Columbia Area Career Center

Career Choices
Links for Parents & Students
Then and Now

Career Clusters

Missouri uses Career Clusters as a way of organizing occupations to assist students and educators. More Career Resources can be found at Missouri Connections.

Click path to view careers, programs, and courses. Career Paths

Learn how career center students can earn college credit.
Check out these great career resources (scholarships, financial aid, and more).
The career center also emphasizes and evaluates soft skills, or what we call our Career Center Expectations.
Check student grades and attendance at eSchools Home Access. Read this handout or view this video on how to use eSchool Home Access. If you don't have a user name yet, you'll need to fill out this form and return it to the Career Center.
Adults can enroll in courses offered through the Professional & Community Education or Adult Health Science programs
09-10 A/B Calendar

Vocational Education THEN

Career Education NOW

For Some Students

For All Students

For a Few Jobs

For 21st Century Workforce

Limited to traditional trades

Emerging High Skills, High Demand, High Tech Careers

In place of Academics

Strengthens Academics through Relevant Applications

High School Credit

College and High School Credit

High School Diploma

Lifetime Opportunities

Most students who plan from 9th grade on can take courses they need for academic preparation as well as career/technical education.

Free summer school is an opportunity for students to get core classes necessary for graduation and free up time during their yearly schedule for Career center courses. Graduated students have been quoted saying their Career Center courses allowed them the opportunity to put theoretical knowledge to experience. This experience has set students apart while applying for scholarships, internships and college applications. Our courses sequence students toward their goal.

Research shows that students who have taken career/technical education courses often do as well or better in college than their counterparts because they have a specific career goal.

HS Program Areas

High School Programs - FAQs

Program Attendance Percent Leaders

(through last IPR)

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Laboratory Technology

All HS Courses:

10-11 High School
Course Catalog

Columbia Area Career Center | 4203 S. Providence Road | Columbia, MO 65203 | Phone 573.214.3800 | Fax 573.214.3801
Columbia Area Career Center is accredited as a postsecondary and secondary institution by NCA CASI, a division of AdvancED.

The Columbia Public School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, or use of leave protected by the Family and Medical Leave Act, in its programs, activities, or with regard to employment. The Columbia Board of Education is an equal opportunity employer. Inquiries regarding Columbia Public Schools' compliance with IDEA and Section 504 regulations should contact the offices or individuals below: Special Services (IDEA) Dr. Dana Clippard (Director of Special Services), Section 504 Dr. Lou Ann Tanner-Jones (Section 504 Coordinator) at 1818 West Worley, Columbia MO, 65203, (573) 214-3463.