Career Academies Build College and Career Exploration Programs
Few can disagree with the goal to prepare high school students for both college and a career. While much attention is focused on how to prepare students academically for life after high school, less is directed at the nonacademic skills and knowledge that students need to succeed in college and the workplace. Schools are expected to teach these skills and knowledge, but are rarely given the support, guidance, and tools needed to do so.
Career academies are characterized by these three basic features:
a school-within-a-school organizational structure,
career-themed curriculum,
(curricula that combine academic and career or technical courses based on a career theme)
and partnerships with local employers.
Here is a listing of the Career Academies within Southwest Florida’s public high schools.
Charlotte County Public Schools
Phone: 941.255.0808 (District Office)
Charlotte High School
• Architecture
• Culinary Arts
• Drafting & Illustrative Design
• Multimedia Design
• TV Production
Lemon Bay High School
• Culinary Arts
• Technology Excellence
Port Charlotte High School
• Drafting & Illustrative Design
• Multimedia Design
• TV Production
Collier County Public Schools
Phone: 239.377.0001 (District Office)
Barron Collier High School
• Computer Science
• Engineering
• Finance & Entrepreneurship
• Health Sciences
• Hospitality & Tourism
• Information Technology
• Journalism
Everglades City School
• Agriscience & Aquaculture
• Practical & General Arts
• Teaching
• Workplace Essentials
Golden Gate High School
• Culinary Arts
• Engineering
• Finance & Entrepreneurship
• Health Sciences
• Information Technology
Gulf Coast High School
• Culinary Arts
• Engineering
• Health Sciences
• Hospitality & Tourism
• Information Technology
Immokalee High School
• Aviation
• Administrative Office
• Automotive Service
• Building Construction
• Commercial Foods &
Culinary Arts
• Computer Systems Information
• Criminal Justice
• Digital Media/Multimedia
• Early Childhood Education
• Engineering
• Finance & Entrepreneurship
• Health Sciences
• Information Technology
• Teaching
Lely High School
• Aviation
• Construction
• Criminal Justice
• Engineering
• Health Sciences
• Information Technology
• Workplace essentials
Lorenzo Walker Technical High School
• Accounting
• Air Conditioning/HVAC
• Auto Collision & Repair
• Auto Service Technician
• Commercial Foods &
Culinary Arts
• Dental Assisting
• Digital Information Technology
• Digital Media/Multimedia
• Drafting
• Entrepreneurship/Marketing
• Legal Administrative Specialist
• Marine Service Technology
• Medical Administrative Specialist
• Network Support Specialist
• Patient Care Technician
• Pharmacy Technician
• Practical Nursing
• Veterinary Assisting
• Welding
Naples High School
• Engineering
• Entrepreneurship
• Information Technology
• Marketing
• Teaching
Palmetto Ridge High School
• Construction
• Culinary Arts
• Engineering
• Entrepreneurship
• Information Technology
• Teaching
• TV Production
Glades County Public School
Phone: 863.946.0202 (District Office)
Hendry County District Schools
Phone: 863.674.4642 (District Office)
Moore Haven Middle-High School
• Agritechnology
• Business
Clewiston High School &
LaBelle High School
• Agriculture
• Air Conditioning/HVAC
• Biotechnology
• Criminal Justice
• Construction
• Electrician
• Fire Fighting
• Health Science
• Information Technology & Digital Design
• Solar Technology
• Welding
The School District of Lee County
Phone: 239.334.1102
Bonita Springs High School
• Aerospace Technology
• Air Conditioning/HVAC
• Allied Health Assisting
• Digital Design
• Digital Media/Multimedia
• Nursing Assistant
• TV Production
Cape Coral High School
• Accounting
• Business Management
• Culinary Arts
• Digital Design
• Digital Information Technology
• Digital Media/Multimedia Design
• Game/SimulationDesign
• Hospitality & Tourism
• Information Technology
• Marketing, Management & Entrepreneurial Principles
• Pharmacy Technician
• Web Development
Cypress Lake High School
• 3-D Animation Technology
• Administrative Office Technology
• Game/Simulation Design
• Digital Design
• Digital Information Technology
• Digital Media/Multimedia Design
• Marketing, Management & Entrepreneurial Principles
• TV Production
Dunbar High School
• Administrative Office Technology
• Biomedical Sciences
• Digital Design
• Digital Information Technology
• Digital Media/Multimedia Design
• Engineering Pathways
• Game/Simulation Design
• Network Support Services
• Network Systems Administration
•Technology Support Services
• TV Production
• Web Development
East Lee County High School
• Agritechnology
• Allied Health Assisting
• Automotive Maintenance &
Light Repair
• Criminal Justice Operations
• Culinary Arts
• Digital Design
• Digital Information Technology
• Firefighting, Introduction
• Game/Simulation Design
• Nursing Assistant
• Principles of Teaching
• TV Production
• Welding Technology Fundamentals
Estero High School
• Building, Trades &
Construction Technology
• Culinary Arts
• Digital Design
• Digital Media/Multimedia Design
• Early Childhood Education
• Engineering Technology &
Robotics
• Nursing Assistant
Fort Myers High School
• Accounting
• Administrative Office Technology
• Digital Design
• Digital Information Technology
• Digital Media/Multimedia Design
• Early Childhood Education
• Engineering Technology
• Finance
• Promotional Enterprise
• TV Production
• Web Development
Gateway High School
No Career Academies
Ida S. Baker High School
• Allied Health Assisting
• Automotive Maintenance &
Light Repair
• Building Construction Technologies
• Business Management
• Criminal Justice Operations
• Cybersecurity
• Digital Design
• Digital Information Technology
• Emergency Medical Responder
• Engineering Technology
• Firefighting, Introduction
• International Business
• Teaching
• Nursing Assistant
• TV Production
Island Coast High School
• Agritechnology
• Culinary Arts
• Digital Design
• Digital Information Technology
• Digital Media Technology
• Game/Simulation Design
• Masonry, Brick & Block
• Technology Support Services
Lehigh Senior High School
• Administrative Office Technology
• 3-D Animation Technology
• Digital Design
• Digital Information Technology
• Digital Media/Multimedia Design
• Teaching
• TV Production
Mariner High School
• Allied Health Assisting
• Administrative Office Technology
• Biomedical Sciences
• Digital Design
• Digital Information Technology
• Digital Media/Multimedia Design
• EKG Aide
• Marketing, Management & Entrepreneurial Principles
• Nursing Assistant
• Outboard Marine Service
• Promotional Enterprise
• TV Production
• Veterinary Assisting
• Web Development
North Fort Myers High School
• 3-D Animation Technology
• Agritechnology
• Digital Design
• Game/Simulation
• Marketing, Management & Entrepreneurial Principles
• TV Production
Riverdale High School
• Accounting
• Administrative Office Technology
• Agritechnology
• Digital Design
• Digital Information Technology
• Landscape Operations
• Teaching
• TV Production
South Fort Myers High School
• 3-D Animation Technology
• Administrative Office Technology
• Agritechnology
• Allied Health Assisting
•Automotive Maintenance &
Light Repair
• Building Construction Technologies
• Cybersecurity
• Digital Design
• EKG Aide
• Energy Technician
• Firefighting, Introduction
• Nursing Assistant
• TV Production
• Veterinary Assisting
• Welding Technology Fundamentals
