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Minuteman offers 19 Career Technical Education (CTE) majors (Engineering, Construction & Trades Academy)

Communications Media Pathway

An icon featuring a shield with a lock, representing cybersecurity. 

An image featuring a computer monitor and the text 'Design & Visual Communications'. 

Icon with a video play button, scissors, and text: Multimedia Engineering.

Engineering & Production Pathway 

Logo with a red and white graphic and the words 'Advanced Manufacturing'. 

Icon featuring a caliper measuring a blue circle, with the word 'Engineering'. 

Icon for metal fabrication and welding, featuring a spark and text. 

A graphic featuring a robotic hand and the words 'Robotics & Automation'.

Trades & Transportation Pathway 

Image with the words 'Automotive Technology' and a steering wheel icon. 

Icon featuring a workbench and a globe, labeled 'Carpentry'. 

Illustration of a lightbulb, batteries, and a digital display, labeled 'Electrical'. 

An illustration of plumbing pipes with a water droplet.
 

Life Sciences & Services Academy

Agriculture, Environmental & Life Sciences Pathway 

A graphic with a test tube, DNA strand, and leaves, labeled 'Biotechnology'. 

A graphic with the words 'Environmental Science' and nature-themed icons. 

A logo featuring a plant illustration and the words 'Horticulture & Plant Science'. 

Veterinary Science logo with an image of a dog

Health, Hospitality & Human Services Pathway 

Image promoting Culinary Arts & Baking, featuring a knife and colorful design. 

An illustration of a person with dark hair, next to a button that says 'Cosmetology'. 

Icon featuring a stack of books with an apple on top, and text that reads 'Early Education & Teaching'. 

Icon with a heart, EKG line, and clipboard, with the text 'Health Assisting'.

What You Need to Know

Freshman Exploratory

From September through January, ninth-grade students participate in the Freshman Exploratory process. During this time, students participate in different CTE classes based on their interests. They apply for their top choices and are informed of their awarded major in January.
 

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Career Majors

Use the navigation tabs on the left to learn more about each of our 19 Career Technical Education (CTE) majors.

Academy Model

The 19 career technical education majors are organized in the Academy Model to encourage integrated learning between the different CTE and academic programs. (see chart below)
 

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MA State Frameworks

Instructional Frameworks provide the competencies students need to access high-wage high-demand careers. Educators use the framework to build curriculum for their program to ensure students develop the skills they need for their future.

Instructional frameworks are made up of standards and industry recognized credentials. The standards serve as the competencies students obtain by completion of Career Technical Chapter 74 program. Each program has additional resources, such as the curriculum resource, that help educators in implementing the framework. The framework ensures that the key needs of industries are identified and prioritized in program design. Students who complete Career Technical programs earn credentials that make them both employable and ready for higher education. Essential industry and safety credentials are identified for each program area as an external validation of the skills students need to enter the industry. Educators and administrators may also identify supplemental or specialized credentials that students may earn in the program.
 

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