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Career & Technical Education Facts 

80% of Utah’s Seniors say they are going on to college
50% enroll
34% complete a postsecondary degree

Local and National Data on Jobs
20% require a bachelors degree or higher
65% require advanced CTE/technical training either in high school or college
15% are unskilled 

18 of the 20 fastest growing occupations within the next decade will require Career and Technical Education

--U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Even one year of post-secondary education increases lifetime earnings by as much as 15 percent per year.

Nationally
For every 10 student who start high school…
7 will get a high school diploma
4 will enroll in a postsecondary institution
Fewer than 2 will complete a bachelor’s or an associates degree in a timely manner

CTE is highly successful in improving earnings, both for students who enter the workforce right out of high school and for those who work while going to college

The more CTE courses students took, the more their earning increased across many groups

Students who took both a core academic curriculum and CTE had the greatest earnings

Seven years after graduation – earnings were 2 percent more annually for each CTE course they took

More CTE concentrators enroll in postsecondary education immediately after high school

Eight years after graduation, 53 percent of concentrators had earned a postsecondary degree or certificate

CTE helps students be more engaged in school
CTE help prevent students from dropping out of school
CTE helps students be more prepared for college entry

….CTE is certainly compatible with more rigor, improved academic achievement, and post-secondary enrollment…
     --NAVE Study, 2004 US Department of Education