Training Tomorrow’s
Professionals.
The Jo Daviess Carroll Career Technical Education Academy, a collaborative educational opportunity for high school learners in the northwestern corner of Illinois.
The Jo Daviess Carroll CTE Academy
Our Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs provide instruction for careers in high-wage, high-skill, and in-demand occupations. CTE programs continue to strengthen students' technical skills, articulate transitions to postsecondary programs and employment, and close achievement gaps. Want to take a peek inside our classrooms? Give this video a watch!
We are hiring! Check out our Employment Opportunities
Important Dates
11/26 to 11/30 - No School - Thanksgiving Break
12/4/25 - Career Exploration Fest (8th-grade event)
12/20/25 to 1/4/26 - No School - Winter Break
Starting in January - DropINs (visits to the CTEA for incoming students)
1/5/26 - No School - Teacher's Institute
1/19/26 - No School - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
***February - CTE MONTH***
2/16/26 - No School - Presidents' Day
2/25/26 - The Life Event (LeWin, East Dubuque, and Galena)
2/26/26 - The Life Event (Stockton, Warren, River Ridge, Scales Mound, and West Carroll)
3/30 - 4/6 - No School - Spring Break
5/21/26 - Last Day of School (unless emergency days are needed)
5/25/26 - Memorial Day
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Manufacturing Day 2025
A career exploration event to introduce students to high-need, high-salary careers in our area. Organized by the NWILED and CTE Academy
Special thanks to this year’s participants:
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions, MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions: Metform, East Dubuque, Nitrogen Fertilizers, Adkins Energy, Signcraft Screenprint, Riverport Railroad, Neumiller Farms Inc, Citizens State Bank, Galena Area Chamber of Commerce, JCE Coop, Nicor Gas, ITC Midwest, Origin Design, Adkins Energy, JCE Coop, Galena Roasters, Univ of IL Extension 4-H, United States Penitentiary - Thomson, WPPO Pizza, Jo Daviess County Highway Dept., Highland Community College, Invasive Media & Sound Safe AI, Visit NW Illinois, Forster Products, Hudson’s Tack & More, Ergotips, Inc., Midwest Medical Center, Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation, BEST, and Morrison Tech.
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