"For years, Idaho’s Division of Career-Technical Education has pumped millions of dollars into efforts to bridge the state’s work force gap, implementing courses at a number of school districts and establishing 14 dedicated professional-technical high schools.
As a result, the division touts recent data tied to its career-technical programs:
As a result, the division touts recent data tied to its career-technical programs:
- Ninety-eight percent of high school CTE students earned a diploma in 2015-16.
- Ninety-four percent of graduates found a job or moved into postsecondary education.
- Sixty-four percent went on to some form of college, compared to 46 percent of all Idaho students.
- Ninety-four percent of career-technical college graduates either found jobs or continued their education."