HARRISON COUNTY CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTER

Career Tech Delivers for Students!

We deliver REAL WORLD SKILLS!
Gain skills and confidence needed to pursue career options, discover passions and get on the path to success.
Get out of the desk and into the shop, lab, and field with HANDS-ON learning.  We learn, then we DO.

We deliver REAL HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE WITH MORE VALUE!
Participate in Career Tech along with the other activities you enjoy, such as sports, band, challenging college prep courses.
Go even further during your high school career--experience opportunities for specialized classes, internships, and networking with members of your community.

We deliver REAL OPTIONS FOR COLLEGE AND REWARDING CAREERS!
Explore a range of opportunities for your future--inside and outside the classroom.
Start your path toward a career that you are passionate about while earning valuable experience and national certifications.

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​We're Not Blue Collar, We're "NEW Collar." 
Click here to read the Forbes article.

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The Value and Promise of Career & Technical Education:  Results from a National Survey of Parents and Students. 
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Watch TV show "Dirty Jobs" host and "Deadliest Catch" voice Mike Rowe's Congressional testimony on opportunities for skilled workers.

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Read the Forbes magazine article on the shortage of skilled labor. 
Click here.
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Why Is Career & Technical Education
the Right Choice For So Many Students? 

1.  Career & Technical Education (CTE) engages students in hands-on learning that blends classroom instruction with experience.  They LEARN, then they DO.

2. CTE connects learning to the “real world.”  Students apply math, science and reading to problem-solving skills that are transferable to many life situations.

3. CTE opens new pathways to graduation and opens new possibilities for careers.  Some students continue into the workforce, some go to college or a university, and some join the military, but all go prepared for SUCCESS (click here for information about the Career  & Technical Diploma Endorsement).

4. CTE scholarships are available to completers with a GPA beginning at 3.0.  A 3.5 GPA can qualify a student for a full-tuition scholarship (click here for more information).

5. CTE student organizations build personal skills by helping students learn the importance of leadership,teamwork, interaction, networking, and collaboration    (click here for more information).

6. CTE students can build resumes and earn graduation recognition by being named to National Technical Honor Society and Mississippi Tech Master Scholars (click here for more information).

7. CTE students in most porgrams can earn E-2 credits toward their graduation with Honors or High Honors (click here for more information)

We’re not “Vo-Tech," We’re HIGH TECH!