CTE (Career & Technical Education)

Career & Technical Education courses are designed to set students up for success whether they are pursuing the career or college track. We currently group all of our courses into 7 Career Pathways. Each link listed below outlines what courses your school provides, a few possible careers you might pursue and some local post secondary school options that are available for the listed pathway.

We have Career Center Advisors available at all of our high schools to talk with your student about their future plans.

Bethel SD CTE Course Info Listings

Bethel SD High School Course Catalog

Career Pathways Flowchart

Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee volunteers help plan the training for our future workforce. The guidance and advice of local advisory committee members can help ensure students are learning the most current skills needed in the workplace. High school CTE is an organized system of programs, which are directly related to preparation for careers. Bringing employers, parents, students and educators together on Advisory Committees provides a format for sharing information and ideas.

Program Specific Advisory

A Program Specific Advisory committee focuses on providing direction and guidance to Administrators and teachers for a specific CTE program offered by a district. Therefore, this committee may include industry personnel from occupations specific to the program, students and parents of students who are participating in the programs. 

• Arts & Communication
• Business & Marketing
• Human Services
• Health Sciences
• Information Technology
• Science & Natural Resources
• STEM

General Advisory

A General Advisory Committee (GAC) provides direction and guidance to administrators and governing boards for the entire Career and Technical Education program offered by a district. The General Advisory is responsible for creating and approving the Districtwide Plan as developed through program evaluation and specific program goals. For example, the GAC may be made up of the Program Specific Advisory Committee chairs from all the CTE programs.

We are always looking for community members to join our team as an advisory member.

This is a great opportunity for working professionals to have a say in our course curriculum.

If you are interested or would like more information, please contact our office at: 253-800-2340

DECA

DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe. 

FBLA

FBLA helps high school students prepare for careers in business through academic competitions (FBLA Competitive Events) leadership development, and educational programs.

FCCLA

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America is a nonprofit national career and technical student organization for young men and women in Family and Consumer Sciences education in public and private school through grade 12. Everyone is part of a family, and FCCLA is the only national Career and Technical Student Organization with the family as its central focus. Since 1945, FCCLA members have been making a difference in their families, careers, and communities by addressing important personal, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences education.

FIRST LEGO League Teams

Tomorrow’s innovators practice imaginative thinking and teamwork. Guided by adult Coaches, FIRST LEGO League teams research a real-world problem such as food safety, recycling, energy, etc., and are challenged to develop a solution. They also must design, build, program a robot using LEGO SPIKE Prime^® technology, then compete on a table-top playing field. FLL Robotics is offered to elementary and middle school students and we currently have teams established at most of our schools. Contact 253-800-2342 or your school for more information about joining!

FIRST Robotics Competition  

Combining the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology. We call FIRST Robotics Competition the ultimate Sport for the Mind. High-school student participants call it “the hardest fun you’ll ever have.”

Under strict rules, limited resources, and an intense six-week time limit, teams of students are challenged to raise funds, design a team "brand," hone teamwork skills, and build and program industrial-size robots to play a difficult field game against like-minded competitors. It’s as close to real-world engineering as a student can get. Volunteer professional mentors lend their time and talents to guide each team. Each season ends with an exciting FIRST Championship.

FIRST Tech Challenge   

FIRST Tech Challenge teams (up to 15 team members, grades 7-12) are challenged to design, build, program, and operate robots to compete in a head-to-head challenge in an alliance format.

Guided by adult coaches and mentors, students develop STEM skills and practice engineering principles, while realizing the value of hard work, innovation, and working as a team.

FFA

Future Farmers of America - FFA provides the next generation of leaders who will change the world. FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.

Girls Who Code

Girls Who Code was founded with a single mission: to close the gender gap in technology. Computing is where the jobs are- and where they will be in the future, but fewer than 1 in 5 current computer science graduates are women! Girls Who Code values diversity, equity and inclusion as essential to our mission. We focus our work not only on gender diversity but also on young women who are historically underrepresented in the computer science fields.

In this club, girls will collaborate on a Computer Science Impact Project, where they'll use computer science to solve a problem relevant to your Club and community. Through this project, you’ll also learn the fundamental computer science concepts of loops, variables, conditionals and functions that form the basis for all computer programming languages while also building teamwork and leadership skills.

Girls Who Code is designed for students with a wide range of computer science experience. We have activities for girls with zero computer science experience all the way up to activities that introduce college-level concepts. Students will gain a broad set of soft and hard skills such as: Teamwork, Confidence, Time Management, Communication, Functions, Variables, Conditionals, Loops & more! You can find more information about Girls Who Code here.

Girls Who Code is currently offered at select Middle Schools in Bethel School District.

HOSA

HOSA is an international student organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Health Science Education (HSE) Division of ACTE. HOSA's two-fold mission is to promote career opportunities in the health care industry and to enhance the delivery of quality health care to all people. HOSA's goal is to encourage all health science instructors and students to join and be actively involved in the HSE-HOSA Partnership.

HOSA provides a unique program of leadership development, motivation, and recognition exclusively for secondary, postsecondary, adult, and collegiate students enrolled in health science education and biomedical science programs or have interests in pursuing careers in health professions. HOSA is 100% health care!

JROTC Drill Team and Orienteering

JROTC cadets train and compete in militarized body and weapons movements. JROTC Drill Teams are a great way for cadets to build character, explore leadership opportunities and be a part of a team.

Orienteering is the sport of navigation—often held in unfamiliar terrain—using a map and compass. It's easy to learn and a fun way to exercise your body and mind as you enjoy the outdoors. It's a sport for everyone and beginners are always welcome.

SkillsUSA

SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA helps each student excel.

Washington Career and Technical Sports Medicine Association

The Washington Career and Technical Sports Medicine Association is a student directed organization dedicated to helping and promoting the Career and Technical Education Sports Medicine programs in the State of Washington at the high school level.  The goal is provide leadership opportunities and technical training and experience to all students involved in their respective programs.