Career and Technical Education (CTE) Concentration

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9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

About the Intervention

Career and Technical Education (CTE) concentration programs in Indiana and Minnesota provide high school students with pathways to postsecondary education and careers. In Indiana, concentrators complete six or more semester credits (approximately three academic years) in CTE courses within one of 64 career pathways grouped into 12 career clusters. In Minnesota, concentrators complete at least 150 hours of instruction (roughly equivalent to 2 semester credits or one full-year course) in CTE courses within one of 79 career pathways grouped into 16 career clusters and six career fields. The programs are delivered through regular high school coursework during grades 9-12. State education agencies, higher education agencies, and workforce agencies collaborate to develop CTE courses and sequences intended to improve students' college and career readiness.

Statistical Findings

Negative effect on overall college enrollment within one year

Positive effect on two-year college enrollment

Negative effect on four-year college enrollment

Negative effect on college credits earned within one year

Positive effect on associate's degree attainment

Negative effect on bachelor's degree attainment

Positive effect on employment rates in first five years after graduation

Positive effect on earnings in first five years after graduation

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Focus Areas

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Programs & Services

Career and Technical Education

Delivery Methods

Face-to-Face

Disability Support

N/A

Target Groups

Student(s)

Source

Ji Hyun, Y., Jim, L., Jingtong, P., Max, P., Megan, A. & Yinmei, W. (2021). Indiana and Minnesota Students Who Focused on Career and Technical Education in High School: Who Are They, and What Are Their College and Employment Outcomes? REL 2021-090 (ED613044). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED613044.pdf.

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