Career-Technical Education Month
February is National Career-Technical Education Month!
Ohio's Career-Technical Education (CTE) programs offer high-quality educational experiences that help students find their career passion. Students acquire real-world skills through classroom learning, hands-on labs, student organizations and work-based learning with local businesses. In pathways and programs, students have unique opportunities to grow themselves as leaders, contribute to their communities and be part of Ohio's economic development. Regardless of their pathway, CTE prepares ALL students for a lifetime of success.
In The News
![Selling an Experience, Centennial CTE Students Pitch Big Ideas to the Blue Jackets Marketing Team]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1771003218/ccsohus/y3llzzj5wpm31u5w4jqt/CBJThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1771003218/ccsohus/y3llzzj5wpm31u5w4jqt/CBJThumbnail.png","width":420}])
Centennial High School CTE marketing students presented full-scale fan engagement nights to the Columbus Blue Jackets marketing team, and left with real industry insight.
![Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Offers Students Career Pathways Beyond Animal Care]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770994463/ccsohus/sta7dwyfopiwio8rxu0b/ZooThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770994463/ccsohus/sta7dwyfopiwio8rxu0b/ZooThumbnail.png","width":420}])
Through a partnership between Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and CCS, students are discovering a much broader reality - one where construction crews, educators, IT specialists and designers play a critical role alongside animal care professionals.
![CTE Students from CCS Turn Learning into Leadership at the Ohio Statehouse]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770755891/ccsohus/yqnanrni5ihfzmyqm1wv/AnimalPlantThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770755891/ccsohus/yqnanrni5ihfzmyqm1wv/AnimalPlantThumbnail.png","width":420}])
Through plants, projects, and powerful conversations, Fort Hayes Career Center students show lawmakers what meaningful education looks like in action.
![2025 CCS Graduate, Uzziah Bailey Turned Dreams into Reality, Launching a Career as a Dental Assistant]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770654119/ccsohus/rygucggxoqhpabyt4hgq/UzzaiahBaileyThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770654119/ccsohus/rygucggxoqhpabyt4hgq/UzzaiahBaileyThumbnail.png","width":420}])
2025 CCE graduate Uzziah Bailey turned hands-on Career-Technical Education training into a full-time career at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
![Preparing CCS Students for Tomorrow’s Healthcare Jobs - The Return of the CTE Pharmacy Tech Program]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1769091920/ccsohus/xrrmmxzpe1fpetvgvnzu/CTEPharmTechThumbnail2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1769091920/ccsohus/xrrmmxzpe1fpetvgvnzu/CTEPharmTechThumbnail2.png","width":420}])
Fort Hayes transformed an empty classroom into a fully functioning pharmacy training lab and opened doors to high demand healthcare learning.
![Columbus City Schools Expanding CTE - Celebrating Pharmacy Technician Program at Lab Ribbon Cutting]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1768336765/ccsohus/kfmhk7f7x75i8ekrolc6/PharmTechThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1768336765/ccsohus/kfmhk7f7x75i8ekrolc6/PharmTechThumbnail.png","width":420}])
Columbus City Schools celebrated the return of its Pharmacy Technician Program marking a major step forward in expanding college and career connected learning opportunities for students.
![National Career Technical-Education Month: CCS CTE Program Reaches for the Stars!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1767033445/ccsohus/g0sgw7rk1wtl0cnemkre/CTE1news.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1767033445/ccsohus/g0sgw7rk1wtl0cnemkre/CTE1news.png","width":375}])
Want your high school student to have a prestigious education in a specialized field? Columbus City Schools' very own Career Technical-Education is an almost perfect 5-star program, according to the Ohio Career-Technical Planning District State Report Card.