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College and Career Development

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    College and Career Academies and Career and Technical Education logo

    The Department of Academies and Career & Technical Education provides leadership and support to teachers in the advanced career and technical education (CTE) fields. CTE prepares students for postsecondary education and training for in-demand, high-skill, and high-wage careers. Beginning in 6th grade, students can engage in CTE programs designed to combine relevance, rigor, and real-world, hands-on learning with academic knowledge. The department is home to both the Office of Academies and Career and Technical Education and the Office of Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science.

     

    Career Clusters and Pathways

    Career clusters allow students to choose a career area of interest in high school. Students are enrolled in classes tailored to the career cluster (see list below), which helps them navigate their way to greater lifetime success. Multiple career pathways make up each career cluster (i.e. STEM’s pathways are engineering, drafting and design, and electronics). Students begin to learn about careers in elementary and middle school, so they are ready to choose a pathway upon reaching high school.

     

    High School Pathway Offerings by School

    Middle School Pathway Offerings by School

    Georgia Department of Education Pathway Information

     

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Career Technical Education Pathway Booklet

College and Career Development

    Nondiscrimination Notice

    • Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs, activities or employment practices and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. GCPS is expressly prohibited from subjecting any person to discrimination or harassment on the basis of his/her membership in a protected class by the following laws: Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Age Discrimination Act of 1975; Title I and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; and Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008.