Career and Technical Education (CTE) / CTE Approved Programs

RCSD NYS Certified CTE Programs

Career and technical education (CTE) programs provide academic and technical instruction in the content areas of agriculture, business and marketing, family and consumer sciences, health sciences, trade and technical education, and technology education. NYSED CTE approved programs meet the Board of Regents policy requirements.

For more detailed information about each program, click on the program title:

Advertising Design - Edison

Architectural Drafting and Architectural CADD - Edison

Automotive Technology - Edison

Business Administration - District Wide

Carpentry - Edison

Cosmetology - Monroe ('25-26)

Culinary Arts - World of Inquiry

Culinary Arts Pathway - East

Design Technology - Wilson Commencement

Electrical Construction - Edison

Information Technology Academy - East

Manufacturing Technology/Precision Machining - Edison

Masonry - Edison

Mechanical Engineering & Precision Optics - Edison

Medical Laboratory & Health Sciences - East

Music and Audio Production - Edison

Teaching & Learning Institute - East

Television & Video Production - Edison

Theatre Technology & Design - SOTA ('25-'26)

Vision Care - East

Welding - Edison

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