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  director Dr Phil Berkenbile
  city Stillwater
  state Oklahoma
  country USA ()
  website wwwokcareertechorg
  footnotes Logo is a trademark of ODCTE



The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma . Originally known as the Oklahoma Department of Vocational and Technical Education, it oversees a statewide system of career and technology education. The system comprises 29 technology center districts, 400 comprehensive school districts, 23 skill centers and three juvenile facilities. CareerTech is governed by the State Board of Career and Technology Education. CareerTech works with the Oklahoma State Department of Education and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education . Dr. Phil Berkenbile serves as the Director of the CareerTech system. FY 2006 had a high school enrollment of 16,143 students in full time programs. [http://www.okcareertech.org/measuringup/FastFacts/FastFacts-home.html#anchor1

Mission Statement - To prepare Oklahomans to succeed in the workplace, in education, and in life.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The state’s CareerTech nine-member board is composed of State Superintendent of Public Instruction who serves as the chairperson of the board. {Link without Title}
Two members of the State Board of Education are also appointed to the board along with a representative of each congressional district and one member at large.


COLLEGE CREDIT


College credit is available through CareerTech Centers through the Cooperative Alliance Project for some courses. The Alliances potentially save students time and moneyBrachterm Michal: "CareerTechs: Potential pathways to higher education", The Daily Oklahoman, November 13, 2005 The Alliances are a partnership of CareerTech and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. {Link without Title}


ECONOMIC IMPACT

A recent study by Mark Snead and the Oklahoma State University 's Center for Applied Economic Research, discovered that graduates from an Oklahoma CareerTech Center can expect to have a higher wage and that wage will tend to grow faster than non-CareerTech students with only a high school diploma. Snead's study also said graduates of CareerTech add about $2 billion to the Oklahoma economy. The income of CareerTech graduates could be expected to grow about 1.25 percent per year compared to a 0.25 percent annual growth for high school graduates without further education. Riggs, Angel, Study touts benefits of CareerTech programs, Tulsa World, January 19, 2007


CAREERTECH CENTERS IN OKLAHOMA

CareerTech Centers in Oklahoma provide career and technology education for high school students in the U.S. State of Oklahoma . Each CareerTech center is governed by an elected local board.


::El Reno Campus

::Drumright Campus

::Reno Campus
::Rockwell Campus

::Lawton Campus

::Muskogee Campus
::Sallisaw Campus
::Stilwell Campus

::Durant Campus
::Hugo Campus
::Idabel Campus
::McAlester Campus
::Poteau Campus
::Spiro Campus
::Stigler Campus
::Talihina Campus

::Aviation Career Center
::Beauty Academy
::South Bryant Campus
::Springlake Campus

::North Campus
::South Campus

::Fairview Campus

::Career Services Center
::Lemley Campus
::Peoria Campus
::Riverside Campus
::Training Center

::Hobart
::Sayre Campus
::Weatherford Campus


OSSM

The Oklahoma School Of Science And Mathematics currently has 12 branches located on CareerTech campuses with the primary focus of in the Calculus BC, Physics C and Mechanics AP Exams. {Link without Title}


''CAREER''TECH STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

CareerTech is involved with several Career And Technical Student Organization s.



HALL OF FAME

The Oklahoma Foundation for Career and Technology Education supports the Oklahoma CareerTech Hall Of Fame .Currently, the award is given to individuals who, through their outstanding professional and personal achievements, have brought honor and distinction to career and technology education in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma CareerTech Hall Of Fame


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