CTE
Is your high school student interested in a specific career? Does he or she already know what they would like to do after graduation? Would your student like to possibly earn college credit while gaining vocational skills? Perhaps the dream job doesn’t require a college education, but needs specific vocational training. Wouldn’t it be great if they could get in depth experience now to be sure that it is the type of work they imagined? CTE may be just the right choice!
Each year, the Berrien County PA56 Career and Technical Education Consortium offers Career and Technical Education programs at various locations. These programs are designed to prepare our youth for a broad range of employment and training services and are offered under the guidance of qualified teachers, counselors, and cooperative education coordinators.
These are shared time programs and are available to all students in Berrien County, regardless of their home district. CTE programs are usually 5 days/wk for 2-4 hours/day at a high school within Berrien County. The costs of the programs are usually covered completely by membership in the Partnership, but those that result in specific certification upon completion do involve costs above and beyond what the school is able to cover and the remainder is the responsibility of the parent. There are several programs available at Andrews University as well that are covered only in part by BSPS.
Please Note: Students enrolled in CTE do need to take any other Partnership classes, but one (and only one) other class may be taken through the Partnership.
In order to determine whether a CTE (Career and Technical Education) class is what your student should take, go to the following website: