Watch students share their advanced manufacturing experiences.

Location:

• School year 2026-27: Rainier Beach High School
• Address: 8815 Seward Park Ave S

Advanced Manufacturing: Aerospace and Maritime

• Credit Equivalencies in Math and Science available (Year 1 only)
• Dual College 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.

Location:

• School year 2026-27: Washington Middle School or West Seattle High School
• Washington Middle School Address: 2200 S Lane St, Seattle WA 98144
• West Seattle High School Address: 3000 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116

Automotive Technology

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

Career Pathway: Science, Engineering, and Industry – Are you interested in a class that requires critical thinking and a passion for working on vehicles? Gain a solid foundation and employable skills in automotive technology through our automotive classes! Students will learn how to be safe around vehicles and while working on vehicles using the 2-post and 4-post lifts. Students will also learn through classroom lectures, videos, guest speakers, and hands-on activities everything from car maintenance, wiring diagrams, noise diagnosis, various systems of the vehicle and more!

Location:

• School year 2026-27: Rainier Beach High School
• Address: 8815 Seward Park Ave S

Construction Trades

• Credit Equivalency in Math and Science available (Year 1 only)
• Dual College Credit and Industry Certification available

Career Pathway: Science, Engineering, and Industry – This hands-on course prepares students for careers in the construction industry. We focus on employability skills, problem-solving, and team building. Students can earn OSHA 10/30, Core Plus Construction, and other industry certifications. Students will learn framing, siding, roofing, electrical work, and more! Additionally, students are provided connections to industry professionals to help them prepare for careers in specialized trades.

Location:

• School year 2026-27: Washington Middle School
• Address: 2200 S Lane St, Seattle WA 98144

Firefighting and Emergency Medical Services

• Credit Equivalency with Lab Science and PE (not Personal Fitness) (Year 1 only)
• Dual College Credit and 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 2026-27: Lincoln High School
• Please go to the South side of the building, entrance located on N 43rd St.

Medical Assisting

• Cross Credit in Science available
• Credit Equivalency in Math
• Dual College 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 utilizes student leadership projects, modules, computer programs, industry standards, college curriculum, and problem-based activities in school and industry settings.

View student interviews about the Skills Center Maritime programming.

Location:

• School year 2026-27: Seattle Maritime Academy and Center for Wooden Boats
• Seattle Maritime Academy Address: 4455 Shilshole Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107
• Center for Wooden Boats Address: 1010 Valley St, Seattle, WA 98109

Maritime Vessel Operations

• Credit Equivalency in American Government (Social Studies) and Math
• Industry Certification available

Career Pathway: Science, Engineering, and Industry – Learn how to work on ships in Puget Sound! This course blends modern and traditional seafaring 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, 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.

Location:

• School year 2026-27: Nova High School
• Address: 2410 E Cherry St, Seattle WA, 98122

Media Arts: Creating for Social Media

• Credit Equivalency in Fine Arts available
• Dual College Credit and Industry Certification available

Career Pathway: Technology –

If you’re interested in creating graphic art, animation or visual media – this is the place! Get the skills you need to create compelling graphics, animations, and videos for online use. You’ll acquire experience in the entire content pipeline – from planning to postproduction – in a project-based environment that welcomes your unique interests and creativity. Even if you don’t end up in the media arts industry, these skills are highly valuable for working in marketing, journalism, communications, or starting your own business.

Location:

• School year 2026-27: Franklin High School
• Address: 3013 S Mt Baker Blvd, Seattle WA, 98144

Nursing Assistant

• Credit Equivalency with Science available
• Dual College 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! This course is considered one of the entry points into the medical profession. In this Skills Center course, students practice the 21 required CNA skills as preparation for the clinical experience and Nursing Assisting Certification test. 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 2026-27: Franklin High School
• Address: 3013 S Mt Baker Blvd, Seattle WA, 98144

Teaching Academy/Careers in Education

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

Career Pathway: Health & Human Services – This comprehensive course allows students to explore the world 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 child care, instructional assistant, teacher, principal, and school counselor.

Location:

• School year 2026-27: Nova High School
• Address: 2410 E Cherry St, Seattle WA, 98122

Video Game Design

• Credit Equivalency in Fine Arts and Geometry available
• Industry Certification available

Career Pathway: Technology – Students learn sketching, storyboarding, and 2D animation, along with foundational concepts of 3D design and game development. They also gain hands-on experience with video game coding and programming, learning how gameplay mechanics and interactive systems are built. Students develop the creative and technical skills needed for careers in the animation and gaming industries. This course provides preparation for college and career pathways and offers a dynamic opportunity for students to express themselves creatively while mastering industry-standard tools and techniques.