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Career and Technical Education (CTE)
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Dr. Lhe Smith, Supervisor, Career and Technical Education
Arnaz Dovitala, Specialist, Career and Technical Education
George Bishop, Specialist, Career and Technical Education
Vandana Sharma, Coordinator, Health and Medical Sciences
Dr. Jane O'Connor, Resource Teacher, Health and Medical Sciences
Rachel Nappier, Program Assistant, Career and Technical Education
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In Career and Technical Education (CTE):
- We communicate and model high expectations for all students, which includes emphasizing and valuing multiple pathways for students after high school (i.e., college, entering the workforce, military) and collaborating with students to identify personal interests, aptitudes, and strengths to establish goals for the future.
- We believe that all students deserve to have access to a conducive learning environment and relevant and rigorous coursework, including honors and dual-enrollment opportunities, opportunities to earn credentials, and to engage in robust work-based learning experiences.
- We provide scaffolds and supports to ensure all students can access the curriculum and authentic learning experiences that support their identified interests and goals.
CTE at the middle school level allows students to participate in Business and Information Technology, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Technology and Engineering Education programs.
High school credit-bearing elective programs include:
- Agricultural Education (Academies of Loudoun only),
- Business and Information Technology,
- Family and Consumer Sciences,
- Health and Medical Sciences (Academies of Loudoun; Health and Medical Sciences Academy (HAMSci),
- Marketing Education,
- Technology and Engineering Education, and
- Trade and Industrial Education (Academies of Loudoun only) courses.
LCPS CTE programs are centered on competency-based instruction, active career and technical student organizations, industry-recognized credentials, and work-based learning experiences.
Loudoun County Public Schools has one (1) military science, NJROTC unit, which is housed at Loudoun County High School in Leesburg. Students seeking to participate in the NJROTC program must attend Loudoun County High School if accepted and are required to apply (this process is only for current 8th-grade LCPS students) OR apply through the Office of Special Permission. The application for current 8th-grade students will only be available in the Student Opportunities portal via LCPSGO on December 1, 2023, and close on January 31, 2024.
In the Fall of 2024, LCPS CTE will expand the Health and Medical Sciences program by opening the Health and Medical Sciences Academy (HAMSci) at two high schools (TBD). Additional information on HAMSci will be posted by September 1, 2023. The application will only be available in the Student Opportunities portal via LCPSGO on December 1, 2023, and close on January 31, 2024.
Quick Facts
- LCPS CTE paired high-quality work-based learning experiences with all home high school, elective courses in the 2022 – 2023
- LCPS CTE offered 45 different industry credential tests in 2022-2023, and students earned 8,033 total industry credential tests in 2022-2023
- 6,881 students earned one or more credentials in LCPS CTE
- 24,889 industry credential tests have been passed by students since the 2020 - 2021 school year
- LCPS students earned 648 Workplace Readiness Skills assessment credentials in 2022-2023. This is compared to the 41,819 students in the state of Virginia who earned this credential in 2022-2023
- Of the students graduating in 2022-2023, 3,015 seniors were program completers with a sequence of two or more CTE classes
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Annual Notice of Nondiscrimination:
Loudoun County Public Schools offer a wide range of Career and Technical Education programs, including Agricultural Education, Business & Information Technology, Career Connections, Family & Consumer Sciences, Health & Medical Sciences, Marketing, Military Sciences, Technology and Engineering Education, and Trade & Industrial Education.
Loudoun County Public Schools and its Career and Technical Education Programs do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities and, if applicable, provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.
The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies:
- Christopher Moy, Division Title IX Coordinator
- 21000 Education Court
- Ashburn, VA 20148
- (571) 252-1548
- TitleIXCoordinator@lcps.org
- John Lody, Director of Diagnostic & Prevention Services
- 21000 Education Court
- Ashburn, VA 20148
- (571) 252-1016
- John.Lody@lcps.org
- Christopher Moy, Division Title IX Coordinator
CTE Accordion
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Annual Notice
This is an annual notice of the availability of the postsecondary education and employment data published by the State Council of Higher Education (SCHEV) on its website pursuant to § 23.1-204.1.
Below are colleges and universities in the state of Virginia to assist in postsecondary education:- Appalachian College of Pharmacy
- Averett University
- Averett University Non-Traditional
- Blue Ridge Community College
- Bluefield College
- Bridgewater College
- Central Virginia Community College
- Christendom College
- Christopher Newport University
- College of William and Mary
- Dabney S. Lancaster Community College
- Danville Community College
- Eastern Mennonite University
- Eastern Shore Community College
- Eastern Virginia Medical School
- Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Emory and Henry College
- Ferrum College
- George Mason University
- George Washington University
- Germanna Community College
- Hampden-Sydney College
- Hampton University
- Hollins University
- J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
- James Madison University
- Jefferson College of Health Sciences
- John Tyler Community College
- Liberty University
- Longwood University
- Lord Fairfax Community College
- Lynchburg College
- Mary Baldwin College
- Marymount University
- Mountain Empire Community College
- New River Community College
- Norfolk State University
- Northern Virginia Community College
- Old Dominion University
- Patrick Henry Community College
- Paul D Camp Community College
- Piedmont Virginia Community College
- Radford University
- Randolph College
- Randolph-Macon College
- Rappahannock Community College
- Regent University
- Richard Bland College
- Roanoke College
- Shenandoah University
- Southern Virginia University
- Southside Virginia Community College
- Southwest Virginia Community College
- Sweet Briar College
- Thomas Nelson Community College
- Tidewater Community College
- University of Mary Washington
- University of Richmond
- University of Virginia
- University of Virginia's College at Wise
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Virginia Highlands Community College
- Virginia Military Institute
- Virginia State University
- Virginia Tech
- Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
- Virginia Union University
- Virginia Wesleyan College
- Virginia Western Community College
- Washington and Lee University
- Wytheville Community College
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Job Outlook Data
- Which jobs are expected to grow or decline in Virginia?
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- What are the top 100 professions in the Commonwealth by median pay?
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- What are the top 10 degree programs at institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth by median pay of program graduates?
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- Which jobs are expected to grow or decline in Virginia?