Copper County ISD CTE

Copper County ISD

Career Techs

Healthcare Industry

Organizations Involved

Occupations Impacted

High school students

Workforce Development Focus

Increasing number of healthcare workers

Workforce Issue Addressed

Training individuals to work in a healthcare profession

Description

Health-related CTE courses at Copper County ISD include a Health Careers program for students in Houghton County, a Health Occupations program for students in Baraga County and a popular CNA program for Houghton, Baraga and Keweenaw counties. The CNA program had enrolled over half of the students from the most recent CTE class of 79. The CNA program has college articulation agreements with 5 higher-ed institutions in the Upper Peninsula.