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Career and Technical Student Organizations

When you join a Career and Technical Education (CTE) course, you gain access to more than just classroom learning—you get the opportunity to participate in a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO).

Why Join a CTSO?

Being part of a CTSO gives students the chance to:

  • Showcase Their Skills: Compete locally, statewide, and nationally to demonstrate what you’ve learned in the classroom.
  • Build Leadership Confidence: Develop critical leadership, teamwork, and decision-making skills that set you apart.
  • Improve Communication Skills: Gain experience presenting ideas, networking, and working collaboratively with peers and professionals.
  • Prepare for the Future: Whether it’s college, a career, or both, participating in a CTSO helps build a stronger resume and create connections that last a lifetime.

Nationally Recognized CTSOs

Students have the opportunity to join one or more of these prestigious organizations, depending on their CTE program of study:

  • DECA: Focus on marketing, finance, hospitality, and management.
  • Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA): Prepare for careers in business and entrepreneurship.
  • Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA): Develop skills in family and consumer sciences.
  • SkillsUSA: Build expertise in trades, technical, and skilled service occupations.
  • HOSA - Future Health Professionals: Explore careers in healthcare and build leadership in the medical field.
  • CyberPatriot: inspire students towards careers in cybersecurity or other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines critical to our nation's future
  • FIRST Robotics: combining the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology.  Students are challenged to build and program industrial-size robots