Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Career and Technical Student Organizations

Missouri CTSO organizations	Enrollment 2010-11	National ranking (enrollment)
Collegiate DECA — The college division of DECA	350
DECA — Marketing, finance, hospitality and management education	9,167	6th
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) — High school - Business and business-related education	13,825	2nd
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) — Middle school – Business and business-related education	297
FFA — Agricultural education	25,084	4th
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) — Family and consumer sciences education	11,700	4th
Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) — Health sciences education	389
Postsecondary Agricultural Student Organization (PAS) — Students in agriculture/agribusiness/natural resources postsecondary programs	220	4th
Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) — The college division of FBLA	403	7th
SkillsUSA — Trade, industrial, technical and skilled service occupation education	11,579	7th
Technology Student Association (TSA) — Technology, design and pre-engineering education	2,689	11th
Young Farmer Educational Association — Adult student organization for agricultural education	821	4th

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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.

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• 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