CTE Professional & Student Organizations
A Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) is an extracurricular group for students in CTE programs to further their knowledge and skills by participating in activities, events, and competitions.
Professional OrganizationsCareer and Technical Education |
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Teacher Organization |
Student Organization |
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| Name | Website | Name | Website | |
| Agriculture Science and Technology | Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas (VATAT) | www.vatat.org | Texas FFA Association (FFA) | www.texasffa.org |
| National Association of Agriculture Educators (NAAE) | www.naae.org | |||
| Business Education | Texas Business and Technology Educators Association | www.tbtea.org | Business Professionals of America (BPA) | www.texasbpa.com |
| Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) | fblatx.org | |||
| Family and Consumer Sciences Education | Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers Association of Texas | www.fcstat.org | Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) | www.texasfccla.org |
| Health Science Technology Education | Texas Health Occupations Association (THOA) | www.thoainc.org | Health Occupations Students of America |
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| National Consortium on Health Science and Technology Education (NCHSTE) | www.nchste.org | |||
| Technology Education | Texas Technology & Engineering Educators (TTEE) |
http://www.texastee.org | Technology Students of America | www.texastsa.org |
| Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security | Texas Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security Teacher Association | https://www.texaspublicsafetyassociation.org/focus/law | Texas Public Service Association (TPSA) or SKILLS USA | |
| Education & Training | Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP) | www.tassp.org | Texas Association of Future Educators (T.A.F.E.) | www.tafeonline.org |
| Trade & Industrial | Texas Industrial Vocational Association (TIVA) | www.tiva.org/tivanew | SkillsUSA Texas Association | www.skillsusatx.org |
| Career and Technical Education | Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) | www.acteonline.org | (Note: ACTE is the national organization for career and technical education and includes all program areas.) | |
| Career and Technical Administrators and Counselors | Career and Technology Association of Texas (CTAT) | www.ctat.org | (Note: CTAT is the state organization for all career and technical administrators, career counselors, and career connections teachers.) | |