Career Academies

This program is designed to deliver a variety of agricultural disciplines which will provide students a general understanding of the scope of agriculture as it relates to the following areas: animal science, plant science, food science, forestry and wildlife sciences, agricultural construction and agricultural mechanics.

Program Courses

• Fundamentals of Agriscience
• Intermediate Agriscience
• Advanced Agriscience
• Applied Agricultural Mechanics
• CTE Lab in Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

Industry Recognized Credentials
Students enrolled in the General Agriscience program may earn one or more of the following industry credentials:

• Forestry Worker
• Landscape Design & Plant Materials
• Turfgrass Management
• Specialty Crops
• Landscape Management
• Beef Quality Assurance

Career Technical Student Organizations are a critical component of all career technical education programs. Horticulture students will be afforded the opportunity to join local, state, and national FFA. FFA was established in 1928 and currently has 653,359 members throughout the U.S.

Students who join FFA will have the opportunity to participate in various competitive events at local, state, and national levels, as well as, participate in leadership development conferences, and service learning projects.

The FFA mission is to: make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.

The FFA motto: Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve. 

• National FFA
  
• Alabama FFA

The NJROTC accredited curriculum emphasizes citizenship and leadership development, as well as our maritime heritage, the significance of sea power, and naval topics such as the fundamentals of naval operations, seamanship, navigation and meteorology. Classroom instruction is augmented throughout the year by extra-curricular activities of community service, academic, athletic, drill and orienteering competitions, field meets, flights, visits to naval or other activities, marksmanship sports training, and physical fitness training.

What does the NJROTC program do?

• Promotes Patriotism
• Develops informed and responsible citizens
• Develops respect for constructed authority
• Develops leadership potential
• Promotes high school completion
• Promotes higher education
• Promotes community service
• Develops a high degree of personal honor, self-reliance, individual discipline and leadership
• Promotes an understanding of the basic elements and need for national security
• Provides information on the military services as a possible career

Credentials

• Students have the opportunity to earn a Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Leadership Certificate.
• Cadets accepted for enlistment, who provide evidence of successful completion of at least 3 years of NJROTC are entitled to advanced promotion to pay grade E-3 upon initial enlistment in an active or reserve component of the Navy, or Air Force, and pay grade E-2 in the Army or Marine Corps; or completion of 2 years are entitled to E-2 in the Navy.

The thriving healthcare field offers some of the nation’s best career opportunities. If you’re seeking a personally and financially rewarding career consider the healthcare industry. Well-paid healthcare professionals work with caring co-workers to improve peoples’ lives. Due to the increasing elderly population, the demand for healthcare and medical professionals continues to increase. The healthcare and medical sectors encompass an array of rewarding careers. Many healthcare careers only require a two-year degree or a certificate. Many of the health careers and medical careers require people to complete a licensure program or course training. Many of the careers in health and medical technology require specific certifications.

Curriculum

• Foundations of Health Science
• Human Body Structures and Functions
• Sports Medicine Fundamentals
• Introduction to Pharmacy
• Health Promotion and Wellness
• Family Wellness
• Emergency Services
• Therapeutic Services
• Patient Care Technician
• Health Sciences Internship

Career Technical Student Organizations are a critical component of all career technical education programs. Medical Academy students will be afforded the opportunity to join local, state, and national HOSA.

Mission
The mission of HOSA is to empower HOSA-Future Health Professionals to become leaders in the global health community through education, collaboration, and experience.

Purpose
The purpose of HOSA-Future Health Professionals is to develop leadership and technical HOSA skill competencies through a program of motivation, awareness and recognition, which is an integral part of the Health Science Education instructional program.

• HOSA

What is Hospitality
The hospitality industry is much broader than most other industries. The majority of business niches are composed of only a handful of different businesses, but this industry applies to nearly any company that is focused on customer satisfaction and meeting leisurely needs rather than basic ones. While this industry is very broad, there are some defining aspects that are important to understand.

Defining Aspects
One of the most defining aspects of this industry is that it focuses on customer satisfaction. While this is true of nearly every business, this industry relies entirely on customers’ being happy. This is because these businesses are based on providing luxury services. Very few hospitality businesses provide a basic service that people need, like food or clothing.

Another defining aspect of this industry is its reliance on disposable income and leisure time. For this reason, the majority of these businesses are for tourists or rich patrons. If disposable income decreases due to a slump or recession, then these are often the first businesses to suffer because customers won’t have the extra money to enjoy their services.

Different Businesses
Most people think that hotels alone belong to the hospitality industry, but the hotels are only one sector of this industry. Many forms of transportation that cater to tourists are also part of this business world. For example, this niche includes airlines, cruise ships and even fancier trains. Restaurants, general tourism and event planning also belong to this niche.

Curriculum

• Hospitality and Tourism
• Culinary Arts 1
• Culinary Arts
• Baking and Pastry Arts
• CTE Lab in Hospitality

Career Technical Student Organizations are a critical component of all career technical education programs. Hospitality students will be afforded the opportunity to join local, state, and national FCCLA.

The mission of FCCLA is to promote personal growth and leadership development through Family and Consumer Sciences education. Focusing on the multiple roles of family member, wage earner and community leader, members develop skills for life through: character development, creative and critical thinking, interpersonal communication, practical knowledge, and career preparation.

Students who join FCCLA will have the opportunity to participate in various competitive events at local, state, and national levels, as well as, participate in leadership development conferences, and service learning projects.

• Alabama FCCLA
• National FCCLA

This program is for students who are interested in pursuing careers in nutrition, wellness, and health and disease prevention. Courses provide students with knowledge in event planning; photographic styling applications; social media and digital design techniques; developing and adapting food products for marketing and specific nutrition needs; meal planning; food safety; and the scientific investigation of production, processing, preparation, evaluation, and utilization of food. 

Program Courses

• Family & Consumer Sciences 
• Event Planning 
• Food and Nutrition 
• Sports Nutrition
• CTE Lab in Human Services

Industry Recognized Credentials
Students enrolled in the Food, Wellness, & Dietetics  program may earn the following industry credentials:
ServSafe - Manager

Career Technical Student Organizations are a critical component of all career technical education programs. Hospitality students will be afforded the opportunity to join local, state, and national FCCLA.

The mission of FCCLA is to promote personal growth and leadership development through Family and Consumer Sciences education. Focusing on the multiple roles of family member, wage earner and community leader, members develop skills for life through: character development, creative and critical thinking, interpersonal communication, practical knowledge, and career preparation.

Students who join FCCLA will have the opportunity to participate in various competitive events at local, state, and national levels, as well as, participate in leadership development conferences, and service learning projects.

• Alabama FCCLA
• National FCCLA

What is Information Technology
Information technology careers are available in every sector of the economy. Careers in IT involve the design, development, support and management of hardware, software, multimedia and systems integration services. The information technology industry is a dynamic and entrepreneurial field that continues to have a revolutionary impact on the economy and on the world.

What is Cyber Security
Cyber security or information technology security are the techniques of protecting computers, networks, programs and data from unauthorized access or attacks that are aimed for exploitation. Major areas covered in cyber security are:

• Application Security
• Information Security
• Disaster recovery
• Network Security

Curriculum  

• Foundations of Informational Security 
• Principles of Informational Security 
• Cyber Forensics
• Advanced Cyber Forensics
• CTE Lab in Information Technology

Career Technical Student Organizations are a critical component of all career technical education programs. Information Technology/Cyber Security students will be afforded the opportunity to join local, state, and national SkillsUSA.

SkillsUSA empowers its members to become world-class workers, leaders and responsible American citizens. SkillsUSA improves the quality of our nation’s future skilled workforce through the development of Framework skills that include personal, workplace and technical skills grounded in academics.

Students who join SkillsUSA will have the opportunity to participate in various competitive events at local, state, and national levels, as well as, participate in leadership development conferences, and service learning projects.

• SkillsUSA

Marketing is anticipating what customers need, and then directing goods and services— and information about those goods and services—from producer to customer to satisfy those needs. The marketing, sales, and service cluster contains seven career pathways: 

• Buying and Merchandising
• Distribution and Logistics
• E-marketing
• Management and Entrepreneurship 
• Marketing Communications and Promotion
• Marketing Information Management and Research
• Professional Sales and Marketing

Curriculum  

• Marketing Principles
• Sales and Promotion Planning
• Entrepreneurship
• Sports and Entertainment Marketing
• Personal Finance
• CTE Lab in Marketing

Industry Credentials

• A*S*K Institute Fundamentals of Marketing
• A*S*K Institute Fundamentals of Business Concepts
• A*S*K Institute Concepts of Entrepreneurship and Management

Career Technical Student Organizations are a critical component of all career technical education programs. Marketing, Sales, and Services students will be afforded the opportunity to join local, state, and national DECA. DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.

What is Engineering/Robotics?
Engineering is the branch of science and technology concerned with the design, building, and use of engines, machines, and structures.

Robotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots.

Curriculum     

• Foundations of Engineering
• Engineering Application
• Introduction to Robotics
• Robotics Applications
• Basic Programming for Engineers
• CTE Lab in Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics

Industry Credentials
Students enrolled in this program will have the opportunity to earn an Industry Certification in one or more of the following areas:

• Autodesk Inventor Certified User
• Solid Works Associate
• Solid Edge Certified Associate

Career Technical Student Organizations are a critical component of all career technical education programs. STEM Academy students will be afforded the opportunity to join local, state, and national TSA. The Technology Student Association (TSA) is a national organization for students engaged in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

Mission Statement:
The Technology Student Association enhances personal development, leadership, and career opportunities in STEM, whereby members apply and integrate these concepts through intracurricular activities, competitions, and related programs.

• Technology Student Association

Work-Based Learning (WBL)is a major component of career and technical education. Students are afforded an opportunity to earn high school credit while participating in a work-based learning experience. Students may participate in WBL in the 11th and 12th grades and may earn up to eight high school credits.

Types of Work Based Learning

• Cooperative Education – Paid Work Experience
• Internships – Unpaid Work Experience

Benefits
Students benefit from work-based learning through:

• application of classroom learning (both academic and technical) in real-world setting
• establishment of a clear connection between school and work
• assessment of their interests, aptitudes, and abilities while learning about the career possibilities available to them
• improvement of their post graduation employment opportunities
• development and practice of positive work-related habits and attitudes including the ability to think critically, solve problems, work in teams, and resolve issues
• assessment and understanding of the expectations of the workplace
• establishment of professional contacts for future employment
• expansion and refinement of their technical skills
• participation in authentic, job-related tasks
• observation of the demeanor and procedures of workplace professionals
• awareness of postsecondary education opportunities