Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education

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Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education
Established:
Director:	Dr Phil Berkenbile
Location:	Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA ( 36°07′56.02″N, 97°04′51.23″W)
Website:	www.okcareertech.org

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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. The Oklahoma State Board of Career and Technology Education govern CareerTech. 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.[1] FY 2006 had a high school enrollment of 16,143 students in full time programs. [2]

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

[edit] Name

On May 19, 2000 Governor Frank Keating signed House Bill 2128 which officially and immediately changed the name from the Oklahoma Department of Vocational and Technical Education to the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, or CareerTech.

[edit] 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.^[1]

[edit] 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. [3] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] Technology Centers

CareerTech Centers in Oklahoma provide career and technology education for high school students in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. An elected local board governs each technology center.

• Autry Technology Center
• Caddo-Kiowa Technology Center
• Canadian Valley Technology Center

Chickasha Campus

El Reno Campus

• Central Technology Center

Sapulpa Campus

Drumright Campus

• Chisholm Trail Technology Center
• Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center
• Francis Tuttle Technology Center

Portland Campus

Reno Campus

Rockwell Campus

• Gordon Cooper Technology Center
• Great Plains Technology Center

Tillman-Kiowa Campus

Lawton Campus

• Green Country Technology Center
• High Plains Technology Center
• Indian Capital Technology Center

Bill Willis Campus

Muskogee Campus

Sallisaw Campus

Stilwell Campus

• Kiamichi Technology Center

Atoka Campus

Durant Campus

Hugo Campus

Idabel Campus

McAlester Campus

Poteau Campus

Spiro Campus

Stigler Campus

Talihina Campus

• Meridian Technology Center
• Metro Technology Center

Adult & Continuing Education

Aviation Career Center

Beauty Academy

South Bryant Campus

Springlake Campus

• Mid-America Technology Center
• Mid-Del Technology Center
• Moore Norman Technology Center
• Northeast Technology Center

East Campus

North Campus

South Campus

• Northwest Technology Center

Alva Campus

Fairview Campus

• Pioneer Technology Center
• Pontotoc Technology Center
• Red River Technology Center
• Southern Oklahoma Technology Center
• Southwest Technology Center
• Tri County Technology Center
• Tulsa Technology Center

Broken Arrow Campus

Career Services Center

Lemley Campus

Peoria Campus

Riverside Campus

Training Center

• Wes Watkins Technology Center
• Western Technology Center

Burns Flat Campus

Hobart

Sayre Campus

Weatherford Campus

[edit] College Credit

College credit is available through CareerTech Centers through the Cooperative Alliance Project for some courses. The Alliances potentially save students time and money^[2] The Alliances are a partnership of CareerTech and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. [4]

[edit] 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. [5]

[edit] Student Organizations

CareerTech is involved with several Career and Technical Student Organizations.

• Business Professionals of America (BPA)
• DECA (formerly Distributive Education Clubs of America)
• Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
• National FFA Organization (formerly Future Farmers of America)
• SkillsUSA
• Technology Student Association (TSA)
• Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA)

[edit] Skills Centers

The Skills Centers (CTSC) began operations in February of 1971. The system began at the Jim E. Hamilton CareerTech Skills Center inside the Jim E. Hamilton (formerly Ouachita) Correctional Center at Hodgen, Oklahoma. Currently the CTSC has campuses in 42 state correctional facilities, three juvenile detention facilities and four community correctional facilities.

• Alva Skills Center - Charles E "Bill" Johnson CC
• Boley Skills Center - John Lilly CC
• Fort Supply Skills Center - William S Key CC
• Granite Skills Center - Oklahoma State Reformatory
• Jim E Hamilton Skills Center - Jim E Hamilton CC
• Jackie Brannon Skills Center - Jackie Brannon CC
• Lexington Skills Center - LARC Facility
• Mabel Bassett Skills Center - Mabel Bassett CC
• McLeod Skills Center - Howard McLeod CC
• Stringtown Skills Center - Mack Alford CC
• Taft Skills Center - Dr Eddie Warrior CC
• Taft Skills Center - Jess Dunn CC

[edit] Juvenile Facilities

• Cedar Canyon
• Manitou - Southwest Juvenile Center
• LE Rader

[edit] Community Corrections

• Ardmore - Ardmore Community Work Center Students
• Elk City - Elk City Community Work Center Students
• Enid - Enid CC
• Lawton - Lawton CC

[edit] External links

• Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education
• Oklahoma CareerTech Foundation
• OK Tech Prep homepage
• OK Tech Prep Blog
• Cooperative Alliance Project

[edit] See also

• Oklahoma Tech Prep
• Oklahoma CareerTech Hall of Fame
• List of school districts in Oklahoma
• List of private schools in Oklahoma
• List of colleges and universities in Oklahoma

[edit] References

1. ^ Riggs, Angel, Study touts benefits of CareerTech programs, Tulsa World, January 19, 2007
2. ^ Brachterm Michal: "CareerTechs: Potential pathways to higher education", The Daily Oklahoman, November 13, 2005

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