B.S. Career, Technical Education & Training Online

Prepare to teach and train adults in technical disciplines.
Degree Type Bachelor of Science
Careers & Salaries Career Outcomes
Delivery Online

Make a Difference. Teach Technical Education.

UW-Stout's Bachelor of Science (B.S) in Career, Technical Education & Training is a degree completion program designed for working adults who aspire to teach in a technical or community college setting. This program provides instructors and non-instructors the opportunity to articulate an Associate’s Degree or Technical Diploma to a Bachelor's Degree by expanding their technical knowledge to include expertise in instruction, leadership, course construction, and evaluation.

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100% of Graduates Are Employed or Continuing Education.

If your goal is to be a trainer in business or industry, then UW-Stout's B.S. CTET program provides many opportunities unavailable in other technical teacher education programs. / UW-Stout

Career-Defining Curriculum

Our curriculum prepares you to teach in post-high school settings, such as technical and community colleges and training programs in business and industry. Graduates have gone on to teach in such diverse subject areas as automotive technology, diesel technology, building construction, culinary arts, machine tool, drafting, dental assistant, and many more.

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Program Overview

View program plans, credit requirements and course descriptions.

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Accelerated Degree (UG + GR) Option

Students can also elect to pursue an accelerated B.S. Career, Technical Education & Training + M.S. Career & Technical Education program that reduces the cost and time it takes to earn a master's degree through shared credits.

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Note: The Career & Technical Education Coordinator/Director of Instruction Concentration is not eligible as an accelerated degree option.

Earn a Professional Certificate While Fulfilling Your Degree Requirements

Enhance your knowledge and skills in a critical area related to career and technical education. This professional certificate will expand your career opportunities while the related courses fulfill your B.S. Career, Technical Education & Training’s elective requirements. 

Teaching Adult Learners Certificate

UW-Stout's Teaching Adult Learners Certificate is designed to help professionals develop the competencies and strategies to empower adult student success.
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Program Highlights

  • Complete your degree in as little as two years with year-round registration
  • Earn credit for prior learning
  • Discipline-focused curriculum taught by industry-experienced faculty
  • Optional specialization in Training and Human Resource Development
  • Financial aid options available
B.S. Cybersecurity at UW-Stout is a Transfer Friendly Program

Transfer-Friendly Program

Our transfer-friendly program lets you bring in up to 60 transfer credits from prior coursework or professional experience. This means you can graduate faster without sacrificing the quality of your education.

Use the Request Information form to receive a program summary and learn more about the program.

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Customized Tuition & Fees

UW-Stout degree programs using the customized instruction model are designed with the adult learner in mind. If you're comparing UW-Stout's online degree customized instruction (CI) tuition to our competitors, keep in mind:

  • Customized instruction tuition rate includes the textbook rental fee.
  • There are no additional or hidden university-based semester or technology fees.
  • Students in customized instruction programs pay the same rate of tuition regardless of where you live--Wisconsin, California, Texas, or in a foreign country.

More Value for Your Money

Customized Instruction also provides:

  • Program Director/Coordinator: Faculty with academic and industry expertise.
  • Student Services Advisor: One point of contact, providing dedicated support throughout your degree program.
  • Course Sequences & Matrices: Plan ahead with clear program outlines so you know what courses are offered when.
  • Stackable Courses & Programs: Many of our courses and certificates can be applied to our degree programs.
  • Flexibility: Courses are designed to offer the flexibility and convenience working professionals need to get ahead in their careers without sacrificing their current income and responsibilities.

Other universities will present costs and value differently, so make sure you're comparing apples to apples.

Program Advisory Committee

Advisory Committee Members

Suzanne BellmanInstructorFox Valley Technical College
Nancy ChapkoInstructional DesignerGateway Technical College
Elisia GonsowskiHR GeneralistRiverside Machine
Jacob GriggsInstructor, Education Advocate and Media SpecialistWestern Technical College
Tanna Hanson HR Fox Valley Technical College
Shannen Jochim Student Services Advisor, Stout OnlineUW-Stout
MandyJohnson FQAS Coordinator Wisconsin Technical College System
AnneKampsDirector, Learning Innovations Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
GeorgiosLoizidesProfessor UW-Stout 
RachellePhakitthong Chippewa Valley Technical College
Matt SimoneauAssistant Professor; Program DirectorUW-Stout 
Julia TronnierStudent Services Advisor, Stout OnlineUW-Stout
Sandy WhiteStudent Services Advisor, Stout OnlineUW-Stout
Linda YoungAdmissions UW-Stout

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