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Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education

The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Originally known as the Oklahoma Department of Vocational and Technical Education, it oversees a statewide system of career and technology education. The system comprises 29 technology center districts, 400 comprehensive school districts, 23 skill centers and three juvenile facilities. The Oklahoma State Board of Career and Technology Education govern CareerTech. CareerTech works with the Oklahoma State Department of Education and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. Dr. Phil Berkenbile serves as the Director of the CareerTech system. FY 2006 had a high school enrollment of 16,143 students in full time programs.

Mission Statement - To prepare Oklahomans to succeed in the workplace, in education, and in life.

Name

On May 19, 2000 Governor Frank Keating signed House Bill 2128 which officially and immediately changed the name from the Oklahoma Department of Vocational and Technical Education to the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, or CareerTech.

Economic Impact

A recent study by Mark Snead and the Oklahoma State University's Center for Applied Economic Research, discovered that graduates from an Oklahoma CareerTech Center can expect to have a higher wage and that wage will tend to grow faster than non-CareerTech students with only a high school diploma. Snead's study also said graduates of CareerTech add about $2 billion to the Oklahoma economy. The income of CareerTech graduates could be expected to grow about 1.25 percent per year compared to a 0.25 percent annual growth for high school graduates without further education.

Board of Directors

The state’s CareerTech nine-member board is composed of State Superintendent of Public Instruction who serves as the chairperson of the board.

Two members of the State Board of Education are also appointed to the board along with a representative of each congressional district and one member at large.

Position	Name	Term Expiration
Chair	Ms. Sandy Garrett	Superintendent of Ed.
Ex Officio	Dr. Phil Berkenbile	State Director, ODCTE
Board of Ed	Dr. Debbie Blue	April, 2010
Board of Ed	Mrs. Sue Arnn	April, 2011
District 1	Mr. H.C. "Will" Williams	April, 2010
District 2	Mr. Nevyle R. Cable	April, 2011
District 3	Ms. Marilyn Harrel	April, 2012
District 4	Mr. Dale Nye	April, 2013
District 5	Mr. Randy Gilbert	April, 2008
At Large	Mr. Harold Anglin	April, 2009

Hall of Fame

The Oklahoma Foundation for Career and Technology Education supports the Oklahoma CareerTech Hall of Fame.Currently, the award is given to individuals who, through their outstanding professional and personal achievements, have brought honor and distinction to career and technology education in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma CareerTech Hall of Fame

Technology Centers

CareerTech Centers in Oklahoma provide career and technology education for high school students in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. An elected local board governs each technology center.

Chickasha Campus

El Reno Campus

Central Technology Center

Sapulpa Campus

Drumright Campus

Portland Campus

Reno Campus

Rockwell Campus

Tillman-Kiowa Campus

Lawton Campus

Bill Willis Campus

Muskogee Campus

Sallisaw Campus

Stilwell Campus

Kiamichi Technology Center

Atoka Campus

Durant Campus

Hugo Campus

Idabel Campus

McAlester Campus

Poteau Campus

Spiro Campus

Stigler Campus

Talihina Campus

Adult & Continuing Education

Aviation Career Center

Beauty Academy

South Bryant Campus

Springlake Campus

East Campus

North Campus

South Campus

Northwest Technology Center

Alva Campus

Fairview Campus

Broken Arrow Campus

Career Services Center

Lemley Campus

Peoria Campus

Riverside Campus

Training Center

Burns Flat Campus

Hobart

Sayre Campus

Weatherford Campus

College Credit

College credit is available through CareerTech Centers through the Cooperative Alliance Project for some courses. The Alliances potentially save students time and money The Alliances are a partnership of CareerTech and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

OSSM

The Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics currently has 12 branches located on CareerTech campuses with the primary focus of in the Calculus BC, Physics C and Mechanics AP Exams.

Student Organizations

CareerTech is involved with several Career and Technical Student Organizations.

Business Professionals of America (BPA)
DECA (formerly Distributive Education Clubs of America)
Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
National FFA Organization (formerly Future Farmers of America)
SkillsUSA
Technology Student Association (TSA)
Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA)

Skills Centers

The Skills Centers (CTSC) began operations in February 1971. The system began at the Jim E. Hamilton CareerTech Skills Center inside the Jim E. Hamilton (formerly Ouachita) Correctional Center at Hodgen, Oklahoma. Currently the CTSC has campuses in 42 state correctional facilities, three juvenile detention facilities and four community correctional facilities.