Made by hand.Built for work.
Real work. Real skills. Real outcomes.
Designers · Cybersecurity Analysts · Chefs · Paralegals · Welders · Auto Techs
Student Work
What students shipped this term.
Client work, capstones, competitions, and real builds.
Careers
Pick the work. We'll map the program.
Start with the job. The program follows.
Designer / Frontend Developer
Brand identity, websites, packaging, motion. Most students leave with five to ten client projects in their portfolio.
Cybersecurity Analyst
Live SOC labs and blue-team CTFs. Curriculum lines up with Sec+, Net+, and CySA+ so the certs come out of coursework.
Chef / Kitchen Manager
You'll plate for paying guests by your second term in our student-operated restaurant. Front of house and line, both.
Paralegal
Drafts, depositions, and live case research. Most students intern at a regional firm before their second term ends.
Welder / Fabricator
Stick, MIG, TIG, pipe — tested to AWS standards. The shop's open until 9pm most weeknights and it's usually busy.
Automotive Technician
ASE-aligned curriculum on full bay equipment. Placement partnerships with five dealerships and six independents around the panhandle.
Program Network
One CTE network. Many paths.
Programs grouped by the work they lead to.
Design & Digital
Designers · Frontend Developers
- Graphic & Web DesignAASCert
- Digital MediaAAS
- UX/UI FoundationsCert
Cyber & IT
Security Analysts · Network Techs
- CybersecurityAASCert
- Computer Information SystemsAASTransfer
- IT NetworkingCert
Business & Admin
Office Managers · Accountants
- Business AdministrationAASTransfer
- Office AdministrationAASCert
- AccountingAASTransfer
Healthcare Admin
Medical Office · Coding
- Medical OfficeAASCert
- Medical CodingCert
- Health Information TechAAS
Culinary & Hospitality
Chefs · Hospitality Managers
- Culinary ArtsAASCert
- Hospitality ManagementAAS
- Baking & PastryCert
Legal & Public Service
Paralegals · Public Admin
- Paralegal StudiesAASCert
- Criminal JusticeAASTransfer
- Public AdministrationCert
Outcomes
Where our students end up.
Recent grads. Real jobs. Real momentum.
Industry
Built with employers.
They help shape the programs—and hire the graduates.
- Trailhead Studio
- Inland NW ISP
- Lake House Kitchen
- Hayden & Reese, P.A.
- Coeur d'Alene Steel
- Sandpoint Auto Group
- Panhandle Health
- Kootenai Builders
- NIC Foundation
- Riverstone Tech
- Silver Mountain Brewing
- Lakeside Surgical
Advisory committees, capstone reviews, internships, job pipelines.
Recent grad
“I shipped four client projects before I graduated. The portfolio I left with got me three interviews in my first week looking.”
Why CTE
Two years.
A résumé that gets returned calls.
Built with employers. Taught by people in the field.
Work you can show, not just talk about.
- Industry-aligned curriculum
- Real client / shop projects
- Stackable certifications
- Transfer pathways to 4-year
- Dual-credit for high school
- Local employer pipeline
The Newsletter
Get the work in your inbox.
Student showcases, capstone reveals, and employer events from across the CTE network. A few emails per term — no spam.
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Take the next step
See yourself working here.
Walk the labs. Meet instructors. See the work before you apply.