Career and Technical Student Organizations
Missouri CTSO organizations |
Enrollment 2010-11 |
National ranking (enrollment) |
|
350 |
|
|
9,167 |
6th |
|
13,825 |
2nd |
|
297 |
|
|
25,084 |
4th |
|
11,700 |
4th |
|
389 |
|
|
220 |
4th |
|
403 |
7th |
|
11,579 |
7th |
|
2,689 |
11th |
|
821 |
4th |
During the 2010-11 school year, a total of 76,516 students participated in Missouri career and technical student organizations.
The United States Department of Education (USDOE) recognizes the educational programs and philosophies embraced by the Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) as being an integral part of career and technical education (CTE) instructional programs.
Career and technical student organizations provide essential opportunities for students to develop and refine the skills required in their chosen occupational area. Student conferences, competitions, workshops, community service, and other activities make education more enjoyable and effective. CTSOs may be fully integrated into the instructional program as a supplement to regular classroom instruction. When properly planned and conducted, CTSO activities strengthen learning in the classroom.
- Progress of the Modern Student Poster (pdf)
- Balanced Education Poster (pdf)
- Investing in Futures Poster (pdf)
- Study: Looking Inside the Black Box: The value added by career and technical student organizations to students' high school experience
National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, June 2007

