Advanced Manufacturing
Grade 11th-12th (Certification can be obtained in Solidworks)

Advanced Manufacturing at CEC can help students with the use of innovative technology to improve products or processes. Learn how to design products and create them using various tools (hand and machine). Students have the opportunity to sit for an Industry certificate in SolidWorks at the end of the pathway. Advanced Manufacturing gives the students the opportunity to study mechanical engineering and machining technologies.

Architectural Design
Grade 11th-12th

This course is designed to prepare students for entry-level architectural drafting positions or advanced studies. Students use current industry AutoCad (2D Computer Aided Drafting), Revit (Building Information Modeling), and SketchUp (Surface Modeling) to design homes and create construction documents, presentation drawings and models.

Audio Engineering
Grade 11th-12th

Prepare yourself for a career in sound recording, music production and other related audio careers. Audio Engineering provides students the opportunity to explore and develop technical, creative and aesthetic skills used in Music, Film, and Audio Visual industries. Students receive hands-on training using a modern, professional recording studio and live sound equipment. The Audio Engineering course at CEC Early College of Denver gives you theoretical and hands-on experience in a state-of-the-art recording studio.

Automotive Technology
Grade 11th-12th (College credit & Entry-level ASE certifications available after completion of each year)

Automotive Technology is a performance-based course. Students work at their own pace to achieve competence in the performance objective. Upon completion, students may obtain and be successful at an entry-level job related to automotive technology. The classroom environment simulates a live automotive shop. Students work on real customers’ vehicles to learn the techniques and procedures needed to repair today’s vehicles. Safety, work ethics, teamwork and related academic skills are taught.

BioMedical Sciences
Grade 11th-12th

CEC Biomedical Science is a unique, 4-semester course program which offers a wide range of knowledge in anatomy and physiology, physiopathology, biomedical engineering, interventions, and technology pertaining to healthcare. The project-based structure of the pathway is one in which a storyline or medical scenario is followed and studied over the course of each semester. This engaging and challenging course empowers students to think critically and provides them with opportunities to become proficient problem solvers.

Business Management
Grade 11th-12th

Build your professional portfolio and learn how to create a resume, excel at job interviews, self-advocate, and learn career-ready skills that will set you apart from the competition. Learn how to budget and manage your personal and business finances, learn hands-on methods to run and operate a business from the ground up, and learn in a collaborative environment with supportive teachers and industry-leading mentors. All students are inducted to FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) and will be privy to the benefits of being affiliated with this national group

Construction Technology
Grade 11th-12th (Certification through the Home Builders Institute)

This course explores the expanding array of careers within the construction industry. Students will be exposed to the construction industry through job site tours, hands-on experience, and classroom activities. Math and science application will be established through the academic integration of job site technical skills and classroom theory.

More specifically, students will learn and practice job site safety; read and interpret text and drawings in order to construct projects; learn to operate and maintain tools, both hand and power; and learn the components of building systems and how they function.

More advanced students will have the opportunity to explore and specialize in specific areas of the industry including electrical, plumbing, roofing, framing, drywall, tile setting, etc.

Criminal Justice / Forensics
Grade 11th-12th (College credits & Law Enforcement certification through CCD)

CEC provides several opportunities for you to get both college and high school credit while also learning about the criminal justice system. The mission of the program is to create a rigorous learning environment that provides an authentic, real-world context.

Culinary Arts
Grade 11th-12th

Looking for a tasty and rewarding career? This could be awaiting you in the restaurant or food business. By working in CEC’s Eliot Street Café, you’ll learn skills such as baking, quantity food preparation, customer service, banquet and catering operations and restaurant management.

Gain skills in baking and pastry
Learn production skills, including prep, pantry, line cooking and scullery skills.
Understand the business management aspects of restaurant work.
Learn front of the house skills from waiter/waitress to marketing.
Work in a licensed, student-run restaurant open to the public—The Eliot Street Café, located inside CEC

Emergency Medical Technician
Grade 11th-12th (EMT National Registry & CPR/AED/First Aid Certificate)

The first semester of this pathway focuses on the foundations of the medical field. Students will learn medical terminology, body systems (including muscles and bones), and medical systems (including ethics and legal).

The second semester of this pathway exposes students to the skills and knowledge necessary to sit for and pass the National Registry EMT Certification Test. Students will not only dive into classroom skills and scenarios but will also ride along on an ambulance with a certified EMT.

Fashion Design
Grade 11th-12th

The Fashion industry is big business and it affects all of our lives to some extent, simply because we are all consumers of clothing, and possibly cosmetics, hair care, etc. Yes, even those who are “anti Fashion” are still a part of this worldwide industry. This 3-semester non-sequential class is designed to give students hands-on experience in many facets of this industry, including designing, pattern drafting, sewing, textiles, sketching, wardrobe planning, buying and more. A 4th-semester internship is available to students.

Film/Video Production
Grade 11th-12th

This course allows students to explore their creativity through the medium of motion pictures. Students conceive, write, plan, shoot, edit and master their own short films. Films can be narratives, documentaries, commercials, or music videos. Students use professional equipment in all phases of production and are able to showcase their work at our own film festival at the end of the year as well as other local, student film festivals. Students are also exposed to basic film history and theory as well as cinematography and editing techniques.

Fitness and Health
Grade 11th-12th (College credits & NASM personal trainer certification)

In this pathway, students have the ability to achieve multiple certificates. In the Fitness and Health courses, students will explore physical fitness techniques and skills required to become fitness trainers for groups or individuals. In addition, nutrition and health are also studied for students to obtain the beginning level certification for nutrition through CCD.

Learn and earn a certificate from the American Heart Association for CPR
Learn to demonstrate correct exercise form using a variety of equipment
Ability to modify an exercise for a physical limitation
Foundational sciences for fitness and wellness career fields
Opportunities to volunteer and shadow with fitness and wellness professionals
Develop skills needed to design effective exercise programs
Become comfortable in a position of educator and trainer in wellness
Three business partnerships that offer resources to the program

Medical Careers / Certified Nursing Assistant
Grade 11th-12th (College credits, CPR,, approved completion of nurse aide program for eligibility of certified Nurse Assistant test is legally eligible)

Medical Careers explored through body systems, medical terminology, Basic First Aid, CPR with an emphasis on Nurse Assistant skills and knowledge for certification and work in health care settings.

70 hours of direct hands-on patient interaction and care in a medical facility
In-depth knowledge of the human body, diseases, health and healthcare
Teamwork, closeness, self-discovery, healthcare professional behavior and opportunities

Sports Medicine
Grade 11th-12th (First Responder certificate, CPR/AED/1st Aid certificate)

The first semester of this pathway will introduce students to academic skills to include: medical terminology as well as prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries of the upper extremities. In addition, the student will study the human body (anatomy & physiology, nutrition, and emergency medicine). Upon successful completion, the student will receive Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (C.P.R.)/Automated External Defibrillation (AED), Advanced First Aid Certification, and First Responder card.

The second semester of this pathway exposes students to the evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries of the lower extremities. Students will also act as practitioners in class to prepare them for an internship with an athletic trainer in the district.

Instruction is designed to prepare and enhance students as candidates for university/college entry-level student athletic training positions to become Certified Athletic Trainers (ATC). Additional disciplines include physical therapy (PT), emergency medical technician (EMT), physician assistant (PA), certified nurse assistant (CNA).

Teaching Careers
Grade 11th-12th (College Credits)

Explore rewarding careers in the field of education, child development, and family foundations through the Teaching Careers pathway. Whether you are interested in becoming a teacher, an early childhood provider, a child psychologist, or you’d like to obtain skills in medical pediatrics or parenting you will learn valuable techniques in this pathway. Through a variety of activities, students will acquire skills necessary to work with the “whole child”. You will learn about the miracle of pregnancy, infancy and child/adolescent growth in all areas of development (social-emotional, intellectual, and physical) that play into the development of children. You’ll also learn about student motivation/ownership, learning styles/preferences, multicultural/ethnic diversity, social justice and about numerous topics and/or concerns relating to children, families, the benefits and rewards of parenting. This is a rewarding class that will not only benefit you as a student but as you move into adulthood, parenting and beyond.

In-depth understanding, knowledge and know-how of child development, early childhood education, family foundations and building strong communities.
A historical and current perspective relating to social justice, equity and self-advocacy as a means to empower and light a flame through a critical lens of analysis.

Video Game Design
Grade 11th-12th

This course is for students with or without experience in gaming and computers. In this course, you will learn code used in creating video games. Students will refine literacy skills by reading and reviewing game reviews and industry articles. Students will also craft interesting and engaging storyboards and design plans for original games. Exposure to real code like C/C++ to make video games in class.

Welding Technology
Grade 11th-12th

Students in Welding Technology attend half-day 130-minute sessions for 1.5 units of credit. Full-time freshmen attend 65-minute split sessions for 0.75 units of credit. The 4-semester program includes safety, Oxy-fuel Welding, Cutting and Brazing, Arc Welding, Mig Welding, Flame and Plasma Cutting. Punch, Shear, and Break operations, Metallurgy, Work Ethics and practical Math and Science applications through job practice. The beginning semester students will learn safety, Gas Welding & Cutting and tool & equipment use and process.

Students will learn safety, and entry-level welding skills in all processes (Shield Metal Arc Welding, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, Flux Cored Arc Welding, Gas Metal Arc Welding) and in all positions. Students will meet the AWS SENSE national training standards for certification as an AWS Level I Entry Welder. This combination covers all of today’s major welding and cutting processes, and provides a solid foundation in safety, occupational orientation, and fabrication

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Course Guide

2021/2022 Course Guide

English

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Physical Education

Science

Social Studies

Electives

Career Education Center (CEC)

Colorado Digital Learning Solutions (CDLS)

World Language Courses (CDLS)

CDLS AP Courses

Career & Technical Education (CTE)