The support for Vocational Education or Career and Tech Education as it is referred to now days is cyclical. There are times that the powers that be see value and then they revert back to everyone needs to go to college. I currently work at a charter school that emphasizes CTE. For the last three years 100% of our senior class has acquired at least one industry certification. We have approximately 1200 students who choose to attend our school. We have 11 different academies. We offer IT, Digital Film, graphic arts, medical, auto mechanics, auto body, veterinary assisting, business, music and sound production. We have also offered motor cycle and marine mechanics and next year we will be offering Biotech studies. Along with our 100% industry certification , we have a 99% graduation rate.We have a car dealership that chips in a hefty donation each year and have employed a number of our grads.