CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION
PCSSD offers career and technical focused education at all secondary schools in the district.
Middle School: Opportunities in Business, Career Guidance, Family and Consumer Science, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). KeyCoding is required in the 7th grade and Career Development is a requirement in the 8th grade. The following electives are also offered, but may vary by school:
Business/Marketing
Keyboarding (6th)
Introduction to Business Communications and Technologies
Survey of Business (8th for high school credit [1])
Family and Consumer Sciences
Exploring Personal Finance
Family & Consumer Science (Family CSI)
Leadership and Service Learning
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
App Creators
Automation and Robotics
Computer Science for Innovators and Makers
Design and Modeling
Flight and Space
Magic of Electrons
Science of Technology
High School: Opportunities in Business/Marketing, Career Readiness/Work-Based Learning, Family and Consumer Science, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and Trade and Industry. These vary by high school and are grouped in programs of study. Students may take a course even if they do not plan on completing the pathway as long as any prerequisites have been met.
Business & Marketing Programs of Study
Cluster: Hospitality and Tourism
Pathway: Travel and Tourism Program of Study
Hospitality and Tourism
Arkansas Tourism Industry (1/2 credit)
Hospitality Administration (1/2 credit)
Tourism Industry
Survey of Business
Cluster: Marketing
Pathway: Marketing Management Program of Study
Marketing Business Enterprise
Small Business Operations or Marketing Management
Pathway: Marketing Research Program of Study: Digital Marketing
Survey of Business
Digital Marketing
Markets and Analytics
Survey of Business
Family and Consumer Science Programs of Study
Cluster: Arts, A/V Technology & Communications
Pathway: Visual Arts Program of Study
Clothing and Housing Design
Family and Consumer Sciences
Fashion and Interior Design
Advanced Fashion and Interior Design
Cluster Human Services
Pathway: Family and Community Services Program of Study
Human & Social Services
Dynamics of Human Relationships
Life Span Development
Family and Consumer Sciences
Pathway: Family and Community Services Program of Study
Nutrition Science and Dietetics
Family and Consumer Sciences
Food Safety & Nutrition
Life and Fitness Nutrition
Cluster: Education and Training
Pathway: Teaching and Training Program of Study
Education and Training
Life Span Development
Foundations of Teaching
Methods of Teacher Instruction
Cluster: Hospitality and Tourism
Pathway: Personal Care Services Program of Study
Cosmetology
Cosmetology I
Cosmetology II (2 credits)
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Programs of Study
Cluster: Health Sciences
Pathway: Biotechnology Research and Development Program of Study
Biomedical Sciences
Principles of Biomedical Sciences PLTW
Human Body Systems
Medical Interventions
Cluster: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
Pathway: Engineering and Technology Program of Study
Pre-Engineering – PLTW
Introduction to Engineering Design
Principles of Engineering
Aerospace Engineering or Civil Engineering and Architecture (both are weighted credit)
Cluster: Information Technology
Pathway: Programming/Software Development Program of Study
Computer Science
CS with Programming/Coding Emphasis 1 and 2 or Programming
College Board Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles Level 1 and 2
CS with Programming/Coding Emphasis 3 and 4
Trade and Industry Programs of Study
Cluster: Arts, A/V Technology & Communications
Pathway: A/V Technology & Film Program of Study
A/V Tech and Film
Fundamentals of Audio/Video Tech & Film
Intermediate Audio/Video Tech & Film
Advanced Audio/Video Tech & Film
Cluster: Government & Public Administration
Pathway: National Security Program of Study
Army JROTC
Army JROTC I
Army JROTC II
Army JROTC III or Army JROTC IV or JROTC Health (1/2) and JROTC Physical Education (1/2)
Pathway: Manufacturing Program of Study
Maintenance, Installation, and Repair OR Production
Industrial Technologies I
Industrial Technologies II (2 credits)
In addition to the educational classes, PCSSD also offers career readiness and work-based learning opportunities.
Internships
Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG)
Youth Apprenticeship
Freshman Seminar