College Ready

CTE prepares students to succeed in the workplace and post secondary education. High School Juniors and Seniors have the opportunity to obtain Dual Enrollment college credits through Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC) while taking a Career and Technical Education course.

Dual enrollment is a program that allows high school students to earn college and high school credit concurrently. This credit may support a post secondary diploma, certificate, or degree at a Virginia public institution and may also be applied to a high school diploma. Learn more.

Career Ready

CTE delivers instruction through a sequenced course of study aligned with NNPS Career Pathways. Each CTE course is designed around industry standards to ensure that each program offers high-quality instruction for high-wage, high-demand, and high-skill careers in fields such as health care, business, and the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) area. Learn more.

Career related learning opportunities:
- Internships
- Business Cooperative Office Education
- Marketing Cooperative Education
- Industry Certification/Credential

Citizen Ready

CTE student organization activities support citizen ready and youth development initiatives throughout Newport News Public Schools.

1. Leadership development through CTE student organizations.

2. Provide instructional strategies used to develop, improve and expand occupational competencies related to a particular career and technical subject matter.

3. An extension of the classroom/ laboratory instructional program which enriches and enhances classroom/ laboratory learning.