The CTE Promise

Trending Growth

Positive outcomes on students’ academic achievement, high school completion, employability skills, and college readiness.

Increased Employability

Those who take CTE courses in high school are also more likely to be employed after high school than those who did not. 

Economic Impact

 CTE and OTC graduates earn approximately $12,000 more than high school-only peers within five years, driving regional economic growth and resilience.

The Next-Ready Generation

146,740 CTE students in 17 career fields
​and 41 pathways...and growing.

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Ohio’s Workforce Engine: Career-Technical Education

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94%

of CTE students were employed, continuing their education, or in military service within 6 months of graduating.

224%

return on investment of a CTE certificate after 5 years.

1 in 4

high schoolers are enrolled in CTE courses, climbing from the previous marker of 1 in 6 over a decade ago.