What evidence is there that graduates who have taken Career-Technical studies have advantages in the job market over other graduates?
A. Studies of placement rates, salary levels, the amount of time spent unemployed and advancement rates of graduates all show this. For example, a recent large scale study of 13,0000 Ohio Career-Technical graduates found that seven years after high school, the Career-Technical graduates earned significantly more than a comparable group of non-vocational graduates – and the earnings gap between the two groups appeared to widen with time. Q. How has Career-Technical education contributed to the academic success of high school students? A. National studies show that nearly two-thirds of all high school Career-Technical graduates enter some form of post-secondary program. Career-Technical education programs encourage high school graduates to continue their education. For example, within Career-Technical education, Tech Prep links course work in the last two years of high school with related education programs at Clark State Community College, Sinclair Community College, and other postsecon
