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CTE Stats
- CTE has 16 career clusters / tracks
- 7.4 million secondary students and 4 million post-secondary students are interested in CTE nationwide (Links to an external site.)
- Between 2000 and 2014, the number of for-profit CTE institutions (Links to an external site.) increased by about 68.7%
- 95% of CTE students graduate (Links to an external site.) high school, which is 10% higher than the national average
- 78% of CTE graduates enroll in post-secondary education full-time (Links to an external site.)
- Between 2012 and 2022, there will be 50,557,900 job openings for CTE graduates (Links to an external site.)
- Of those jobs, 15,627,500 (30.9%) will be new
- The United States has 1,200 career and technology centers in 41 states
- The Perkins Act (Links to an external site.) is the main source of funding for CTE programs nationwide
- Perkins funding can cover up to 100% of CTE materials costs, including digital curriculum (Links to an external site.)
- Students enrolling in post-secondary CTE courses are eligible for federal financial aid (Links to an external site.)
- 94% of today’s high school students (Links to an external site.) experience some degree of CTE courses
- 91% of high school graduates who earned 2-3 CTE credits enrolled in college (Links to an external site.)
- 81% of high school dropouts say real-world skills education would’ve kept them in school
- For every $1 of government funding in CTE (Links to an external site.), taxpayers earn as much as $12.20 in benefits in return
- Technical and applied science graduates earn $2,000 to $11,000 more per year (Links to an external site.) than those with a bachelor’s degree
- 27% of people with an associate’s degree or less out-earn those with a bachelor’s degree
- 1/3 of CTE students are enrolled in programs preparing them for careers in leading industries (Links to an external site.)
- In 2014, students earned a total of 3,842,589 CTE credentials (Links to an external site.) in the United States
- Earned credentials have increased 62.7% since 2000
- 1/3 of all high school dual enrollment credits come from CTE courses (600,000 total (Links to an external site.))
- 82% of CTE students say they’re “satisfied” with career opportunities (Links to an external site.)
- 80% of CTE students say CTE classes helped them “know where they were headed (Links to an external site.)”
- 70% of CTE students say entering a CTE program of study helped them get better grades
- 64.7% of post-secondary CTE students enroll in public two-year institutions (Links to an external site.)
- 45% of CTE students say it used real-world examples to help them understand classwork
- 20.4% of post-secondary CTE students enroll in private for-profit institutions
- In 48 states, high school graduate rates for CTE students (Links to an external site.) are 3%-22% higher than state averages
Benefits of Career and Technical Education for all students
- Students are more likely to graduate.
- Students develop employability skills.
- Students achieve in other subjects.
- Students gain job-specific skills related to a career pathway.
NC Top Growth Sectors
• NC ranks 2nd in the nation in Information Technologies. IT has grown 26% since 2010.
• Software and telecommunications sector have grown 38% during past five years.
• NC automotive grew 25% during past 5 years
• NC ranks #2 for STEM program completion in U.S.
• NC is a leading state for STEM job growth.
• NC’s biotech cluster has grown 31% since 2001.
• Raleigh ranks No. 2 & Durham ranks No. 3 as Most Educated Cities in America.
• NC is 7th best state for aerospace manufacturing
• CTE and skilled-trades are needed which accounts for 65% of all careers