Career & Technical Education
CTE programs empower students to develop leadership, academic, and technical skills needed in the global economy for continuous learning and workforce success.
BGHS Career and Technical Education
Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs provide students with the rigorous, content-aligned academic standards necessary to prepare students to succeed in today’s global economy. Students have opportunities to develop specialized skills and apply their academic knowledge in real world settings.
BGHS offers 3 CTE Signature Programs. Signature programs are offered on specific high school campuses but open to any DVUSD high school student interested in enrolling. BGHS Signature Programs are Culinary Arts, Construction Technologies, and Law Enforcement and Public Safety.
Barry Goldwater High School also offers the following CTE courses: Sports Medicine, Graphic Design, Information Technology, Business Operations, Business Management, Marketing, Photography & Design, Software Development & App Design, and Media Productions with industry standard software computer programs such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Animation. Students in Media Production are responsible for the schools’ student announcements, Marketing students run a BGHS school store and Graphics students design projects to fulfill jobs requested by both on campus and off campus groups.
CTE Internships*
Learning is not limited to the classroom. Internship opportunities are supervised work-based learning experiences in a paid or unpaid position within the CTE program of study. The CTE internship provides on-the-job experience and valuable industry networking. Students must complete the Online Application for DVUSD Career and Technical Education Programs.
* The participating student will be responsible for their own transportation and the parent/guardian agrees to assume liability for travel to and from the facility.
