What a CTE Diploma Means to Me

     Hello internet, it's Jawad again. When one graduates from high school in the United States they can recive either a Regents Diploma or an Advanced Regents Diploma. "What's the difference?" one might ask, "They both have Regents Diploma in their name." The difference comes down to the effort needed to achieve one of these diplomas. And Advanced Regents Diploma takes more effort to acheive than a normal Regents Diploma. That's why it's called an "Advanced" Regents Diploma. To get an Advanced Regents Diploma you must do more than the minimum to graduate high school, taking tougher courses and a bit more tests. The Advanced Regents Diploma is very helpful for those wanting to get into college out of high school which is also why you have to do more for an Advanced Regents Diploma. Comparing the requirements for both diplomas; in both you must earn 44 total credits, get 8 ELA credits, 6 math credits, 8 Social Studies credits, 2 art/music/dance credits, 1 health credit and 4 PE credits. In a normal Regents Diploma one must earn 2 LOTE credits but in an Advanced Regents Diploma one must earn 6 LOTE credits. In both you must get a 65+ on the ELA regents, any Social Studies Regents, any Science Regents and any other additional regents. In a normal Regents Diploma you need to get a 65+ in one math exam but in an Advanced Regents Diploma you must get a 65+ in ALL of them. In addition, For and Advanced Regents Diploma you must get a 65+ in a LOTE exam. As you can see more is required for an Advanced Regents Diploma.
     In my high school I can also get another thing, a CTE endorsement. Getting a CTE endorsement on either one of the diplomas allows one to get a job in the feild the studied to get said CTE endorsement. Getting a CTE endorsement also allows one to get an Advanced Regents Diploma without having to get 6 LOTE credits and earn a 65+ on a LOTE exam. Having a CTE endorsement on a Advanced Regents Diploma means that not only you increase your chances of getting into college but you also get a well paying job too. There are requirements for a CTE endorsement too. A total of 54 units must be completed in WBL. You need to do internships, job shadowing, 50hrs of community service, 2 WBL workshops, 2-4 CTE trips, 3 CTE expos, 2 carrer fairs, 2 webinars/seminars, pass 7 CTE credits including VD DD and WCP, 2 AP CSP, 1 CFM and finally pass the big Indusrty Certification exam. So you're working hard for a CTE endorsement too. Some of the benefits of getting a CTE diploma through the Web Design Academy is along the way you get the learn things like building and maintaining websites, coding in various computer languages, and learning how to target certain groups of people. You also get to do things like use state of the art software, go on CTE trips, and earn up to 8 college credits. Achvieving a CTE endorsement will personally benefit me because I will be able to use that endorsement to get a well paying job fresh out of high school. I can use the money I make to help pay for my college funds and help my family with finance. I can also save the money I make long term to buy a car or house or better yet, invest in my software design and developing business/career. All in all, a Regents Diploma is good but an Advanced Regents Diploma is better and getting a CTE endorsement is great.