Biomedical science, aerospace engineering, culinary arts, media production and dentistry are a handful of specialty programs Clear Creek ISD offers to students to prepare them for their interests they may pursue after graduation.
At a glance
Career and technical education, or CTE, enrollment has increased from over 12,450 students in 2016 to over 17,000 in 2026, CCISD’s CTE Director Dana Morgan said.
The highest-enrolled CTE career pathways are health science, engineering and business administration, respectively, Morgan said.
“These pathways closely align with the workforce demands of the local labor market,” she said.
CTE programs are a key component of CCISD’s College, Career and Military Readiness, or CCMR, efforts by preparing students for postsecondary education, military service and the workforce.
CCISD also offers college credit opportunities through dual credit agreements with College of the Mainland and San Jacinto College.
Intermediate students also have opportunities to kickstart CTE courses in audio and video production, construction technology, metal technologies, robotics, professional communications and culinary arts.
Along with CTE courses, Clear Creek, Clear Lake, Space Center and Victory Lakes Intermediate Schools offer Space, Technology, Robotics, Engineering, Arts and Medicine, or STREAM, programs for “elevated curriculum opportunities,” district documents note. Course offerings include coding, aviation and aerospace, and allied health.
One last thing
Morgan said the district’s CTE program strives to benefit students regardless of whether they choose to attend college, enter the workforce immediately after high school, enlist in the military or pursue a combination of these pathways.
“The future of career and technical education is not simply about preparing students for their first job—it is about preparing them for careers that may not yet exist,” Morgan said.
