Our Mission

The mission of Career Technical Education (CTE) is to ensure that every citizen of New Hampshire graduates from high school, college and career ready.

CTE helps students gain the skills, technical knowledge, academic foundation and real-world experience they need to prepare for high-skill, high-demand, high-wage careers. CTE is organized by a national framework called Career Clusters, which presents a complete range of related career options to students of all ages, helps them discover their interests and passions, and empowers them to choose the educational pathway that can lead to success in high school, college and their chosen career.

College Credit at Portsmouth High School

Portsmouth High School provides dual enrollment credit courses to juniors and seniors providing them the opportunity to earn college credit while attending high school. These courses are taught by qualified Portsmouth High School teachers using the syllabi and text of the corresponding course offered at the credit granting institution. Students may earn up to 3 college credits at the same time as earning high school credit. Students must make the commitment to take the courses as college courses at the start of the course and pay the tuition fee. Tuition is offered at a significant discount. Students successfully completing the high school course receive dual credit; high school credit and college credit at the same time.

Currently, we offer three Running Start courses through Great Bay Community College and two courses through Southern New Hampshire University.

The following courses are dual enrollment courses:

Great Bay Community College

Introduction to Business

Accounting

Southern New Hampshire University

Culinary Arts II- Culinary Skills & Procedures

Education & Teacher Training

Click here to download the College Credit Brochure