NEVADA
CTE Fact Sheet 2017
CareerandTechnicalEducationinNevada
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Atthesecondarylevel,CTEisdeliveredthroughcomprehensivehighschoolsandcareerandtechnical
academies,whicharecomprehensivehighschoolsthatintegratecoreacademicsubjectswithspecificcareer
training.
Atthepostsecondarylevel,CTEisdeliveredthroughthestate’scommunitycolleges.
LearnmoreatNACTEonline.org.
Inschoolyear2014-2015,Nevadaserved
56,544CTEhighschoolstudentsand
26,357CTEpostsecondarystudents.
ExemplaryCTEProgramsinNevada
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InFiscalYear2015,Nevadareceived$9,720,272
inPerkinsfunding—about$70,000morethanin
2014andalmost$1.1millionmorethanin2010.
GreatBasinCollegeinElkooffersindustry-supporteddegreesinDieselTechnology,ElectricalSystems
Technology,IndustrialMillwrightTechnologyandWeldingTechnologyforhigh-wage,high-demandcareers.
Throughacceleratedpathways,studentscanreceivetheirCertificateofAchievementorAssociateofApplied
Sciencedegreein9months,plusstudentsintheIndustrialMillwrightprogramcanachieveindustryrecognizedcredentialsfromtheNationalCenterforConstructionEducationandResearch.Embedded
technicalmathcontentmeans80percentofstudentssucceedincollege-levelmath.Studentscanalsoapply
forthe$5,000MaintenanceTrainingCooperativeScholarship,whichincludesapaidinternshipinthemining
industry.Theinternshipaveragesabout$15/hourfull-timeinthesummerpriortoenrollment,andtwodaysa
weekduringtheacademicyear.ElectricalSystemsTechnologygraduatesandstudentswithelectricalwork
experiencecanpursueanadditionalCertificateofAchievementorBachelorofAppliedSciencedegreein
InstrumentationTechnology.GraduatesoftheGreatBasinCollegetechnicalprogramshavea90percent
placementratedirectlyintorelatedindustries,atapproximately$25/hour.(InformationfromNACTE)
TheRanchoHighSchoolCulinaryDepartmentis“cookingtodayforahealthiertomorrow.”Ranchoculinary
studentsareaspicymixofambition,streetsmarts,driveandcreativityand,asadiversegroupofyoungchefs,
theyembracethemottoabove.Theprogramstartedwith120studentsand,injusttwoshortyears,hasgrown
exponentiallybyenrollingnearly400,withawaitinglistofover200.Throughonechef’svision,atraditionalstyleteachingkitchenhasbeentransformedintoastate-of-the-artcommercialmasterpiece.Coursesprovide
aculinaryenterprise,offeringcurriculumthatlaunchestoday’syoungteensintothechefsofthefuture.From
amyriadofcompetitionstorunningarestaurant/bakeryandcateringforthousands,includingstateandcity
leaders,the“BladesofRancho”areready.(InformationfromNACTE)
Inschoolyear2014-2015:
• 90percentofNevadaCTEhighschoolstudentsmetperformancegoalsfor
reading/languageartsskills
• 87percentmetperformancegoalsformathematicsskills
• 74percentofNevadaCTEpostsecondarystudentsearnedacredential,certificateor
degree
DatafromtheU.S.DepartmentofEducationOfficeofCareer,TechnicalandAdultEducation