SVCTE Brochure

Meet your future,
head on.
M
Marrianne Cartan
Marrianne
Cartan
Director
Director
760 Hillsdale Avenue
760Building
Hillsdale 800
Avenue
Building 800
San Jose, CA 95136-1190
San Jose, CA 95136-1190
408.723.6413
ph:ph:
408.723.6413
408.266.6531
fax:fax:
408.266.6531
mcartan@metroed.net
mcartan@metroed.net
metroed.net
metroed.net
This is not your parents’
trade school.
Silicon Valley Career
Technical Education is a
pathway for higher education
and rewarding careers,
where industry professionals use
applied academics to teach the
real-world relevance of math,
science, English and technology.
Each year, SVCTE supplies 11,500
students in six school districts
in Santa Clara County with the
skills to be graduates of colleges
and universities, becoming
entrepreneurs, business owners,
high-wage workers and public
service professionals.
Why should you go
to SVCTE? To discover what
you love to do
What if you don’t know what you want to be “when you grow
up”? SVCTE helps you try on a career to see what’s best for you.
And you get a leg up by learning skills from teachers who work
in the fields they teach. In fact, SVCTE students are three times
more likely to work in the field they’re studying—even while
they’re still in high school.
To learn how
to love learning
By taking relevant classes that connect academics to real-world
solutions, SVCTE helps students learn they love to learn, stay
interested in school, and go on to graduate. More than that,
their teachers—real-life firefighters, chefs, lawyers, engineers
and doctors—become valuable mentors for choosing and
succeeding in careers.
You’ll learn skills that are applicable to any job—working in
teams, communicating clearly, planning projects, and meeting
deadlines. Whether it’s welding, installing solar PV panels, saving
trauma victims or being a dental hygienist, you’ll learn real skills
that turn into real, high-paying jobs.
FACT
more high school students who take SVCTE classes
go to college than “academic” students.
To gain a competitive advantage
for college admission
Most students at SVCTE plan on attending college, and significantly more of our
students go to college than students taking regular academic courses. For them,
we offer several UC a-g approved courses as well as courses that are articulated
to community colleges and not offered by high schools.
Our academic subject matter is taught with relevance, rigor and real-world
application. Our students’ educational experiences and career explorations give
them competitive advantages both when applying for college and during their
higher education careers. They earn college credits that give them a head start
at community colleges and universities. Internships and professional mentorships
give our students valuable experiences and resume-builders that make them
stand out compared to other students.
FACT
more students taking SVCTE classes graduate from
high school than those who don’t take CTE classes.
What is SVCTE?
It’s 13 career sectors and 29 programs
Including:
Fire Science /First Responder
Accounting and Financial Careers
Forensic Investigation
Animation
Health Occupations
Auto Body Refinishing
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Auto Body Repair
Internet Engineering
Automotive Services - Tune-Up & Electrical
Law Enforcement
Automotive Services - Brakes & Alignment
Legal Careers
Automotive Services - Engines
Medical Assisting
Baking and Catering
Medical Office Careers
Carpentry
Metals Technology
Culinary Arts
Office Careers
Dental Assisting
Precision Machining
Electrical Maintenance
Small Business Management
Fashion Design & Textile Art
Truck Mechanics
Film & Video Production
Veterinary Assisting
FACT
SVCTE students get more and higher-paying jobs
than students who do not take our classes.
“When I heard about the veterinary program
at SVCTE, I took classes that helped me
get into Foothill’s veterinary assistant
program. Now I work at a small animal vet
office in Los Altos.”
“I’m a forensic crime
technician with the San Jose
Police Department, and that
never would have happened
without the classes I took at
SVCTE. I got college credits
and a real head start on
my career.”
“College animation classes
are about $18,000 a year.
Then my counselor told me
about the animation classes at
SVCTE. I learned Flash motion
graphics but also sound design,
storyboarding, script writing
and project management.”
Meet your future, head on.
Meet your future, head on.
Marrianne Cartan
Director
A Metro ED School
760 Hillsdale Avenue
760
Hillsdale
Building
800 Avenue, Building 800
San Jose,
95136-1190
San
Jose,CACA
95136-1190
ph: 408.723.6413
ph:
408.723.6400 | fax: 408.266.6531
fax: 408.266.6531
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mcartan@metroed.net
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