Career Education
- CTE Office
- Strong Workforce Committee
- Perkins Application/Committee
- Advisory Committees
- New CTE Programs
CTE Office
Phone: (619) 388-5025
Alexander Berry
Acting Associate Dean Career Technical Education
Email: aberry@sdccd.edu
Aracely Bautista
Administrative Technician
Email: abautist@sdccd.edu
Welcome to the Office of Career Technical Education!
Career Technical Education (CTE) programs specialize in modern technologies, technical skills, and applied sciences that provide students with opportunities to benefit from hands-on, project based learning environments.
Mesa College CTE programs are generally designed to prepare students for immediate employment into living wage jobs and careers. These programs offer specialized training to develop job-related skills and preparation for any necessary certification/licensing.
Mesa College works with local industry to provide current programs with proven faculty leaders and in state-of-the-art facilities to meet the needs of the San Diego region. Many programs provide direct clinical experience, access to internships, work experience and other work-based learning opportunities. Courses are taught by top professors in real-world environments equipped with current, industry-specific technology, tools, equipment and intense curriculum.
The CTE office is responsible for managing the Strong Workforce State program funding and the Work-Based Learning Program.
Strong Workforce President's Cabinet Update: Spring 2020
Career Education 2020-2021 Program Details
Regional Strong Workforce Faculty Institute
Strong Workforce Mesa
- Curriculum
- New Programs
- Contract Faculty
- Adjuncts
- Hourly ILTs
- Career Peers
- Tutors
- Facilities
- Supplies & Equipment
- Updated CTE Rackcards with Career Focus
- Design Center Model Shop Hourly Instructional Lab Technician Open Lab Hours
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| Source | Time Period | Amount |
| State – SW, Round 1 | July 2016 – Dec. 2018 | $901,009 |
| State – SW, Round 2 | July 2017 – Dec. 2019 | $1,234,195 |
| State – SW, Round 3 | July 2018 – Dec. 2020 | $1,263,911 |
| State - SW, Round 4 | July 2019 – Dec. 2021 | $1,310,409 |
| Regional Projects | Varies | $1,039,000 |
| 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 |
| Over $500,000 allocated to… | Over $600,000 allocated to… |
| Accounting Allied Health Veterinary Technology ASL-English Interpretation Architecture/Interior Design/Bldg Const. Business Culinary Arts/Culinary Management Child Development Computer Information Science Choreography / Commercial Dance Fashion Fitness Specialist Geographic Information Systems Hospitality Journalism Marketing Nutrition Physical Therapy Assistant Radiologic Technology |
Accounting Child Development Choreography / Commercial Dance Computer Information Science Fermentation Multimedia Web Development |
Strong Workforce Region
| Project Title | Purpose | Total Funds | End Date | Outcome | Status |
| Data Unlocked | Funding for CTE Code Alignment project and campus CTE data professional learning and integration. | $50,000 | 6/30/2018 |
|
Complete |
| Strong Workforce Marketing | Funding for marketing CTE Programs to increase enrollment. | $50,000 | 12/31/2018 |
|
Complete |
| CTE Employment Readiness and Job Placement | Funding to improve student readiness for employment. | $200,000 | 12/31/2018 |
|
Complete |
| CTE Regional Tutoring Project | Mesa is the lead and fiscal agent for this Regional project that is assessing CTE tutoring and will be developing regional recommendations for improvement. | $135,000 | 6/30/2019 | In Progress | |
| Region WBL Assessment Project | Funding to support the Campus WBL assessment. | $20,000 | 6/30/2019 | In Progress | |
| Job Speaker Pilot | Funding to compensate faculty for the additional work required to participate in the Job Speaker Pilot Program. | $9,000 | In Progress | ||
| Pathway Navigation | Three-year funding to assess and revise Mesa's New Student Onboarding Process to include Career Planning before Ed Planning. | $225,000 | 12/31/2021 | In Progress | |
| Work-Based Learning Coordinator | Two year funding for a Work-Based Learning Coordinator. | $200,000 | 12/31/2021 | In Progress | |
| Job Placement Case Management | Funding for the campus to implement job placement services. | $150,000 | Annual Ongoing | In Progress |
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