Programs & Classes
We make high school work for you with premier Career & Technical Education classes that you will actually want to take.
Jumpstart Your Career
in High School
We offer rigorous, relevant, hands-on Career & Technical Education pathways that are also fun and engaging. Whether your future takes you directly to into the workforce or on to college after high school, research shows that our Career & Technical Education programs are proven to help students like you:
- Be more successful in high school, as well as in post-secondary education and your chosen career.
- Earn industry certifications and state licenses that lead to direct employment.
- Gain real-world experience, leadership skills, and be able to earn dual college credit.
- Find your passion, whether it’s for the industrial trades, health care, technology, or maybe as a first responder.
Start your future now. We have more than 30 Central Campus pathways so you can select the one that suits you. If you’re looking to get more out of high school while being able to do what you love, you’ve come to the right place.
Find your true calling through Pima JTED.
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Attendance Hotline 520-209-2675
JTED Works for Students
By the Numbers
80%
Placement rate in College, Career & Military
2018 Central Program Completers
200k+
Square feet of Career and Technical Education learning spaces
Across 9 Central & 39 Satellite Campuses
5k+
Industry certifications & licenses earned
2015 – 2020 Central Program Completers
$2b
In estimated annual earnings of JTED completers
Extrapolated Central & Satellite Program Completers Since 2007, Based on Median Tucson Income in 2018
Success Stories
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Instant Bonds Form in JTED Heavy Equipment Operations
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JTED Internship puts Amberly on the Fast Track to her Career Goals
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Nevaeh and Savannah Pursue Their Passion
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Liliana and Logan Spend the Summer with Banner University Pharmacy
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Cassandra and Romina Get Real-Life Experience with Public Safety Communications Internship
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Nevaeh’s Antsy Nancy Internship
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New Flight Simulators Help Careers Take Off
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The People We Met 2023-24: Part 2
I joined the Cosmetology program with JTED knowing nothing about the program or the industry. As a student, I was given many opportunities to practice my skill, on mannequins and real people. I walked out of the program confident in my ability to learn and grow in the industry.
Charly Wilson
2014, Cosmetology
We Partner with
the world’s best.
Events & Announcements
JTED In The News
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Teacher’s Edge: Model Engine Build Sparks Student Creativity
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New high school opening on Tucson’s south side to prepare students for medical careers
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At a new Tucson high school, students don’t just prepare for health care careers – they operate
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$24M medical careers center ready to train Tucson high school students
About JTED
Southern Arizona’s Premier Career & Technical Education District
We are a public school district that works with business and industry to offer premier, tuition-free* CTE pathways to approximately 22,000 high school age sophomores, juniors and seniors each year. We serve students from public, private, and charter schools, and students who are home-schooled. Pima JTED also welcomes students who have not earned a diploma or GED and are under the age of 22. Students may enroll in a pathway at one of our Central Campuses, located throughout Pima County, or at one of our 36 satellite locations which are in all public high schools in Pima County, Santa Cruz Valley, Nogales, and in Mammoth San Manuel.
*Under Arizona State Law, students who have accepted an Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) contract must pay tuition to enroll in one or more of our programs. Learn more
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The Pima County JTED #11 is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in relation to race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, language of origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or marital status. Unless expressly superseded by controlling federal or state statutes, regulations or court decisions, this policy will prevail in all matters concerning staff members, students, the public, educational programs and services and individuals with whom the Joint Board does business.
We respectfully acknowledge the campuses of Pima JTED are set on the land of indigenous peoples. With Arizona being home to 22 federally recognized tribes, we respectfully recognize that indigenous people have been living and working on this land since time immemorial.
Per ARS 15-903: The average salary of all teachers (38 FTE Certified employees) employed in FY 2025 (budget year) is $62,471. The average salary of all teachers employed in FY 2024 (prior year) was $60,068. The increase in average teacher salary from the prior year was $2,403, which equals 4%.
Teacher to Student Ratio: 1:58.32
Average Class Ratio: 1:27