Santa Cruz County Regional Occupational Program ROP provides

Santa Cruz County Regional Occupational Program ROP provides students with opportunities to acquire career and technical skills to prepare for life-long learning and success in the changing workplace.

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What is ROP? ¡ Classes that help students identify future career options while building life skills. ¡ A variety of classes take place at all of the Santa Cruz County high schools. ¡ Students need to be 15 to take an ROP class.

The Value of ROP Classes ü ü ü ü A one year class = 10 high school credits Certification of Completion Personal Career Portfolio Career Connections Internship Opportunities Career Search Skills Student Run Businesses

Why students like ROP courses! ü ü ü The Instructors! Meaningful and fun hands-on projects Exposure to career opportunities Instructors meet individual student learning needs Challenging course content in an appropriate learning environment Learn useful work skills

Six Career Pathways Santa Cruz County Agriculture & Natural Resources Arts & Communications Business & Marketing Information Systems Engineering & Industrial Technology Home, Health & Recreation Social, Human & Governmental Services

Agriculture & Natural Resources Agriculture Production & Business ** ¡ Aquaculture 2 * ¡ Environmental Horticulture * ** ¡ Floral Design ** ¡ Green Careers ¡ Veterinary Science * * Meets UC A-G requirements ** Articulation with Cabrillo ¡

Agriculture Production & Business Costanoa, Renaissance, Watsonville Community

Aquaculture San Lorenzo Valley

Environmental Horticulture Soquel High School

Floral Design Soquel High School

Green Careers Soquel High School

Veterinary Science Soquel High School, Watsonville High School

Arts & Communications Computer Graphics * ** ¡ Graphic Arts ¡ Interior Design ¡ Photography * ¡ Video Production * ** ¡ Web Design ¡ * Meets UC A-G requirements ** Cabrillo Articulation agreement

Computer Graphics Harbor, SLV, Santa Cruz, Soquel, Watsonville,

Graphic Arts Harbor High School

Photography Harbor High School

Interior Design Santa Cruz High

Video Production Aptos, HHS, SLV, Watsonville

Web Design Santa Cruz, Harbor, Watsonville, Pajaro Valley

Business & Marketing Information Systems Business Management ¡ Marketing * ¡ International Business * ¡ Retail Merchandising ¡ Computer Applications ¡ * Meets UC A-G requirements

Business Management Watsonville, Pajaro Valley

Economics of Marketing Harbor, SLV, Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz, Aptos

International Business Watsonville

Retail Merchandising Watsonville High School

Computer Applications Watsonville High

Engineering & Industrial Technology Cabinetry** ¡ Construction Technology** ¡ Engine Repair/Performance ¡ Fabrication/Metals** ¡ Bicycle Repair ¡ Stagecraft ¡ Computer Aided Design ** Articulation with Cabrillo ¡

Cabinetry Soquel High School

Construction Technology Watsonville, Aptos, SLV

Engine Repair/Performance Santa Cruz & Watsonville

Fabrications/Metals Watsonville High School

Stagecraft Harbor HS

Bicycle Repair Harbor High

Computer Aided Design Scotts Valley

Home, Health & Recreation Dental Assistant ¡ Medical Technologies * ¡ Medical Assistant ¡ Sports Related Occupations ¡ Health Careers ¡ Culinary ¡ * Meets UC A-G requirements

Dental Assisting 12 th graders & Adult Program at Harbor High School

Medical. Technologies Harbor, Aptos, Watsonville, Pajaro Valley

Medical Assisting Adults – Harbor

Sports Related Occupations Scotts Valley, Soquel, Aptos. Santa Cruz, SLV

Health Careers Santa Cruz, Harbor, Aptos, PV, Watsonville

Culinary Scotts Valley Area

Social, Human & Governmental Services Administration of Justice ** ¡ Careers with Children ¡ Cosmetology ¡ First Responder ¡ Fire Science ** ¡ ** Cabrillo Articulation agreement

Administration of Justice Watsonville PD. Harbor, Soquel, Aptos, Scotts Valley, Pajaro Valley

Fire Science Central Fire, Watsonville

Careers With Children Watsonville High School

Cosmetology Shoreline Cosmetology School

First Responder Emergency Training Services

Contact ROP! www. rop. santacruz. k 12. ca. us or 479 -5333