Career Preparation

Career Technical Course Enrollment Grows 7%

Career technical education (CTE) integrates academic and technical skills, supporting educational goals, workforce development, and economic development. It offers students research-based, relevant curricula developed expressly for success in college and careers. For those reentering the workforce, changing careers, or needing on-the-job skill upgrades, CTE provides applicable skill-sets and increased career opportunities. This indicator shows enrollment in high school CTE courses, participation in work-based learning offered through the three Regional Occupational Programs serving the county, and placement rates among CTE graduates of one of the five community college districts in San Bernardino County.

How is San Bernardino County Doing?

Despite a drop in 2017/18, enrollment in high school CTE courses has grown over the past five years:

• San Bernardino County CTE course enrollment rose 7% in the five-year period between 2013/14 and 2017/18.
• There were a total of 53,707 CTE enrollments in 2017/18.
• The fastest growing subject areas were Public Services (+139%), Health Science and Medical Technology (+28%), and Arts, Media and Entertainment (+24%).
• Some of the change in course enrollment in 2017/18 is due to the addition of a new cross-disciplinary category, “Multiple Industry Sectors.”

Enrollment in Career Technical Education Courses by Subject Area

San Bernardino County, 2014-2018

Work-based learning opportunities have increased for ROP students:

• Between 2014/15 and 2017/18, signed agreements with business partners to provide work-based learning opportunities have increased 205%.
• A total of 2,138 students participated in ROP “community classroom” work-based learning in 2017/18.

205%

Growth in ROP work-based business partnerships (2014/15 – 2017/18)

2,138

ROP students participating in community classroom learning (2017/18)

For the third consecutive year, community college CTE student placement improved:

• Within a year of completing their course of study in 2015/16, 80% of graduates were placed (pursued further education, found a job, or joined the military). This placement rate is the same as the statewide average.
• San Bernardino County community colleges awarded CTE students 3,672 industry-recognized credentials, certificates or degrees (or the student was “transfer ready”) in 2015/16. This represents a completion rate of 85%, which is the highest rate in over 10 years.

Community College Placement Rates

San Bernardino County and California, 2012-2016