February is Career and Technical Education Month, and we are excited to spotlight Hamilton County’s CTE District, The Pursuit Institute, along with some impressive state-level statistics!
Check out the snapshot below to see how CTE is making an impact across the state.
- There are 70 Programs of Study across Indiana
- 63 offer 9+ Dual Credits
- 47 offer Long Term Certificates
- 36 offer Short Term Certificates
- 42 offer Industry Certifications
- In the 2023-2024 school year, over 253,000 students enrolled in nearly 390,000 CTE courses across the state. Impressively, over 91% of graduating seniors took at least one CTE course during their high school years.
- CTE enrollments in 2023-2024 saw an increase of more than 11% from the previous school year.
- 58% of students who take the first course in a CTE pathway continue to take additional courses in that pathway.
- Among students who take 3-4 courses in a CTE area, 48% go on to attend college and 62% gain employment.
- 10% of these students are employed while attending college.