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