Career and Technical Education is rigorous and relevant content that guides students to high-skill, high-wage, high-demand careers. Career and Technical Education in high school lays the solid foundation necessary for students to be successful in postsecondary educational institutions. This is achieved through a coherent sequence of courses. CTE is for every student who will have a career after high school!

Our Support Services:

• Serve as liaison between TEA and districts in providing technical assistance needed by districts to achieve quality CTE programs, enhancement of academic and technical knowledge and skills, quality career counseling and guidance activities, teacher certification activities, and career and technical education student organizations.
• Provide technical assistance to districts on all areas of CTE including Carl D. Perkins grant application and implementation process, Perkins Performance Indicators and CCMR indicators under A-F Accountability.
Coordinate and provide for CTE professional development activities for teachers, administrators, curriculum specialists, and teacher educators.
• Disseminate educational resources to districts.
Establish and maintain communications among districts colleges, universities, workforce development boards, and the TEA CTE staff.
• Provide activities to promote student enrollment in non-traditional courses and increase awareness and understanding of non-traditional careers.

• Chapter 75, Subchapter BB Rules Concerning CTE
• Chapter 74, Subchapter B Graduation Requirements
• CTE Program Management Calendar Sample
• Annual Notice of Nondiscrimination in CTE Programs
• CTE Safety Evaluation Checklist Form Sample
• Student Attendance Accounting Handbook
• TSDS Data Standards
• New CTE Student Indicator Codes
• CTE Autocoding Resources
• PEIMS Course Code Table C022

• Texas CTE Resource Center
• Advance CTE
• Statewide Approved Programs of Study
• Tech Apps Courses Moved to CTE List
• Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Career & Technical Education
• Core Academic CTE Courses
• PD for Core Academic CTE Courses and WBL
• Innovative Courses
• Nontraditional Courses
• Career Preparation and Practicum Courses

• Perkins V
• State Funding

• Requirements for Public School Personnel Assignments 19 TAC Ch 231
• CTE Teacher Certifications

• TEA Industry-Based Certification Resources

• Career and Technology Association of Texas (CTAT)
• Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers Association (FCSTAT)
• Hospitality Educators Association of Texas (HEAT)
• Texas Business and Technology Educators Association (TBTEA)
• Texas Health Occupations Association, Inc. (THOA)
• Texas Industrial Vocational Association (TIVA)
• Texas Technology & Engineering Educators (TTEE)
• Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas (ATAT)
• Association for Career & Technical Education (ACTE)
• American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
• International Technology and Engineering Educators Association
• National Association of Agricultural Educators
• National Business Education Association (NBEA)
• National Consortium for Health Science

• Business Professionals of America (BPA)
• Texas DECA
• Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
• Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
• Future Farmers of America (FFA)
• Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA)
• SkillsUSA
• Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE)
• Technology Student Association (TSA)

In Texas, CCMR stands for College, Career, and Military Readiness. 

It is a core accountability metric used by the Texas Education Agency to evaluate public high schools and school districts.A high school graduate is considered "CCMR-met" if they achieve at least one of the state-approved readiness benchmarks.

To earn a CCMR designation, a student typically completes one or more of the following:

College Readiness: Earning passing scores on the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) assessment, completing dual-credit college courses, or scoring high on Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exams.

Career Readiness: Earning an industry-based certification or completing an approved program of study.

Military Readiness: Enlisting in the United States Armed Forces.

Our programs are designed to boost lifelong learning and potential for success in schools and workplaces around the world. We're passionate about making a difference in all we do. Whether it's guiding students along their learning paths, enabling companies to develop their workforce, fostering parent, teacher, and counselor understanding of student progress, guiding job seekers toward career success or informing policymakers about education and workforce issues.

ACT Score Report Site

ApplyTexas was created through a collaborative effort between the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the colleges and universities represented on the site. The goal of the project is to offer a centralized means for both Texas and non-Texas students to apply to the many outstanding postsecondary institutions available in Texas. To get access to Apply Texas Counselor Suite: Contact Anne Marie Wartes at annemarie.wartes@esc16.net

Students who graduate with a grade point average in the top of their high school graduating class may be eligible for certain privileges when applying to college.

The College Board is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity.

The Texas Education Code (TEC), §28.023, allows students in primary grades to accelerate a grade level and students in secondary academic courses to earn credit for a course on the basis credit by examination. Credit-by-examination assessments (CBEs) must be approved by each local board of trustees.

Dual credit allows high school students to enroll in college classes and receive credit for both high school and college requirements.

At the U.S. Department of Education's office of Federal Student Aid, our job is to fund students as they pursue a college or career school education. You'll see that the Financial Aid Toolkit focuses very much on that topic. However, we did want to share some information on college preparation to provide a fuller picture. Your students can find information at StudentAid.gov/prepare.

The CTE resource center is a one-stop shop for CTE professional development, instructional materials, and program information. Many new CTE teachers come from business and industry and need additional support and resources to be successful in the classroom.

Texas OnCourse empowers you—pre-K through grade 12 students, parents, teachers, and counselors—to make decisions that will help you, your child or your students succeed after high school.  It is the result of three Texas government agencies pooling our resources, with the help of UT Austin, in one easy-to-navigate site.

The TSI Assessment (TSIA) is part of the Texas Success Initiative program designed to help your college or university determine if you are ready for college-level coursework in the areas of reading/language-arts, and mathematics.

TxCAN connects and supports college access initiatives across Texas and provides college advisors access to training and resources.  Resources include the latest college access and financial aid resources and tools, a quick snapshot of FAFSA completion and college going rates, and more college access support and resources for Texas students.