Snoqualmie Valley School District outlines CTE offerings, reports 1,475 industry certifications this year

Michelle Chaney, career and technical education director for the Snoqualmie Valley School District, told the Economic Development Commission on June 18 that the district’s CTE (career and technical education) programs now include 71 courses and reach students from middle school through high school.

"We offer 71 courses amongst many program areas and national career clusters," Chaney said. She told commissioners the district served 1,796 students in CTE classes in the 2024–25 school year and that the high school’s enrollment is about 2,200 students.

Chaney said Washington state requires every student to complete at least one credit of CTE to graduate (typically two semesters) and noted a 2019 change in state law that allows students who complete two or more credits in a single CTE pathway to meet a graduation pathway requirement. "A few years ago, I think it was 2019, the state passed a law ... students who complete 2…