CTE VOICES: STUDENTS SHARE WHAT MAKES THEIR PROGRAMS SPECIAL

February is Designated as Career and Technical Education Month®

Diane Godwin

Mississippi joins Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs nationwide to celebrate the value and achievements CTE brings to our state and country. To highlight the impact of CTE in our state, we’ve invited students from across Mississippi to share what CTE means to them.

These students are developing technical, academic and employability skills and engaging in work-based experiences with industry partners.

The results speak for themselves: According to the most recent Mississippi CTE Fact Sheet, “Youth and adult learners in CTE programs are more engaged, graduate high school at higher rates, earn industry-recognized credentials and have rewarding and family-sustaining careers. A noteworthy statistic, Mississippi has a 99.5 percent graduation rate for students who are CTE concentrators.” tinyurl.com/kaCTEvoices tinyurl.com/NeshobaCTEvoices

To learn more about the role CTE plays in empowering students and driving economic growth in our state and nation, explore the links beside each CTE program’s photo. These videos feature students sharing, in their own words, what CTE means to them.

School of Career and Technical Education tinyurl.com/naCTEvoices