Central Orange County CTE Partnership (CTEp)

The Central Orange County CTE Partnership (CTEp) is an active, specialized public vocational district dedicated to empowering high school students in grades 10 through 12. Operating as a non-charter regional educational entity centered around a single operational school site, the partnership is headquartered at 2910 Red Hill Ave., Suite 200, in Costa Mesa, California. Situated within a midsize city environment in the greater Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metropolitan region, the district plays a tailored role in the local educational ecosystem by delivering upper-level career and technical instruction designed to help sophomores, juniors, and seniors transition smoothly into higher education and workforce opportunities.

Under the 2024–2025 federal reporting framework, CTEp functions primarily as a collaborative administrative and curricular hub, which accounts for its unique reporting profile of zero direct full-time equivalent (FTE) teaching staff and zero primary student enrollments. Rather than maintaining standalone student rosters, the partnership coordinates specialized technical programs in tandem with surrounding public school systems across U.S. Congressional District 647, State Senate District 37, and State House District 73. For parents, students, and educational researchers, CTEp serves as a vital regional asset in Orange County, expanding access to rigorous career-oriented coursework while leveraging shared resources across participating local school districts.