North Carolina

North Carolina

Fast Facts

74,913

Associates Degrees & Certificates Awarded

45.9%

of All Degrees & Certificates Awarded Statewide

North Carolina

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

528

Public High Schools

464,017

Public High School Enrollment

54,075

High School CTE Concentrators

542,695

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

59

Community Colleges

314,373

Public Community Colleges Enrollment (full and part-time)

62,641

Postsecondary CTE Concentrators

102,367

Total Postsecondary CTE Enrollment

14

Area Technical Centers

By Race

Postsecondary CTE Enrollment

No Data Found

American Indian or Alaskan Native

Asian

Black

Latino

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

White

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

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Funding For FY22

$46,919,752

Percentage of Funding Directed to:

No Data Found

Secondary

Postsecondary

$75,000

Amount of Leadership Funds the State Set Aside to Prepare Students for Non-Traditional Careers

3%

Percent of Funds Being Reserved in Total

5-8

Middle Grades That are Eligible for Perkins V Funding

0.17%

Percent of Leadership Funds the State Set Aside for State Correctional Institution

Ways the Secondary CTE, Postsecondary CTE and Workforce Systems Collaborate

  • Aligning programs of study with career pathways
  • Sharing labor market information

Secondary Program Quality Indicator(s)

  • Recognized postsecondary credential attainment
  • CTE Course “Proof of Learning”

Postsecondary Goals

goal

60%

Attainment by 2030

progress

51.4%

Statewide Postsecondary
Attainment Progress

Every Student Succeeds Act Metrics

ESSA School Quality and Student Success Indicators

North Carolina’s high school SQSS indicators include:

  • The percentage of students who successfully complete a Biology end-of-course exam,
  • The percentage of students who pass the NC Math 3 course,
  • The percentage of students scoring 17 or higher on the ACT, and
  • The percentage of CTE concentrators who achieve a silver or higher designation on the ACT WorkKeys.

State CTE Director

Trey Michael

Director of Career & Technical Education

trey.michael@dpi.nc.gov

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
6307 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699