Students deserve to have choices in developing their lives and future careers.

What makes CTEC unique?

At CTEC our goal is the transformation of students into goal achieving, fulfilled, and productive members of their community; prepared for work, life, and education in a wide variety of manufacturing, construction, and engineering pathways. We bring together and develop the strength for success through professionalism, leadership, citizenship, and life-long learning. 

CTEC will offer an extensive educational program to students in grades 9 through 12 who are interested in earning their high school diplomas while acquiring knowledge, experience, skills and certifications within a technical career pathway. Students enrolled at CTEC will participate in an option of two pathways with an emphasis on either advanced manufacturing or commercial construction. Students will have the opportunity to develop skills and earn certifications within their selected pathway so that they may immediately pursue a career or continue their education and skill development at the post-secondary level.

Students will experience a unique interaction between their core academic and career technical education courses. CTEC employs an integrated project based learning program that challenges students to apply their skills across all of their courses. Students will benefit from a combination of A-G and Dual Enrollment courses that drives this learning.

Dual Enrollment

Dual Enrollment at CTEC is a partnership with Fresno City College that enables students to take college classes while in high school for college credit. The high school student will be awarded both college credit and high school credit for the single course. Upon successful completion of the class, the student will receive the following benefits:

Community Impact

CTEC believes it is important that we instill within our students the values of partnering with our community to invest in the lives of people we encounter every day. Transform is CTEC’s civic project, where we apply the skills we have learned in the classroom and innovation center to impact families within our community. These activities can range from a couple of days to a couple of weeks, and the worksite becomes the classroom as students, teachers and industry partners work together to impact our community through work-based learning.

Career Focus

CTEC students will gain skills, certifications and industry connections to seek employment upon graduation, further their education through apprenticeships, or seek opportunities in higher education. Working with Fresno County Superintendent of Schools’ Career Technical Education/Regional Occupational Program (CTE/ROP) department and CTEC's industry partners. Activities such as industry tours, job shadowing and internships will provide students with an engaging opportunity to work with employers at their workplace to develop skills unique to careers within manufacturing and construction.

Project-Based Learning

Project-Based Learning (PBL) is the opportunity for students to engage in subject standards through hands-on projects. Students will realize how subject areas are intertwined and how their mastery of a subject will develop their college and career readiness. At CTEC, real-world application is a crucial part of their academics. Students work together as a team to develop relevant connections for students to anchor their new-found knowledge. Teams focus for extended periods of time on investigating and responding to authentic and engaging complex questions, problems or challenges.

Career and College Readiness

CTEC will develop students who are equipped with the knowledge and skills deemed essential for success in college programs and the modern workforce. In order for CTEC students to separate themselves from those who are not prepared for the complexity of industry in the 21st century, they will build learning and innovation skills. CTEC will focus on creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration skills in order to establish career and college readiness.

CTEC graduates will embody the following:

• CTEC Professionals are respectful of their employers’ time, resources, and needs, and have the ability to responsively adapt. They collaborate willingly and effectively with colleagues. They are confident in the skills and knowledge they possess and are able to apply both with precision and accuracy.
• CTEC Leaders are proactive in their view of a situation and approach problem solving with creativity and drive. They communicate their vision with clarity and understanding, facilitate ethical implementation, and are respected by their peers and superiors. 
• CTEC Citizens are well-rounded and self-aware, identifying their own needs and harnessing both strengths and weaknesses to fulfill them. As active community members they are conscientious of those within their influence and demonstrate thoughtfulness of their national and global impact. 
• CTEC Learners are independent in their ability to take on a task, exhibiting perseverance when the path is unclear. They discern outside resources that potentially enhance their current abilities. They critically analyze their own thoughts and carefully consider the credibility of others.