CTE Spotlight: Blue River Career Programs

As Blue River Career Programs wraps up Career and Technical Education month, I wanted to spotlight the career center as a whole.

Blue River Career Programs is comprised of five Shelby County high schools -- Morristown, Triton Central, Shelbyville, Southwestern and Waldron – with sophomores, juniors and seniors attending the career center.

Blue River Career Programs offers thirteen different career and technical education programs in which students may earn Ivy Tech dual credits in twelve of those programs. Students also have the ability to earn industry recognized certifications in ten of our programs.

The career center has pathways for students in high school looking to attend college, a trade school, or enter the workforce once they have graduated from their home high school.

Students who want to attend college after high school can earn up to 18 dual credits before they graduate, with many of those dual credits transferring to all public colleges and universities in the state of Indiana.

Students who want to either attend a trade school or enter the workforce will be able to earn industry recognized certifications that will give them a leg up when applying for jobs or entering their trade school.

Blue River Career Programs is the hidden gem in Shelby County that will be a moving force for all the educational needs in the future. We look forward to partnering with our community stakeholders moving forward. 

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