Trades are careers that allow you to do hands-on work using specific skills you are trained for. Training includes some combination of high school Career Technical Education (CTE) classes, community college, pre-apprenticeship, apprenticeship, and/or on-the-job training. The focus of the training is learning the skills and tools of the specific career in the classroom & on-the-job. Lincoln's CTE Programs of Study:Audio Engineering, Business & Management, Computer Science & Robotics, Construction: Interior Design & Architecture, Design and Applied Arts (AKA Product Design), Future Educators, Hospitality & Tourism: Culinary Arts, and Mass Communication & Media Studies.
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Community Colleges
All Community Colleges have Career Pathways ranging in length from 3 month certificates to 2 year programs that focus on training students for a specific industry. Some examples:
