SFUSD Career & Technical Education
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Career Technical Education
Preparing young talent to thrive in San Francisco's workforce
Spring Opportunities for SFUSD Students: CNA Program & After School Auto
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After School High School Auto Program: Spring Opportunity for SFUSD Students
Current SFUSD high school students have the opportunity to participate in an after school automotive / transportation class--for elective credits--held within the Washington High School auto shop on Mondays and Tuesdays. Complete the application linked below. If you have questions, reach out to: workbasedlearning@sfusd.edu.
Spring 2026 CNA Program: Opportunity for Graduating SFUSD Seniors
SFUSD is excited to again partner with Northern California Nursing Academy (NCNA) to provide an opportunity for eligible graduating SFUSD seniors. Application is open and will close on Thursday, November 20 at 11:59pm. Spots for the program are limited. Students must be Current SFUSD seniors, planning to graduate in May/June and to stay in the San Francisco Bay Area, and interested in working immediately after graduating high school. They must also be available every weekend from January 31 through May 17, 2026, as well as during spring break, March 30–April 3.
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Video Game Design Class at Balboa
Inside San Francisco's Balboa High School, students in Mr. Peery's class are hard at work building video games. Make no mistake, while the games may be fun to play, designing them is hard work.
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An unlikely trend is unfolding in San Francisco’s public high schools — and it isn’t happening on TikTok.
One of the most popular electives for teens today isn’t robotics, chorus or debate. It’s automotive studies.
“It’s the beginning of a revival,” said George Washington High School auto shop teacher Andre Higginbotham.
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In a Gleaming Kitchen, O'C Culinary Students Get a Taste of the Restaurant World
As restaurants scramble for workers, John O’Connell High School teaches youth not just to cook but to think more deeply about the food and businesses around them.
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SFUSD CTE addresses barriers so that students from historically and systemically under-resourced communities have opportunities to access career exploration, practice and mastery of technical skills, and early-college course work.
From Biotech to Culinary, all 53 CTE programs cultivate critical thinking, technical literacy, public speaking, and leadership skills. Our goal is that each student has college and career exposure so that they are able to make informed decisions about their path after high school, and they have the work skills to thrive in the San Francisco workforce.
Check out this two-pager to learn more about the various CTE pathways and academies--in varied career sectors--throughout SFUSD.
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This page was last updated on November 7, 2025