Prepare Your Student for Career Success

Give your student the skills, experience, and certifications they need to succeed in their future career.

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Featured Career Fields

Students at K12-powered schools have the opportunity to explore high-paying career fields and learn specialized skills alongside their regular curriculum. We offer 30+ career pathways in a variety of fields.

The “IT” Career

Computers are everywhere in our daily lives, and studying information technology (IT) has never been more lucrative. IT skills open up opportunities in a range of industries.

In the Business of Success

Whether your student is looking at a career in human resources, accounting, or as an entrepreneur, business management & administration has a career pathway to suit them.

A Healthy Career Path

Give your student the tools they need to move forward in a career helping others. Students can choose to build skills in a variety of health sciences pathways like medical diagnostics, nursing, and healthcare data.

Your Student’s Path to a High-Demand Career 

Whatever your child’s passion, we help them find their career pathway and gain the skills, experience, and certifications they need to get started.

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Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

Students explore career pathways like agribusiness, food processing, and technical systems. 

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Criminal Justice & Community Services

Students learn how to serve and protect others through career pathways in legal services, law enforcement, and security.

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Education & Training

Students discover how to motivate and inspire learners.

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Engineering & Manufacturing

Students explore emerging technologies, math, and science without being confined to a traditional lab setting.

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Hospitality & Tourism

Students discover career pathways like restaurants and food, tourism, and hotel management.

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Marketing

Students learn digital skills through pathways in communications, sales, and merchandising.

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Visual Arts & Communications

Students learn the fundamentals of graphic design or digital journalism while honing creative skills.

Jumpstart Your Child’s Future

Here are a few ways students at K12-powered schools get a head start:

COLLEGE PREPARATION

Earning College Credits In High School

Students can get a head start on higher education by earning college credits through our dual enrollment program and preparing for Advanced Placement exams.

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Building Professional Connections

Internships, online sessions with industry professionals, and work-based learning are just a few ways we help your student gain the career connections and experience they need to land a job after graduation.

SKILLS FOR THE REAL WORLD

Gaining Specialized Knowledge

Students at K12-powered schools think outside the classroom, building professional skills — like collaboration, leadership, and problem-solving — while also gaining specialized technical skills specific to their career field.

INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION EXAM PREP

Earning Certifications

Students can take their skills to the next level as they prepare for more than 40 industry-recognized certification exams that can give them a competitive edge.

WHAT STUDENTS HAVE TO SAY

Kierra

Destinations Career Academy of Colorado
Studying health and human services

“I’ve always wanted to go into the healthcare pathway because I’ve always wanted to help people.”

Makyna

Destinations Career Academy of Colorado
Studying business

“I’m in personal finance and accounting, which are both part of the business administration pathway, which I really enjoy.”

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How do I get started?

*Career and College Prep is a program for grades 9–12. At some schools, career exploration is offered in middle school.