Career Clusters

Orange County Schools offers several Career and Technical Education Career Clusters, which are obtained by taking courses at the high schools or through the North Carolina Virtual Public High School. Below you will see Career Clusters offered in Orange County Schools.

AGNR	Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources	English	Spanish
ARCH	Architecture & Construction	English	Spanish
AAVC	Arts, Audio/Visual Technology, & Communications	English	Spanish
BMA	Business Management Administration	English	Spanish
FINA	Finance	English	Spanish
HLTH	Health Science	English	Spanish
HOSP	Hospitality & Tourism	English	Spanish
HUMA	Human Services	English	Spanish
INFO	Information Technology	English	Spanish
LAW	Law, Public Safety, Corrections, & Security	English	Spanish
MANU	Manufacturing	English	Spanish
MRKT	Marketing	English	Spanish
STEM	Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics	English	Spanish

** Approved Career & College Promise CTE Pathway for Orange County Schools - courses available at Durham Technical Community College and/or Alamance Community College. To learn more about College & Career Promise click HERE and/or the High School to Community College Articulation Agreement then click HERE.

All North Carolina Career Pathways (by Program Area) can be viewed on the NC Career & Technical Education Course Management System.

The Orange County School System offers a wide range of Career & Technical Education (CTE) programs including Agriculture; Business, Finance, & Marketing; Career Development; Computer Science & Information Technology; Family Consumer Sciences; Health Sciences; and Trade, Technology, Engineering, & Industrial Education. All middle schools offer exploratory CTE courses. Orange County CTE programs do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its activities and programs, including employment policies and practices.

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