Career & Technical Education

What is ‘Career & Technical Education’?

Career and technical education refers to short-term training designed to prepare you for immediate employment opportunities upon graduation in a specific career. Training is hands-on and utilizes state-of-the-art equipment, software and facilities. In addition to having a majority of instructors who maintain occupations within their field of expertise, technical education programs also feature internship components; these factors help to ensure your training focuses on real-world applications. Through collaboration with industry leaders, career and technical education will provide you with the right mix of skills, training and knowledge to make you highly competitive in the job market.

	Broward College's Career and Technical Education department actively works with WorkForce One Broward to advance and support state and regional workforce initiatives such as the Employ Florida Marketplace and Ready to Work.

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Types of Career & Technical Education Degrees

Associate in Science (AS): The AS degree will prepare you for immediate employment and can be completed in two years. You will be able to transfer the general education courses and some of the technical courses to a state university in Florida if you later decide to pursue a four-year degree. Several AS degrees transfer in their entirety to the State University System and some private colleges.

Associate in Applied Science (AAS): The AAS degree will prepare you for immediate employment and can be completed in two years. Several AAS courses will transfer to the State University System and some private colleges.

Certificates (C): Certificates are college credit programs (including Applied Technology Diplomas - ATD, and Advanced Technical Certificates - ATC) or vocational credit programs of study (Post Secondary Adult Vocational - PSAV) which are designed to prepare you for immediate employment. Certificates can usually be completed in less than one year and can augment your existing education, contribute to your professional development, or may serve as your first step towards the completion of an AS or AAS degree.