Options Book - Brecksville-Broadview Heights City Schools

CUYAHOGA VALLEY CAREER CENTER
The Cuyahoga Valley Career Center is an extension of Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School and
offers students a variety of career and technical education programs during their junior and senior years. These
programs are designed to provide the student with marketable technical skills and preparation for a career or
further education making use of those skills. Upon graduation from high school, students are ready for immediate
employment or for continued training in their chosen field in an apprenticeship, at a technical institute
or at a two or four-year college. Entry to CVCC programs is by application through the guidance office.
Some programs at CVCC are designated “Tech Prep” and are specifically designed to provide students with
a college option if they desire. The curriculum in a Tech Prep program has been aligned with the curriculum
at the college level in the same or a closely related field. By completing a Tech Prep program at CVCC along
with a strong academic program at the home school, students can earn college credits for their work at CVCC
and qualify for special college scholarships. In some programs, dual enrollment options are available. Collegebound
students need to plan their four-year high school schedules carefully, so that they meet college entrance
requirements and still have room in their schedule for a CVCC program. Tech Prep programs are identified
in the following program listings by the • symbol.
Career Center programs are two years in length and generally yield 3.5 units of elective credit per year, although
some programs carry a mix of academic and elective credits. (Credits are listed with each program description.)
In most programs, students attend for half of each school day, taking technical courses at the Career Center and
taking regular academic courses at Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School. Exceptions are noted in the
course descriptions. The high school provides bus transportation to and from the Career Center.
To qualify for enrollment in programs at the Career Center, students must have completed two years of high
school by the year in which they begin a program there. For students not having enough credits for junior standing
the guidance office must submit a written plan for completing graduation requirements and secure approval
of the CVCC administration. Students on IEPs may be admitted only if the appropriate CVCC representative
has been invited to the IEP/transition meeting in which the placement decision will be made. Several CVCC
programs of study have unique admission requirements involving pre-requisite courses, grade point averages,
interviews, etc. See the individual program descriptions for details.
In order to project a professional appearance, prepare students for workplace requirements and foster a sense of
program identity and pride, all CVCC students are required to purchase and wear the prescribed professional
wear for their particular program. The required attire varies from program to program and was designed with
student input, but all garments carry the CVCC logo and the individual program name. The professional attire
is required at all times during the CVCC school day.
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