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Program Skills
Students develop knowledge and skills connected to a specific career field.
Students & Families
Know the path before you choose it.
Use this page to understand the QCCTC experience, compare programs, learn how career readiness works, and know who to contact for student support.
CTE at QCCTC
What career and technical education adds.
CTE combines program-specific instruction with employability, leadership, readiness, and real-world career exploration.
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Career Readiness
Students build workplace habits and participate in readiness activities aligned to their stage in the program.
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Leadership
CTSOs add leadership, service, teamwork, competition, and professional growth opportunities.
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Next-Step Planning
Students connect program learning to careers, postsecondary options, and transition planning.
How to Join QCCTC
From interest to a scheduled program.
Program placement is coordinated through current QCSD scheduling, eligibility, prerequisites, student needs, and available space. This public guide shows the pathway without replacing district scheduling decisions.
Explore
Compare the five QCCTC programs and identify the program that best matches the student's interests and goals.
Ask
Talk with the student's school counselor or QCCTC Student Services about current scheduling and placement requirements.
Express Interest
Use the public Program Interest Form to tell QCCTC which program the student wants to learn more about.
Confirm Placement
QCSD staff confirm eligibility, schedule fit, prerequisites where applicable, and final placement.
Begin the Path
Students enter the appropriate Program I/Program II sequence and participate in the readiness and leadership experiences connected to the program.
ACT WorkKeys
Career readiness for Program II.
Every QCCTC Program II / second-year student participates in ACT WorkKeys readiness and testing.
Assessment Area
Applied Math
Uses workplace situations to apply mathematical reasoning and problem-solving.
Assessment Area
Graphic Literacy
Focuses on finding and using information from workplace graphics such as charts, diagrams, and tables.
Assessment Area
Workplace Documents
Focuses on understanding and using written information found in workplace materials.
Privacy: This public site explains the process only. Individual diagnostic scores, goals, intervention plans, retests, NCRC levels, and CCR status are protected and are not shown here.
Student Leadership
CTSO connections.
Each program connects students to a career and technical student organization.
SkillsUSA
Welding and Law & Public Safety.
FFA
Agricultural & Natural Resources.
HOSA
Health Science.
Educators Rising
Educator Preparation.
Who Can Help?
Start with the right person.
Public questions are routed by purpose so families do not have to guess whom to contact.
Student Support & Placement
Baxter Swearengen
Student Services Coordinator
Readiness, interventions, transition/placement, program-success support, and questions about the student pathway.
Front Office & General Help
Latambra Booker
Administrative Assistant
Front-office questions, general center information, records/logistics routing, scheduling support, and help reaching the correct staff member.
Leadership & Partnerships
Jessica Bradford, Ed.S.
CTE Director
Center leadership, program quality, community/business partnerships, tours, public information, and escalated questions.
FAQ
Common family questions.
Use these quick answers, then open the full FAQ for additional enrollment, scheduling, program, and readiness questions.
What is the difference between Program I and Program II?
Program I begins the program sequence. Program II continues and deepens the sequence. QCCTC Program II students participate in the center's WorkKeys readiness and testing process.
What grade can a student take a QCCTC program?
Current grade-level eligibility and placement depend on QCSD scheduling, prerequisites, student needs, and available space. Families should confirm current requirements with the student's school counselor or QCCTC Student Services rather than relying on a static grade list.
How does a student get into a program?
Explore the programs, discuss current eligibility and scheduling with the student's counselor or Student Services, express interest, and allow QCSD staff to confirm final placement.
Can a student change programs?
Program changes depend on scheduling, seat availability, sequence requirements, and the student's current plan. Contact Student Services or the student's counselor to discuss the situation.
Are WorkKeys scores shown here?
No. This public site explains WorkKeys only. Individual scores, goals, interventions, retest information, NCRC levels, and CCR status remain protected.
Student Voice
Student Ambassadors & program stories.
This area is reserved for approved student voices, recruitment stories, and ambassador features.