Location:

• School year 2045-25: Wood Technology Center, SCC

Aerospace Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace and Maritime

• Credit Equivalencies with Math or Science available (Year 1 only)
• CTE Dual Credit available and Industry Certification available

Career Pathway: Science, Engineering, and Industry – Seattle is home to two of the world’s biggest and most dynamic industries: Aerospace and Maritime manufacturing! Students learn key manufacturing skills used in shipyards and aerospace employers in the Pacific Northwest. Our students learn safety, tool identification and proper use, fastener installation, machining, welding, fabrication, and much more! We help students gain industry experience with the chance to earn college credit and prepare them for an upcoming and fulfilling career in industry. Watch students share their advanced manufacturing experiences here.

Location:

• School year 2024-25: Washington Middle School or West Seattle High School

Automotive Technology

• Credit Equivalency with Science available (Year 1 only)
• Dual Credit and Industry Certification available

Career Pathway: Science, Engineering, and Industry – Are you interested in a hands-on class that requires critical thinking and passion for the auto industry? Gain a solid foundation and employable skills in automotive technology through our automotive classes! Students learn about brake systems, maintenance, and other systems that function within a vehicle.

Location:

• School year 2024-25: Wood Technology Center, SCC

Construction Trades

• Credit Equivalency in Math or Science available (Year 1 only)
• Industry Certification available

Career Pathway: Science, Engineering, and Industry – This hands-on course covers both residential and commercial construction with an emphasis on job site safety. We focus on employability skills, problem-solving, trainability, team building, while working together to build tiny homes for unhoused people. Students gain experience with the tools and exposure to specialties including: Cement and Masonry, Wood Frame Carpentry, Roofing, Siding, Drywall and Painting, Finish Carpentry, Cabinet Installation, Flooring and Countertops.

Location:

• School year 2024-25: Washington Middle School

Firefighting and Emergency Medical Services

• Credit Equivalency with Lab Science and PE (not Personal Fitness) (Year 1 only)
• Industry Certification available

Career Pathway: Science, Engineering, and Industry – This course prepares students for careers as fire fighters and other emergency services careers. Student cadets leave class able to manage themselves and others during high-stakes emergency events, taking on a sense of responsibility and ownership for positive outcomes. Learn more about our curriculum.

Location:

• School year 2024-25: Lincoln High School

Medical Assisting

• Cross Credits in Science and Applied Math available
• CTE Dual Credit and Industry Certification available

Career Pathway: Health & Human Services – Enter Medical Assisting, a fast-growing medical profession that combines people skills, organization, and compassion in a medical setting! Students practice the language and skills of doctors and other health professionals, using core knowledge that leads to healthcare, medical assisting, and medical office assisting occupations. The program uses National HOSA student leadership projects, modules, computer programs, industry standards, college curriculum, and problem-based activities in school and industry settings.

Location:

• School year 2024-25: Seattle Maritime Academy and Center for Wooden Boats

Maritime Vessel Operations

• Industry Certification available

Career Pathway: Science, Engineering, and Industry – Learn how to work on ships in Puget Sound! This course blends modern and traditional seamanship and deckhand skills with training in engine maintenance and repair. Students learn what it takes to work on fishing vessels, ferryboats, cargo ships and more. They develop fundamental skills in navigation, tides, currents, boat handling, knots, safety, communications, radar, meteorology, tool use, and marine engine maintenance and repair.  Course work is taught on the water and in the classroom. Students prepare for summer jobs and further training after high school that could result in Coast Guard certification.

View student interviews about the Skills Center Maritime programming.

Media Arts

• Cross-credit in Fine Arts available
• Industry Certification available

Career Pathway: Technology –

In this course, students will gain a wide variety of digital media production skills and begin developing their own Media Arts portfolio. Students will learn the principles of graphic design, website design, animation, audio production, and video production with an emphasis on real-world projects.

Location:

• School year 2024-25: Franklin High School

Nursing Assistant

• Credit Equivalency with Science available
• CTE Dual Credit and Industry Certification available

Career Pathway: Health & Human Services – Nursing Assistant training is a fast track to post-secondary Health Sciences, and related Nursing Careers! Nursing is considered one of the entry points into the medical profession. In our Skills Center course, Students complete the 11 national health foundation standards, test basic knowledge and skills in their classroom and clinical site, then test for state licensure. Students in the CNA course must turn 16 years old by the time clinicals begin, which can be as early as March 1.

*To prepare for the Nursing Assistant Certification test and complete the coursework for this program, hands-on learning (“clinicals”) at an assisted living care will take place in second semester.  Students are required to provide proof of several common vaccinations before entry into assisted living facilities, and these vaccinations will likely continue to include COVID vaccine and boosters. During clinicals, under the guidance of licensed staff, students will perform CNA tasks on real human patients, including cleaning of genitalia.

Location:

• School year 2024-25: Franklin High School

Teaching Academy/Careers in Education

• Credit Equivalency with English available
• CTE Dual Credit and Industry Certification available

Career Pathway: Health & Human Services – This comprehensive course allows students to explore the world and work of teaching and the field of education.  Through hands-on learning, students gain experience working in various educational settings and prepare for success in post-secondary teaching programs. Following successful completion of this course students may take the instructional assistant test which can lead to career opportunities in Seattle Public Schools including childcare, instructional assistant, teacher, principal, and school counselor.

Location:

• School year 2024-25: Nova High School

Video Game Animation and Programming

• Cross-credit in Fine Arts available
• Industry Certification available

Career Pathway: Technology – Create animation and games! Students learn sketching and story-boarding in 2D animation and concepts of 3D. They learn skills necessary for a career in the animation and gaming industry. This course is a great preparation for college and career and provides a fantastic opportunity for students to express themselves creatively while learning industry standard technical skills.