Career Pathways

2025-2026 Academic Year

Career Cluster: Arts, A/V Technology, & Communications (AAVC)

Program Area: Computer Science, IT, and Technology Education (CSITT)

Career Pathways connect rigorous CTE coursework with real-world experiences preparing students for careers.
Work-based Learning (WBL) is an integral part of all Career and Technical Education courses in North Carolina to show curricular relevance to industry skills.

Public School Units (PSUs) are encouraged to strategically choose work-based learning strategies in alignment with unique needs, considering factors such as local employment demands, available program offerings, resources, and other pertinent considerations. Contact your local CTE administrator for more information.

WBL Courses with Academic Credit:

  • CTE Advanced Studies
  • CTE Cooperative Education
  • CTE Entrepreneurial Experience
  • CTE Internship
  • CTE Pre-apprenticeship
  • CTE Apprenticeship

WBL Activities without Academic Credit:

  • Guest speaker
  • Career fair
  • Job fair
  • Transition fair
  • Field trip (workplace tour)
  • Job shadowing
  • Mentoring
  • Service learning
  • School-based enterprise
  • Simulated workplace
  • Workplace challenge/Industry-sponsored project

Adobe Academy (ADAC)

Middle Grades Exploration
CY01 Keyboarding and Basic Word Processing
CY02 Introduction to Office Productivity
CY03 Office Productivity Applications
CY04 Digital Literacy
CY13 Apple: Everyone Can Code I - Puzzles
CY14 Apple: Everyone Can Code II - Adventures
CY20 Computer Science Discoveries I
CY21 Computer Science Discoveries II
CY22 Computer Science Discoveries III
CY30 Coding in Minecraft - Introductory
CY31 Coding in Minecraft - Intermediate
CY32 Coding in Minecraft - Advanced
EY10 Exploring Personal Characteristics and Careers
EY11 Exploring Careers and Employment
EY12 Exploring Financial Literacy
EY30 Career Exploration
Foundational Prerequisite Option(s)
N/A
Prerequisite Option(s)
CD10 Adobe Visual Design I
Concentrator Option(s)
CD11 Adobe Visual Design II
CD12 Adobe Digital Design I
CD14 Adobe Video Design I
Career Pathway Major Options
WA01 CTE Apprenticeship AAVC
WE01 CTE Entrepreneurial Experience AAVC
WI01 CTE Internship AAVC
WO01 CTE Cooperative Education AAVC
WP01 CTE Pre-apprenticeship AAVC
WS01 CTE Advanced Studies AAVC
Supplemental Employability Skills
0I00 IB Personal and Professional Skills
CC10 Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
ED45 Career Management
Supplemental Technical Courses
MM51 Marketing I
Career and College Promise
Approved Career and College Promise Career Technical Education Pathway
Career and Technical Student Organizations
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
SkillsUSA
Technology Student Association (TSA)

Download 2025-2026 Pathway Info