CTE courses are designed to prepare students for productive futures, while meeting the Virginia Commonwealth’s need for well-trained and industry-certified technical workers. Virginia acknowledges the importance of CTE to students and the Commonwealth through diploma seals awarded by the Board of Education and by recognizing industry credentialing.

Virginia Department of Education CTE Program Overview

Middle and High School CTE Course Sequence

Meridian High School Program of Studies

CTE at Arlington Career Center

CTE High-Quality Work-Based Learning

FCCPS Business in Education (BIE) Partnerships

Design, Computer Science and Sports Medicine Classes in action at Meridian High School

Annual Legal Notice

This is an annual notice of the availability of the postsecondary education and employment data published by the State Council of Higher Education (SCHEV) on its website pursuant to § 23.1-204.1.

SCHEV Map of Virginia Colleges & Universities

Pursuant to § 22.1-253.13:1.D.e, the top 100 professions in the Commonwealth by median pay and the education, training, and skills required for each such profession and the top 10 degree programs at institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth by median pay of program graduates have been updated:

• Top 100 professions in the Commonwealth by median pay and the education, training, and skills required for each such profession (Word; State Superintendent's Memo)

• Top 10 degree programs at institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth by median pay of program graduates (Word; State Superintendent's Memo)

The University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, in collaboration with the VDOE, has researched and compiled this data for the 2023-2024 school year. The information is based on occupational employment statistics, educational attainment data produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and longitudinal wage data produced by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.