• Academic Career Pathways, Construction for Geometry build on CTAE successes!

    The Georgia Department of Education is launching two new options to prepare students for high-demand careers and successful futures: new Academic Career Pathways and the Construction for Geometry initiative.

    Building on the success of Georgia’s Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) programs and the CTAE+ initiative, these are collaborative efforts between GaDOE’s CTAE and Teaching and Learning teams and are designed to support new options and opportunities for students.

    Academic Career Pathways are 21 new hybrid pathways that offer a blend of existing academic and CTAE courses. Aligned to Georgia’s High Demand Career List, the new pathways recognize the strong link between higher academic learning and hands-on CTAE application. Georgia is one of the first states in the nation to offer this blended approach to student learning. 

    The 21 new Academic Career (AC) Pathways blend academic and CTAE courses, with students completing three sequenced courses that connect rigorous academics with hands-on learning.

    The AC Pathways do not replace CTAE Pathways, Academic Pathways, or Advanced Academic Pathways. Students can choose the option that best meets their individual needs and goals.

    All AC Pathways are aligned to the state’s High Demand Career List, and student participation is recognized on the College & Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI).

    Click here to see a full list of the 21 new Academic Career Pathways. Students have access immediately for the 2025-2026 school year and the new pathways will be recognized in the 2026 CCRPI.

    The Construction for Geometry initiative allows students to fulfill the Geometry mathematics graduation requirement by successfully completing and passing all the courses in the Carpentry Pathway within the Construction Career Cluster. This meets the admission requirements for Technical College System of Georgia institutions to support students in furthering their path to workforce readiness. Click here to see the FAQs. 

    Click here to see the Georgia Department of Education's Press Release dated July 17, 2025..