Welcome to the West Cabarrus High School Career & Technical Education Department! 

WCHS CTE Leadership

• Mr. Young - 
  • Teacher Support, Instructional and Curriculum Support, CTE Inventory Management, CTE Testing, Department Chair

• Mr. French - Career Development Coordinator (CDC) / Work-Based Learning Coordinator
  • Student Support, STEM Academy Support, National Technical Honor Society, Co-Department Chair
    • WCHS Career Center, Career Fair, College Fair, Student Employability, Employer Contact

Business, Marketing & Finance Education:

• Mr. Mingo:  Business Management I and II
• Ms. Palma:  Business Essentials

Family & Consumer Sciences Education:

• Ms. Spoons:  Foods & Nutrition I
• Chef Skornik: Foods and Nutrition II

Health Sciences Education:

• Ms. Tillman:  Health Science I and II Honors
• Ms. Tobin:  Foundations of Health Science, HOSA Advisor

Trade, Technology, Engineering, and Industrial Education:

• Mr. Swayney:  Construction Core and Carpentry I and II
• Ms. Jones:  Drafting I, Engineering Honors II and III, Architecture Honors II and III
• Mr. Nicely:  Logistics I and II - Warehousing

STEM Academy of Aviation & Aerospace:

• TBD:  Aviation courses
• Mr. Smith: Aviation Courses
• Mr. French:  Avionics courses
• Mr. Gardzielik: Aerospace Courses

Our CTE department offers engaging and hands-on courses in the following CTE program areas:

• Business, Finance, and Marketing Education
  • Business Essentials
  • Business Management (I, II, and Honors)
• Career Development
  • Career Management
• Family & Consumer Sciences Education
  • Foods and Nutrition (I, II, and Honors)
  • Principles of Family and Human Services
• Health Sciences Education
  • Foundations of Health Science
  • Health Science I
  • Biomedical Technology
• Trade, Technology, Engineering, and Industrial Education 
  • Construction
  • Carpentry I and II
  • Drafting I
  • Drafting II - Engineering
  • Drafter III - Engineering
  • Logistics I
  • Logistics II - Warehousing

WCHS is also home to the STEM Academy of Aviation & Aerospace!

Courses in our STEM Academy of Aviation & Aerospace include:

• Intro to Flight
• Careers in Aviation
• Launching into Aviation
• The Flying Environment
• Avionic Systems 

Click here for our detailed WCHS CTE Career Pathways and Course Sequencing.

Click below to go to our WCHS Career Center site.