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Community & Business Partnerships

CTE addresses the needs of high-growth industries and helps close the skills gap.

  • The skilled trades are the hardest jobs to fill in the United States, with recent data citing 806,000 jobs open in the trade, transportation and utilities sector and 293,000 jobs open in manufacturing.
  • Health care occupations, many of which require an associate degree or less, make up 12 of the 20 fastest growing occupations.
  • STEM (website) occupations such as environmental engineering technicians require an associate degree and will experience faster than average job growth.
  • Middle-skill jobs, jobs that require education and training beyond high school but less than a bachelor's degree, are a significant part of the economy. Of the 55 million job openings created by 2020, 30 percent will require some college or a two-year associate degree. 

Find out more about how you can become a partner with our amazing CTE programs.  
 
Contact Coordinator of Career and Technical Education John Scrogham at (480) 564-3110 or at jscrogham@jocombs.org (email).

2025 CTE Performance Measures (PDF)

Mock Interview Day

On March 26, local business leaders joined us to put our students to the test!
Our students were able to go one-on-one with area professionals during Mock Interview Day. A huge thank you to the local representatives who helped sharpen our students' skills!

 

 
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CTE - Do What You Love In High School

 

CTE Educators



Ryleigh Terry (email)
Agricultural Science
(webpage)

 



Jayson Nielsen (email)
Sports Medicine
(webpage)



Krista Reiling (email)
Nursing Assistant
(webpage)

Paul Schreel (email)
Graphic Design
(webpage)

Corianna Lee (email)
Stagecraft (webpage)

Amy Stewart (email)
Medical Assisting
(webpage)

CTE Awards & Recognitions
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(L to R) Payton Everett, Mr. Nielsen, and Gracie McDuffie. 3rd Place in the Public Health competition.
(Sports Medicine Program)

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(L to R) Gracie McDuffie, Payton Everett, and Isabella Hatch at the State Leadership Conference. Isabella took 8th place in the Job Seeking Skills Competition.
(Sports Medicine Program)

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(L to R) Isabella Hatch and Payton Everett at the International Leadership Conference in Nashville, TN.
(Sports Medicine Program)

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(On the left) Sports Medicine student Payton Everett receiving her award at the State Leadership Conference.
(Sports Medicine Program)

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(L to R) Mariela Esparza, Kamdyn Mester, Melissa Gonzalez, Payton Everett, Isabella Hatch at State Leadership Conference.
(Nursing Assistant Program)

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(L to R) Nursing Assistant Students Mariela Esparza, Ms. Reiling, Kamdyn Mester, and Melissa Gonzalez at the State Leadership Conference competing in Mental Health Promotion. They qualified in 5th place at Regional Competition to compete at the State Leadership Conference (SLC). 
(Nursing Assistant Program)

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(L to R) Nursing Assistant Students Melissa Gonzalez, Mariela Esparza, and Kamdyn Mester at the State Leadership Conference competing for Mental Health Promotion.
(Nursing Assistant Program)