January 27, 2025 – Bottineau, ND – Dakota College at Bottineau (DCB) celebrates February as Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month. Known for CTE programs, Dakota College at Bottineau provides students with the technical skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary for successful performance in a globally competitive workplace.

Comprised of eight program areas, CTE is developed to prepare students to meet the expectations of employers. Each program contains career clusters offering several pathways, valuable skills, and real-world experience. The career clusters serve as an organizational model grouping occupations with similar traits. Essential skills and knowledge for each cluster identify and provide the foundation for CTE curriculum development and instruction. 

Dakota College at Bottineau offers programs within these career clusters.

• • Agriculture / Horticulture
• • Business
• • Computer Technology
• • Education & Human Services
• • Health Professions to include Nursing, Dental, Paramedic Technology
• • Natural Resources
• • Photography
• • Technical Studies
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Bottineau is not the only community DCB serves. Dakota College provides CTE programming at Bottineau sites in Minot and Valley City.

Students who successfully complete a CTE program can enter the workforce in one or two years after earning a certificate or technical degree. The CTE programs of study may provide opportunities to earn industry-recognized credentials. In addition, some CTE-bound students decide to further their education by transferring to a four-year university.

There is a level of academic content and skill that is required for success in today’s career and technical careers. CTE provides comprehensive opportunities for students to develop the skills they need to succeed in the 21^st-century economy. According to Kita Montejo, a Natural Resource student, there are many options, “I chose DCB because it’s small and more one-on-one with instructors. They have a lot of great programs from agriculture-based degrees, natural resources, nursing, unmanned aircraft, and dental hygiene tech”. CTE month celebrates programs across North Dakota that gain the academic, technical, and employability skills necessary for career readiness.