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Agriscience Education

Prepares students for careers in agricultural fields and includes five major areas of study; AgriEngineering, Animal Biosystems, Plant Biosystems, Environmental & Natural Resources, and AgriCommerce and Communication. Some of the careers available to Agriscience students are Forestry Specialist, Agricultural Engineer, Aquaculturist, and Sports Turf Manager.

Course Offering Examples

  • Agriscience
  • Horticulture
  • Landscape and Design
  • Sports and Recreation Turf

Business/Marketing Education

Provides students with a foundation in business operations and practices. Business/Marketing students may choose to pursue a course of study that specializes in Finance, Information Technology, Marketing, or Management. A few of the careers available in Business/Marketing related fields are Accountant, Human Resources Manager, Graphic Design Specialist, and Public Relations Director.

Course Offering Examples

  • Accounting
  • Administrative Principles
  • Business and Marketing Essentials
  • Cooperative Learning
  • Entrepreneurship & Management
  • Finance
  • Integrated Computer Technology
  • Interactive Multimedia Design
  • Law in Society
  • Marketing Dynamics

Career Technologies Education

Designed to allow students to explore a variety of technological careers. This includes careers associated with Communication, Physical Technologies, and Bio-Related Technologies. This program has two distinct courses, Career Discoveries for students in grades 6-8 and Career Explorations for students in grades 9 or 10. Examples of career opportunities available to students in this program include Advertising and Design, Carpentry, Cosmetology, and Engineering.

Course Offering Examples

  • Career Discoveries
  • Career Explorations

Family and Consumer Science Education (FACS)

Provides students with the skills necessary to manage their personal, family, and work lives. Education, Family and Community Services, and Culinary Arts are examples of areas in this program. Career opportunities include Fashion and Interior Design, Chef, Dietitian, Teacher/Educator, and Social Worker.

Course Offering Examples

  • Child Development
  • Culinary Arts and Hospitality
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Family Dynamics
  • Fashion Design
  • Food Dynamics
  • Housing Dynamics
  • Human Services
  • Interior Design
  • Money Dynamics
  • Parenting
  • Teaching Careers
  • Teen Dynamics
  • Teen Living

Health Science Education

Students pursue healthcare and medical related careers. Examples of coursework areas include Human Anatomy, Physiology, Medical Language, and Legal and Ethical Responsibilities. Some of the careers available in this program include Physician, Nurse, Dentist, Medical Transcriptionist, Emergency Medical Technician(EMT) and Public Health Worker.

Course Offering Examples

  • Children's Health Issues
  • Clinical Spectrum-Academic Foundations
  • Community Health
  • Data Link
  • Health Science Continuum (Internship)
  • Health Speak
  • Senior Health Issues

Jobs for Alabama's Graduates (JAG)

Helps students transition from school to college and from school to work. JAG accomplishes this goal by teaching students key career competencies in resume development, job search techniques, verbal and written communications, time-management, and team leadership.

Course Offering Examples

  • JAG

Technical Education

Students study Art and Communications, Construction, Human Services, Information Technology, Logistics, Transportation and Distribution, Manufacturing, and Engineering. Examples of careers in this program include Aircraft Mechanic, Internetworking, Commercial Photography, and Marine Technology.

Course Offering Examples

  • Architectural Design
  • Carpentry
  • Desktop Publishing
  • Drafting Design
  • Graphic Illustration
  • LAN Switching
  • Local Area Networks
  • Mechanical Design
  • Routers
  • Visual Arts

Program Locations

Bellingrath Middle - Career Technologies, Business/Marketing

Brewbaker Middle - Career Technologies, Business/Marketing

Brew Tech - Aerospace, Career Technologies, Business/Marketing, Technical, Health Science

BTW - Law

Capitol Heights Middle - Business/Marketing, Career Technologies

Carr - Business/Marketing

Carver - FACS, Business/Marketing, Advanced Manufacturing Academy, Hospitality Tourism Academy, ROTC

Dunbar-Ramer - Agriscience

Floyd Middle - Career Technologies, Business/Marketing

Georgia Washington Middle - Career Technologies, Business/Marketing

Goodwyn Middle - Career Technologies

Hayneville Road Acceleration Academy - Career Technologies

Jeff Davis - Business/Marketing, Health Science Academy, FACS, Teaching Academy, ROTC

Lanier - Business/Marketing, The Law Academy, Business and Finance Academy, FACS, ROTC

Lee - Business/Marketing, FACS, JAG, Information Technology Academy, ROTC

Montgomery Preparatory Academy for Career Technologies(MPACT) - Welding, Carpentry, Electrical, HVAC, Building Science, Fire Science, Information Technology, Public Safety, Advertising Design, Medical Science, Industrial Systems

McKee Middle - Business/Marketing, Career Technologies

PACE - Career Technologies

Southlawn Middle - Business/Marketing

Youth Facility - Business/Marketing

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