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High School CTE Career Clusters

The workforce is calling - and high school is where students start answering. At every NHCS high school, CTE pathways provide students with hands-on experience, industry-recognized certifications, and the real-world skills employers seek. Whether your student is headed straight into a career or on to college, CTE builds the foundation to get there with confidence.

High school students participating in a CTE simulated workplace or project
E. A. Laney High School building

Career Clusters Offered:

  • Caring for Communities
    • Education
    • Healthcare and Human Services
    • Public Service and Safety
  • Building and Moving
    • Advanced Manufacturing
    • Construction
    • Supply Chain and Transportation
  • Cross-Cutting
    • Digital Technology and Computer Science
    • Management and Entrepreneurship
    • Marketing and Sales
  • Creating and Experiencing
    • Arts, Entertainment, and Design
    • Hospitality, Events, and Tourism
Eugene Ashley High School building

Career Clusters Offered:

  • Caring for Communities
    • Education
    • Healthcare and Human Services
    • Public Service and Safety
  • Building and Moving
    • Advanced Manufacturing
    • Construction
    • Supply Chain and Transportation
  • Cross-Cutting
    • Digital Technology and Computer Science
    • Management and Entrepreneurship
    • Marketing and Sales
  • Creating and Experiencing
    • Arts, Entertainment, and Design
    • Hospitality, Events, and Tourism
John T. Hoggard High School building

Career Clusters Offered:

  • Caring for Communities
    • Education
    • Healthcare and Human Services
    • Public Service and Safety
  • Building and Moving
    • Advanced Manufacturing
    • Construction
    • Supply Chain and Transportation
  • Cross-Cutting
    • Digital Technology and Computer Science
    • Management and Entrepreneurship
    • Marketing and Sales
  • Creating and Experiencing
    • Arts, Entertainment, and Design
    • Hospitality, Events, and Tourism
    • Cultivating Resources
    • Investing in the Future
New Hanover High School building

Career Clusters Offered:

  • Caring for Communities
    • Education
    • Healthcare and Human Services
    • Public Service and Safety
  • Building and Moving
    • Advanced Manufacturing
    • Construction
    • Supply Chain and Transportation
  • Cross-Cutting
    • Digital Technology and Computer Science
    • Management and Entrepreneurship
    • Marketing and Sales
  • Creating and Experiencing
    • Arts, Entertainment, and Design
    • Hospitality, Events, and Tourism
Mosley CTE students in hospitality or counseling pathway class

Career Clusters Offered:

  • Caring for Communities
    • Healthcare and Human Services
  • Creating and Experiencing
    • Hospitality, Events, and Tourism
Isaac Bear Early College High students participating in Microsoft Office pathway


Career Clusters Offered:

  • Supplemental Courses Offered:
    • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel & Powerpoint)
Southeast Area Technical High students in construction/management learning

Career Clusters Offered:

  • Building and Moving
    • Construction
  • Cross-Cutting
    • Management and Entrepreneurship
Wilmington Early College High school building


Career Clusters Offered:

  • Cross-Cutting
    • Management and Entrepreneurship

CTE enrollment form illustration, two students engaged with microscope

Your Student's Career Journey Starts Here.
Each NHCS high school has a dedicated Career Preparation Coordinator ready to help students explore pathways, plan their coursework, and connect with real opportunities. Reach out to your school's coordinator to get started.

Emsley A. Laney High School
Jason Bentzler

Career Preparation Coordinator
jason.bentzler@nhcs.net

Allison Rubino
Career Engagement Coordinator

Eugene Ashley High School
Emilie Pridgen

Career Preparation Coordinator
emilie.pridgen@nhcs.net

Randall Langley
Career Engagement Coordinator
randall.langley@nhcs.net

John T. Hoggard High School
Dwight Findlay

Career Preparation Coordinator
dwight.findley@nhcs.net

Randall Langley
Career Engagement Coordinator
randall.langley@nhcs.net

New Hanover High School
Demarcus Nixon

Career Preparation Coordinator
demarcus.nixon@nhcs.net

Allison Rubino
Career Engagement Coordinator

Career Readiness Academy at Mosley
Audry Bunn

Career Development Coordinator
audry.bunn@nhcs.net

Sheila Sokolnksy
Career Engagement Coordinator
sheila.sokolinksy@nhcs.net

Isaac Bear Early College
Stephanie Williams

Career Development Coordinator
stephanie.williams@nhcs.net

Sheila Sokolnksy
Career Engagement Coordinator
sheila.sokolinksy@nhcs.net

Southeast Area Technical High School
Audry Bunn

Career Development Coordinator
audry.bunn@nhcs.net

Stephanie Williams
Career Engagement Coordinator
stephanie.williams@nhcs.net

Wilmington Early College High School
Stephanie Williams

Career Engagement Coordinator
stephanie.williams@nhcs.net

New Hanover County Schools and its Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age or disability, in its activities and programs, including employment policies and practices. 

Las Escuelas del Condado de New Hanover y su Programa de Educación en Carreras Técnicas no discrimina a ninguna persona de sus actividades o programas, incluyendo prácticas de empleo, por razones de raza, color, religión, nacionalidad, sexo, edad, o discapacidad.