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"What is Career and Technical Education?." //Association for Career and Technical Education//. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Sept. 2013. .

Career and technical education (CTE) prepares both youth and adults for a wide range of careers and further educational opportunities . These careers may requir e varying levels of education — including industry - recognized credentials, postsecondary certificates , and <span style="display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 14.72px; left: 132.015px; top: 272.968px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; transform: scale(1.14348,1);">two <span style="display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 14.72px; left: 157.142px; top: 272.968px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; transform: scale(0.980352,1);">- <span style="display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 14.72px; left: 165.782px; top: 272.968px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; transform: scale(1.14275,1);">and four <span style="display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 14.72px; left: 221.777px; top: 272.968px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; transform: scale(0.980352,1);">- <span style="display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 14.72px; left: 226.738px; top: 272.968px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; transform: scale(1.05984,1);">year degrees.
 * 1) CTE prepares both teens and adults for a wide range of careers and educational opportunities
 * 2) CTE helps students gain core academic skills, employability skills, and job specific technical skills
 * 3) CTE is divided into 16 groups that help prepare students for different careers
 * 4) CTSO (a part of CTE)helps to make teens into productive citizens
 * 5) 14 million students participated in CTE classes in 2007-2008 school year
 * 6) CTE class are offered in many places: middle schools, high schools, community colleges, technical colleges, and career and technical centers
 * 7) most students take at least one CTE class wile in high school
 * 8) CTE classes allow students to choose a pathway and study a specific career
 * 9) CTE teaches students how to think critically and responsibility
 * 10) CTE also teaches students how to apply what they have learned in class to everyday activities
 * 11) "81 percent of dropouts said that “more real -world learning” may have influenced them to stay in school.(Bridgeland et al,“The Silent Epidemic,”2005.)"