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to YOUR Career Path!

Get a Head Start on College & Career!

 Enroll in 9th grade… pick any area of interest
 Complete the 3‐year sequence

 Earn a B – average in the sequence
 Pass the technical skills and employability tests (3rd year)
 Learn skills needed for success in the career field
 Understand why academic knowledge is used to solve real
problems (Language Arts, Math, Science, History)
 Develop your leadership ability!

Use High School to Save Time & Money Later!
 Earn college credits for FREE—up to 20 in some programs!

 Obtain industry‐recognized employment cer fica ons
 Par cipate in internship and community experiences that o en
lead to paid opportuni es
 Qualify for the CTE Diploma seal AND the Nevada Career Ready
Diploma* (*must meet other academic requirements, as well)

Con nue on YOUR Pathway to Career Success!

 Start college on track to earn a cer fica on or Associates Degree
in less than 2 years… and on a fast track to a Bachelor’s degree
(*when con nuing in the area of CTE study)
 Enter the military at an elevated rank
 Qualify for advanced job opportuni es in industry
 Combine these opportuni es to create your own UNIQUE path to

success!

CAREER PATHWAY: Connecting YOUR interests & abilities to opportunities for

learning academic, technical & employability skills that have recognized value in obtaining
high-demand, high-wage employment as a result.

The Washoe County School District prohibits bullying, cyber‐bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, and/or discrimina on based on an individual's actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex (including
pregnancy), na onal origin, age, sexual orienta on, gender iden ty or expression, gene c informa on, veterans or military status, marital status, poli cal affilia on, or the presence of any sensory, physical
or mental disability in any of its educa onal programs/ac vi es, employment or employment opportuni es, or in any program or ac vity conducted or funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The
District prohibits discrimina on against any youth group listed in Title 36, as a patrio c society, (i.e. Boy Scouts of America) from access to public school facili es use. The District is an Equal Opportunity
Employer.
As required by the 1979 Guidelines for Elimina ng Discrimina on in Voca onal Educa on Programs (34 CFR Part 100, App. B, IV‐O), the District offers several Career and Technical Educa on Programs.
Admission to these programs is open to all students enrolled in the Washoe County School District.