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
![Columbus City Schools Students Engineer Success at Central Ohio Bridge Building Competition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1772296315/ccsohus/jxtbd1ljvcxscnew0its/MiniBridgeThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1772296315/ccsohus/jxtbd1ljvcxscnew0its/MiniBridgeThumbnail.png","width":420}])
The Central Ohio Miniature Bridge Building Competition brings in major competition between high schoolers across the state. Whose bridge collapsed and whose stood the test of physics? Read to find out.
![CCS Student Innovators Find Their Path Through CTE and Worthington Enterprises]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1772224587/ccsohus/uevkjbbbookfooacxrmm/WorthingtonEnterprisesThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1772224587/ccsohus/uevkjbbbookfooacxrmm/WorthingtonEnterprisesThumbnail.png","width":420}])
What started as a classroom engineering project turned into paid internships for two CCS students. Discover how hands-on learning and a strong industry partnership helped launch their futures.
![CTE to CEO: How Luke Walker Turned Career-Technical Education into $16.6 Million]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1772133874/ccsohus/zztlurayei834mt3cbsv/LukeWalkerThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1772133874/ccsohus/zztlurayei834mt3cbsv/LukeWalkerThumbnail.png","width":420}])
Through career-technical education (CTE), Luke found direction and skill that changed his life. What started as a one-bay garage is now one of the largest independent auto repair operations in the region.
![Columbus Rotary Honors CCS Students with Career-Readiness Partnership]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1772032410/ccsohus/vrd0lwaqi1p3vbmw4mxj/ColumbusRotaryThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1772032410/ccsohus/vrd0lwaqi1p3vbmw4mxj/ColumbusRotaryThumbnail.png","width":420}])
Through financial support and one-on-one mentoring from Columbus Rotary, CCS students are preparing for life after graduation.
![CCS Alumnus Magellan Moore Found Direction, Success Through CCS Culinary Arts Program]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1771951612/ccsohus/bdleekamifudityy90bl/MagellanMooreThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1771951612/ccsohus/bdleekamifudityy90bl/MagellanMooreThumbnail.png","width":420}])
Magellan Moore III admits that as a high school student, he was still finding his footing. Everything changed when he enrolled in Career-Technical Education (CTE).
![Acloche Thumbnail]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1771427778/ccsohus/rjvthj6obdbns5fvumft/AclocheThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1771427778/ccsohus/rjvthj6obdbns5fvumft/AclocheThumbnail.png","width":420}])
Through hands-on workshops, mock interviews and mentoring, Acloché is helping CCS students turn curiosity into career readiness.
![CBJ Thumbnail]([{"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.
![Zoo Thumbnail]([{"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.
![Animal Plant Thumbnail]([{"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.