The Career and Technical Education program represents costs associated with teaching courses in certain areas:
- Agriculture Education: agriculture business and management, agricultural engineering, animal science, and horticulture;
- Business Education: accounting, administrative procedures/office support positions, banking and finance, business computer technology, communications, and web page design;
- Family and Consumer Sciences Education: child development/child care, food and nutrition, food services/culinary arts, hospitality, interior design, and fashion design;
- Health Science Education: biotechnology, dental assisting, emergency medical technician, medical assisting, nurse assisting, and pharmacy technician;
- Information Technology Education: database development, digital media, network design, programming and software engineering, technical support, and web development;
- Marketing Education: advertising and promotion, e-commerce marketing, fashion merchandising, sports and entertainment marketing, and travel and tourism;
- Skilled and Technical Sciences Education: a range of trades including auto mechanics, carpentry, commercial art and photography, commercial aviation, cosmetology, and barbering, drafting, fire science, law enforcement, and welding; and
- Technology and Engineering Education: materials, processes, and technologies used in manufacturing, construction, transportation, communication, and engineering-related technologies.
During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $20,616,600 from all sources for Career and Technical Education. This is a 0.4 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $2,196,300 from the General/Education Funds, a reduction of 0.4 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.
In addition to statewide compensation and internal service fund cost increases, the following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:
COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.