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CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) OPPORTUNITIES

AT MILPITAS HIGH SCHOOL
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Non-Academy

  • Art & Media CTE Pathway: Photography I and II
  • Business & Finance, Principles of Accounting and Principles of Finance
  • Food Science CTE Pathway: Foods I and II

NAF National Academy Foundation

  • ​Health Sciences CTE Pathway: Biotech I and II

NAF and CPA California Partnership Academy Program


​FlexFactor Program by NextFlex

  • ​​FlexFactor (partnership between MUSD, City of Milpitas, Evergreen Valley College, and NextFlex) is an outreach program that provides students with the opportunity to research emerging technologies and develop entrepreneurial skills while learning about the education and career pathways associated with the Technology and Advanced Manufacturing sectors.
    • ​Student teams are challenged to identify a problem they care about, conceptualize an advanced hardware device to solve that problem, develop a business model around their product, and pitch their product to a panel of judges.
    • Visits made to a local industry partner to understand the range of employment opportunities in the sector, and to Evergreen Valley College where students learn which degrees can help them become competitive hires in the future.
    • The program’s approach inspires the next generation of engineers and entrepreneurs to be cross-functional thinkers able to engage both business themes and technical considerations

AT CALAVERAS HILLS HIGH SCHOOL

Project Lead the Way (PLTW) courses

  • Introduction to Engineering Design (predominantly CAD)
  • Principles of Engineering (predominantly Robotics)
  • Environmental Sustainability

Available to all CHHS students, the nationally recognized PLTW courses and curriculum provide hands-on, project-based learning. Students are required to take the end-of-course exam along with students around the nation. These rigorous, double-block classes fit a year’s curriculum in one semester.
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Entrepreneurship Program by NextFlex

  • Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Institute is offered once for four-and-a-half weeks and another year for a shorter period. CHHS students learn how cutting edge technology can be used to solve societal problems, and developed their own product proposal and presented it to an audience. They participate in Manufacturing Day field trips to local tech companies as part of the program.

SAN JOSE-EVERGREEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT MILPITAS EXTENSION

The extension, which is a unique collaboration between San José – Evergreen Community College District (SJECCD) and Milpitas Unified School District (MUSD), is the culmination of a long-term goal for both Districts. 

Located adjacent to Milpitas High School, the community college extension will be a sustainable learning facility where community college students and eligible high school students will have the opportunity to learn together in a unique setting, fostering a college-going culture among students at Milpitas High School. Click here to learn more from SJECCD Milpitas Extension website.

 

PARTNERSHIP WITH SILICON VALLEY CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION

MUSD is proud to partner with Silicon Valley Career Technical Education, providing our MUSD high school students with multiple pathways to career and college.