Career & Technical Education Courses

Career education offers an opportunity to learn the skills students may use in high school, in college, in a career after graduation and/or as a financial means to help further their education. In addition, career education helps develop qualities needed to succeed in the world of work. The career education courses are described in the following text. The Plano Independent School District offers career programs in agriculture science, family and consumer sciences, marketing education, trade and industry education, health science technology, business and information technology, and technology education. It is the policy of the Plano Independent School District not to discriminate on the basis of sex, handicap, race, color, and national origin in its career education programs or activities as required by Title IX, Section 504 and Title VI.

The Plano Independent School District will take steps to assure that lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all career education programs.

A first-year student planning to enroll in a career preparation (co-op) program or a 2 - 3 hour pre-employment lab is expected to complete a student information form. This form may be obtained from the counselor's office.

A student who successfully completes a two-or a three-hour career preparations course may receive a waiver of one semester of state required physical education for each semester of the course. The student may receive up to three semesters of physical education credit through participation in a two-or three-hour career education course. This three-semester waiver meets the state graduation requirements for physical education. A student may not receive both physical education credit and a physical education waiver credit during the same semester. Also, a student may not receive two waiver credits during the same semester.

The state health credit required for graduation may be fulfilled by successful completion of both semesters of Medical Science Careers.

Tech prep courses offer college credit through Collin County Community College at no cost to the student and are described in the text of the qualifying career education course description. A student must be enrolled in the Tech Prep Program at CCCC and earn 6 hours of credit.