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CTE Pathways

Career Technical Education (CTE) Pathways
 

Design, Visual, and Media Arts  -  Instructor: Robert Oliver  -  Spotlight on Student Work! 

Course 1 - Creative Media Arts
Course 2 - Advanced Media Arts or Media Production * Students can also choose to take both!

Engineering Design  -  Instructor: Matthew Bremgartner

Course 1 - Physics & Engineering
Course 2 - Advanced Physics & Engineering
Optional Course - Makerspace
 

Entrepreneurship / Self-Employment  -  Instructor: Jennifer Stillittano - Student-run business -- DireLights!

Course 1 - Entrepreneurial Mindsets I
Course 2 - Entrepreneurial Mindsets II
 

Software & Systems Development  -  Instructor: Jennifer Rushing

Course 1 - Computer Science
Course 2 - Game Design or Cybersecurity * Students can also choose to take both!

 

Visual & Performing Arts  -  Instructor: Cadence Mitchell

Course 1 - Professional Theater @ Nipomo High School
Course 2 - Advanced Professional Theater @ Nipomo High School
 
 
For more information about Career Technical Education, please contact Kristin Anderson: kristin.anderson @ lmusd.org 

ARE YOU READY FOR ACADEMIC CHALLENGE & A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO LEARNING?

 

 

Central Coast New Tech High (CCNTH) is a college prep high school in Nipomo, California and a part of the New Tech Network, which has over 200 schools nationwide and in Australia.  It is also a school of choice within the Lucia Mar Unified School District (LMUSD) and admission is open to all SLO and Santa Barbara County students.

 

CCNTH is a very rigorous learning environment intended for students who seek academic challenge and a different learning approach. Our only course of study is College Preparatory (A-G) and includes a choice of five Career Technical Education (CTE) pathways: 

  • DIGITAL MEDIA ARTS
  • ENGINEERING DESIGN
  • ENTREPRENUERSHIP
  • SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
  • VISUAL PERFORMING ARTS @ NHS 

It is important to note that LMUSD students must complete/pass three years of mathematics in high school before graduating.  At CCNTH, the only math courses offered are the following, which are all significantly challenging courses, requiring 70% passing scores in assessments to move on to the next course:

  • INTEGRATED MATH I, II, III
  • HONORS CALCULUS I, II
In addition, students at CCNTH must complete/pass three years of science as part of their college prep experience and fulfillment of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS):
  • BIOLOGY
  • CHEMISTRY
  • PHYSICS

We encourage all families to review our Course Catalog before beginning the registration process to ensure that CCNTH is a good academic fit for your student.