High School
CTE Career Clusters
Preparing for Your Future
Post-Secondary Education
Workforce Opportunities
100

The school and mascot where you will attend for 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades.

What is East High Eagles?

100

Courses like Health Team Relations, Health Sciences I, Health Sciences II, and Nursing Fundamentals fall into this career cluster.

What is Health Sciences?

100

Rigorous courses a student will take that require the student to take a college board exam which "could" allow the student to receive college credit when going to a 4-year college or University.

What are AP Courses?

100

Students who wish to complete high school and an associates degree within 5 year can apply for acceptance to this HCPS school.

What is HCPS Early College?

100

Students who earn an Associates Degree from Blue Ridge Community College study in what program areas.

What is Radiology, Paralegal, Web Developer, Occupational Therapy, Dental Hygienist?

200

The number of credits you must have to graduate from high school in Henderson County.

What is 28 credits?

200

Courses like Agriscience Applications, Horticulture, Food & Nutrition, and Animal Sciences fall into this career cluster.

What is Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources?

200

Students are able to receive high school military training through this program.

What is JROTC?

200

Students can be cross-enrolled at this school to participate in programs like the Fire Academy, Pro Start, and Mechatronics.

What is the Career Academy?

200

Students who become a message therapist, medical assistant, dental assistant, firefighter, and even other fields earning a median wage of $29,000 - $55,000, require what type of training?

What is post secondary training through a certificate at Blue Ridge Community College or AB Tech?

300

You must have 4 credits in which 3 core program areas.

What is English, Math, and Social Studies?

300

Courses like Marketing, Food & Nutrition, Sports & Entertainment Marketing, and Hospitality & Tourism fall into which career cluster.

What is Hospitality & Tourism?

300

Opportunities during the summer that allow students to explore potential careers in Health Science, Engineering, Simulation & Game Design, or Entrepreneurship.

What are career related summer camps?

300

Students who are juniors and seniors can take Career and College Promise courses and earn high school and college credits.  The student has to buy books for these courses but does NOT have to pay tuition.  The student is registering for courses at ____________________ post-secondary institution. 

What is Blue Ridge Community College CCP program?

300

At student that has a high school diploma and work experience can become a First-Line Supervisor of Mechanics, Installers & Repairers in the Asheville/Hendersonville region and earn what amount of money.

What is $56,000?

400

To be promoted to the 10th grade, you must have earned how many credits at the end of your 9th grade year.

What is 6 credits?

400

A career cluster that includes courses such as Drafting I, Drafting II-Engineering, and Drafting III-Engineering.  

What is the STEM Cluster - Engineering & Technology?

400

By taking courses like Nursing Fundamentals, Foods & Nutrition II, or Microsoft Academy Courses, the students can earn the CNA, ServeSafe, Microsoft certification.  These certifications are called _______?

Credentials

400

The college entrance exam provided buy the state of NC that all juniors must take in February.

What is the ACT Exam?

400

Administrative Service Manager, Information Security Analyst, and Electrical Engineer are careers that require a 4 year degree (Bachelor's Degree).  These careers median annual salary is in what range?

What NC 5 star job earns $90,000 or more?
500

Work based learning programs where a students can spend time at a company/business/industry to learn more about a future career.

What is a job shadow and an internship?

500

Senior Students who complete 4 courses in a cluster with one being an upper level course, are active members of a CTE student organization, obtain an overall 3.0 unweighted GPA, and a 3.25 unweighted CTE course GPA are eligible for this recognition and will receive a graduation cord.

What is a CTE Scholar?

500

A student who completes (takes 4 credits) a career cluster pathway must take an assessment when he/she becomes a senior. This assessment show how "career ready" the student has become and it is called _______________.

WorkKeys or Career Readiness Assessment

500

If a students has trouble scheduling a course he/she wants OR if there is a course not offered at the student's home school, a student can still take the course through an online platform, named ________________.

What is HCVPS - Henderson County Virtual Public School? 

500

Lawyers, Pharmacists, Healthcare Social workers earn over $100,000 in NC.  The type of education for these is what level?

What are NC 5 star jobs requiring an advanced degree?
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