A.Ed. Coordinator, Curriculum, and Instruction Educational Services, Career Education | Orange County Department of Education jfoss@ocde.us | (714) 966-3539 Main Line: (714) 966-3528 |