Connecticut
Connecticut
Fast Facts
11,802
Associates Degrees & Certificates Awarded
22.4%
of All Degrees & Certificates Awarded Statewide
CTE Secondary Concentrators
No Data Found
Graduation Rate
Go on to Postsecondary Education
CTE Postsecondary Concentrators
No Data Found
Earn a Postsecondary Credential, Certificate, or Diploma
Placed in Employment, Military Service or Apprenticeships Within Six Months
Secondary CTE Enrollment
197
Public High Schools
164,921
Public High School Enrollment
56,690
High School CTE Concentrators
124,029
Total Secondary CTE Enrollment
By Race
Secondary CTE Enrollment
No Data Found
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Asian
Black
Latino
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
Two or More Races
By Gender
Secondary CTE Enrollment
No Data Found
Male
Female
Postsecondary CTE Enrollment
12
Community Colleges
55,370
Public Community Colleges Enrollment (full and part-time)
23,587
Postsecondary CTE Contractors
45,377
Total Postsecondary CTE Enrollment
17
Area Technical Centers
By Race
Postsecondary CTE Enrollment
No Data Found
White
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Asian
Black
Latino
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Two or More Races
Unknown
By Gender
Postsecondary CTE Enrollment
No Data Found
Male
Female
Perkins Data
Combined State Plan with Perkins and WIOA
Is the State Using the Reserve Fund?
Perkins Eligible Agency
Connecticut State Department of Education
Funding For FY24
$12,345,131
Percentage of Funding Directed to:
No Data Found
Secondary
Postsecondary
$60,000
Amount of Leadership Funds the State Set Aside to Prepare Students for Non-Traditional Careers
N/A
Percent of Funds Being Reserved in Total
6-8
Middle Grades That are Eligible for Perkins V Funding
0.12%
Percent of Leadership Funds the State Set Aside for State Correctional Institution
Ways the Secondary CTE, Postsecondary CTE and Workforce Systems Collaborate
- Sharing labor market information
- Shared definitions of “high skill, high-wage, in-demand”
Secondary Program Quality Indicator(s)
- Work-based learning
Postsecondary Goals
goal
70%
Attainment by 2025
progress
58.7%
Statewide Postsecondary
Attainment Progress
Every Student Succeeds Act Metrics
ESSA School Quality and Student Success Indicators
Connecticut’s accountability system includes three separate measures of postsecondary and career preparation.
- The Preparation for Postsecondary and Career Readiness Coursework indicator is weighted at 3.7 percent and includes participation in CTE courses and workforce experience, among other activities.
- The Preparation for Postsecondary and Career Readiness Exams indicator is weighted at 3.7 percent and includes performance on SAT, ACT, AP and IB exams.
- The Postsecondary Entrance indicator is weighted at 7.4 percent and measures the percentage of graduates enrolling in a two-year or four-year institution of higher education one year after graduation.
State CTE Director
Kyllie Freeman
State CTE Director
Connecticut State Department of Education
450 Columbus Avenue
Hartford, CT 6103
