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Career Technical Education

Student hammers a chisel

Career Technical Education (CTE) integrates core academic knowledge with technical and occupational knowledge to provide students with a pathway to postsecondary education and careers. Hollister High School's Career Technical Education program provides high-quality educational opportunities as part of the District's mission to educate all students to their highest potential so they will have the greatest range of personal options upon graduation. 

Learn more about Hollister High School's state-of-the-art CTE facility

CTE Pathways

HHS students can choose from one of 13 individual pathways of study across nine industry sectors that align to California Department of Education standards. CTE pathways are designed to connect education to industry through work-based learning opportunities, access to early college credit, and critical skill building to ensure that each student has the widest range of options upon graduation in order to be college and career ready.

In addition, HHS offers three Academies, which gives students opportunities to participate in dual-enrollment and cross-curricular courses: 

  • Early College Academy 
  • Academy of Health Science
  • Coming soon: Academy of Education

Learn more about CTE Academies

CTE students can also participate in career and technical student organizations, providing opportunities for extracurricular activities and competitions. 

Hollister's CTE program is supported by numerous local and regional industry partners, including: 

  • Cal Fire
  • Cement Mason Local 400
  • Center for Employment Training (C.E.T)
  • Cupertino Electric
  • D & V
  • Granite Construction
  • Hatton Crane
  • Graniterock
  • Hollister Fire Department
  • IBEW Local 234
  • Joseph J. Albanese Inc.
  • Local 405 Nor Cal Carpenters  Union
  • Mission Bell Mfg.
  • Northern California Cement Masons
  • Northern California Plasterers JATC
  • Otto Construction
  • Pacific Gas & Electric
  • Pipe Trades Training Center
  • Sheet Metal Workers' Local 104 & Bay Area Industry Training Fund
  • Sunstate Equipment
  • Trades Orientation Program 
  • Tri-County Electrica JATC
  • Universal Technical Institute
  • Wyotech