Last Updated on December 23, 2022
Career Technical Education
Career Technical Education
What is Career and Technical Education (CTE)?
Career and Technical Education (CTE) has evolved significantly as technology has developed. While many CTE programs prepare students to enter a skilled trade directly after high school, 68% of CTE students in Washtenaw enroll in college within one year of graduation. These students often have a jump-start on their associate’s or bachelor’s degree as a result of transferable CTE credits. Many believe that CTE helps students stand out in the college application process. Students who wish to enter the workforce directly after graduation are also well-prepared. Our twenty-first century labor market demands auto repair technicians, manufacturers, and construction workers to master increasingly complex technical skills, and the programming in Washtenaw County reflects that rigor. Students can earn industry credentials in automotive service, cosmetology, nurse assistant, and more.
CTE courses not only equip students with specific career skills—they instill leadership, critical thinking, and teamwork skills, all while providing unique hands-on learning experiences. In CTE programs, Washtenaw students learn how to repair automobiles, build houses, cook with classical technique, and grow crops; they also learn to program machinery, design buildings on cutting-edge software, build robots, and prepare for careers in business, finance, and healthcare. Valuable work-based learning is embedded in courses as students take part in practical teaching and childcare experiences, work in area hospitals, and more.
Which CTE Courses Can I Take, And Where Are They Located?
Twenty distinct Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs that fall into 14 different career clusters, or topic areas are offered in Washtenaw County. For the administration of CTE programming, Washtenaw County is divided into three separate consortia, shown in the graphic below. (Note that the South and West Washtenaw Consortium, or SWWC, contains Chelsea, Dexter, Manchester, Milan, Lincoln, and Saline High Schools.) A student can take any CTE course offered within his/her consortium, regardless of his/her home school; bus services are provided to students who need to travel between schools.
For a listing of CTE programs by consortium, please see the table at the bottom of this page. For a list of programs by high school site, select your consortium below.
*In addition to WISD Consortia-based programs, Ypsilanti Community High School and Lincoln High School students can also access 6 dual enrollment programs, which are administered by Washtenaw Community College and MIAT College of Technology. See the Postsecondary Opportunities Page to view a list of these programs.
Washtenaw Community College Majors
Discover the majors and programs offered by Washtenaw Community College and the types of degrees awarded.ArtsBusinessEducationHealth ProfessionsHumanitiesProtective ServicesScience, Technology, and MathTrades and Personal Services
Arts
- Cinematography and Video ProductionCertificate17 GraduatesNo OnlineAssociates19 GraduatesNo Online
- Commercial and Advertising ArtCertificate25 GraduatesNo OnlineAssociates20 GraduatesNo Online
- Film and Video StudiesAssociates1 GraduateNo Online
- Interior DesignAssociates0 GraduatesNo Online
- Music PerformanceCertificate0 GraduatesNo Online
- Music TechnologyCertificate13 GraduatesNo Online
- PhotographyCertificate22 GraduatesNo OnlineAssociates14 GraduatesNo Online
- Studio ArtsAssociates2 GraduatesNo Online
- Visual and Performing ArtsCertificate3 GraduatesNo Online
- Web Page and Digital DesignCertificate7 GraduatesNo OnlineAssociates11 GraduatesNo Online
Business
- BusinessCertificate180 GraduatesOffered OnlineAssociates115 GraduatesOffered Online
- Construction ManagementCertificate16 GraduatesOffered OnlineAssociates32 GraduatesNo Online
- EntrepreneurshipCertificate6 GraduatesNo Online
- Human ResourcesCertificate12 GraduatesNo Online
- Management Sciences and Information SystemsCertificate2 GraduatesNo Online
- Merchandising and Buying OperationsCertificate13 GraduatesOffered OnlineAssociates13 GraduatesOffered Online
- Office ManagementCertificate14 GraduatesOffered OnlineAssociates10 GraduatesNo Online
- SalesCertificate16 GraduatesNo OnlineAssociates4 GraduatesOffered Online
Education
- Early Childhood EducationAssociates6 GraduatesNo Online
- Elementary EducationAssociates15 GraduatesNo Online
- High School EducationAssociates11 GraduatesOffered Online
Health Professions
- Dental AssistingCertificate46 GraduatesNo Online
- Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness StudiesAssociates111 GraduatesNo Online
- Health Aides and AttendantsCertificate70 GraduatesNo Online
- Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAssociates1 GraduateNo Online
- Medical AssistantCertificate9 GraduatesNo Online
- Medical Insurance CodingCertificate10 GraduatesNo Online
- Medical Records AdministrationCertificate0 GraduatesNo Online
- Medical SecretaryCertificate0 GraduatesNo Online
- Medical TechnicianCertificate9 GraduatesNo Online
- NursingAssociates143 GraduatesNo Online
- Nursing AssistantCertificate404 GraduatesNo Online
- Pharmacy TechnicianCertificate0 GraduatesNo Online
- Physical Therapy TechnicianAssociates16 GraduatesNo Online
- Radiation TherapyAssociates2 GraduatesNo Online
- Radiologic TechnicianCertificate3 GraduatesNo Online
- Sonographer and Ultrasound TechnicianCertificate7 GraduatesNo Online
- Surgical TechnologistAssociates10 GraduatesNo Online
Humanities
- Broadcast JournalismAssociates1 GraduateNo Online
- Community Organization and AdvocacyAssociates29 GraduatesNo Online
- Human ServicesCertificate1 GraduateOffered Online
- International StudiesAssociates3 GraduatesNo Online
- JournalismAssociates5 GraduatesNo Online
- Liberal Arts and HumanitiesCertificate1791 GraduatesNo OnlineAssociates347 GraduatesNo Online
- ParalegalAssociates12 GraduatesNo Online
- Professional and Technical WritingCertificate3 GraduatesNo OnlineAssociates4 GraduatesNo Online
Protective Services
- Police and Criminal ScienceCertificate34 GraduatesNo OnlineAssociates28 GraduatesNo Online
Science, Technology, and Math
- Computer and Information Systems SecurityCertificate6 GraduatesNo OnlineAssociates6 GraduatesNo Online
- Computer GraphicsCertificate5 GraduatesNo OnlineAssociates13 GraduatesNo Online
- Computer ProgrammingCertificate28 GraduatesNo OnlineAssociates19 GraduatesNo Online
- Computer Systems AnalysisAssociates0 GraduatesNo Online
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate11 GraduatesNo OnlineAssociates18 GraduatesNo Online
- EngineeringAssociates4 GraduatesNo Online
- Environmental ScienceAssociates12 GraduatesNo Online
- Information ScienceAssociates0 GraduatesNo Online
- Information TechnologyCertificate0 GraduatesNo OnlineAssociates8 GraduatesNo Online
- Network, Database, and System AdministrationCertificate0 GraduatesNo Online
Trades and Personal Services
- Accounting Technician and BookkeepingCertificate30 GraduatesOffered OnlineAssociates24 GraduatesOffered Online
- Automotive MechanicsCertificate48 GraduatesNo OnlineAssociates25 GraduatesNo Online
- Baking and Pastry ArtsCertificate17 GraduatesNo OnlineAssociates4 GraduatesNo Online
- Business Support ServicesCertificate21 GraduatesOffered OnlineAssociates10 GraduatesNo Online
- Child Care ProviderCertificate44 GraduatesNo OnlineAssociates19 GraduatesNo Online
- Computer Systems TechnicianCertificate20 GraduatesNo Online
- Culinary Arts and Food ServiceCertificate13 GraduatesNo OnlineAssociates12 GraduatesNo Online
- Data ProcessingCertificate4 GraduatesOffered Online
- Drafting and Design (CAD/CADD)Certificate0 GraduatesNo Online
- Engineering TechnicianCertificate0 GraduatesNo Online
- General Construction TradesCertificate2 GraduatesNo OnlineAssociates3 GraduatesNo Online
- HVAC and Refrigeration Engineering TechnicianCertificate25 GraduatesNo OnlineAssociates7 GraduatesNo Online
- Industrial Electronics TechnicianCertificate9 GraduatesNo Online
- Machine and Metal WorkingCertificate9 GraduatesNo Online
- Manufacturing Engineering TechnicianCertificate1 GraduateNo OnlineAssociates174 GraduatesNo Online
- Motorcycle Maintenance and RepairCertificate13 GraduatesNo Online
- PlumbingAssociates36 GraduatesNo Online
- Precision ProductionAssociates10 GraduatesOffered Online
- Property ManagementCertificate21 GraduatesNo Online
- Restaurant and Food Services ManagementCertificate0 GraduatesNo Online
- Robotics and Automation Engineering TechnicianCertificate0 GraduatesNo OnlineAssociates8 GraduatesNo Online
- WeldingCertificate67 GraduatesNo OnlineAssociates25 GraduatesNo Online
- WoodworkingCertificate1 GraduateNo Online
