High School Academies/CTE Programs
The California Partnership Academies represent a high school reform movement that
is focused on smaller learning communities with a career theme. Academy components
include rigorous academics and career technical education, with a career focus, a
committed team of teachers, and active business and post-secondary partnerships. Extensive
evaluations of the academies indicate a positive impact on school performance.
The academy model is a three-year program, grades 10-12, structured as a school-within-a-school.
Academies incorporate integrated academic and career technical education, business
partnerships, mentoring, and internships.
Three of our local high schools have active academies. As part of our ongoing partnership with
the schools, the Dual Enrollment Program offers a variety of courses as part of their
curriculum. All of the SBCC courses offered through the academies are part of the
career pathways that we have in place to prepare you for a certificate, AA degree
or on your way to transferring to a four year institution. To see our SBCC Career
Pathway brochure, click here. To see the specific pathway for each academy click on the insert next to it. To
see other career pathways that SBCC offers, please scroll to the bottom of the page
to view the inserts.
We offer courses in the following academies:
Carpinteria High School
Culinary Arts Academy
Multimedia Arts Academy
Dos Pueblos High School
Engineering Academy
Santa Barbara High School
Green Academy
Visual Arts & Design Academy (VADA)
Multimedia Arts Design (MAD) Academy
San Marcos High School
Health Careers Academy
Other Career Pathways:
- Automotive Tech
- Business and Finance
- Computer Info Systems
- Construction