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While all five high schools (Paradise Valley, Horizon, Pinnacle, Shadow Mountain and North Canyon) offer programs in Industrial Arts, Business, Family and Consumer Sciences, Health Careers, Agriscience, Public Safety not all programs are available at each high school.

Career & Technical Education programs are offered without regard to race, color, national origin, sex or disability. » Read more
  Star Tech
Star Tech Professional Center, located on the Paradise Valley High School campus, offers in-depth training. Programs at Star Tech are available to all qualifying PVUSD students who have met the prerequisites.
 
Dual enrolled CTE students can receive college credit for courses taken in their high school setting. Courses are offered at a reduced rate, and all credits received are transferrable to Maricopa Community Colleges, and, in some cases, to Arizona universities. Students taking the dual enrolled courses may find the transition from high school to college to be much smoother, and may desire to continue on the college path. Not all CTE courses are dual enrolled. Students must check with their instructors to see if this opportunity is availablePlease note that all of the Career & Technical Education (CTE) classes are not offered at every district high school. Students and parents should check in the current Graduation & Registration guide or check with your guidance counselor.

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» Recommended CTE course sequence

Students in the middle school can take a variety of electives in order to get a head start on high school CTE courses. Courses will vary by school, but some of the more common ones are Computer Applications, Gen-Yes, Digital Media, Culinary, Video Production, and the new Paxton Patterson Tech Lab. This Tech Lab is gradually being implemented in all the middle schools and is a computer based, hands-on lab. Students rotate through the different modules such as Flight Technology, Robotics, Computer Graphics and Animation, Alternative Energy, Forensic Science and Environment and Ecology to name a few. The modules available vary by school. The program includes a Career Exploration component and each module has a writing segment that uses the AIMS format. This class is aligned with the AZ Science Standards.

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photo During the past few years, instructors in the Career and Technical Programs have many honors including:
  • CTE Teacher of the Year
  • Administrator of the Year
  • Program of the Year
  • Outstanding New Vocational Teacher
  • Business Partnership of the Year

  • Students have received numerous awards on the local
    and national level


For additional information, contact the Director of Vocational Education at (602) 449-2326

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