National Coordinating Council of Career and Technical Student Organizations
The National Voice for Career and Technical Student Organizations
The NCC-CTSO is the national collaborative organization consisting of the Executive Directors/Chief Executive Officers of national Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) and key partners who work together to communicate, collaborate, and champion Career and Technical Education (CTE) and the important role of high-level integration of a professional CTSO into CTE courses led by a qualified CTE trained educator. The NCC-CTSO members include Business Professionals of America (BPA), DECA, Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), HOSA–Future Health Professionals, National FFA Organization, National Professional Agricultural Student Organization (PAS), SkillsUSA, and Technology Student Association (TSA). These organization leaders work to strengthen CTSO integration into CTE and empower every CTE student to achieve their fullest potential.
Mission & Purpose of Career and Technical Student Organizations
CTSOs bring learning to life. Integrated into CTE courses, they give students the opportunity to lead, apply their skills, and gain real-world experience. Through hands-on projects, competitive events, and leadership roles, students develop the confidence, employability skills, and career readiness needed to thrive in college, careers, and life. CTSOs inspire students to explore career paths, create programs of study, and connect with peers, industry leaders, and business partners—turning classroom learning into powerful life and career success.
CTSOs
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Business Professionals of America (BPA)
DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe. With nearly 300,000 members and over 4,200 chapters across the country, DECA brings the classroom to life by empowering the teacher-advisor to make learning relevant with educational programs that integrate into classroom instruction, apply learning, connect to business and promote competition. DECA is preparing the next generation to be academically prepared, community oriented, professional responsible, experienced leaders.
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is a national career and technical student organization (CTSO) of students engaged in Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) education. FCCLA’s intra-curricular program includes leadership development, community engagement, and career preparation through competitive events and hands-on learning. With more than 260,000 middle and high school members nationwide, FCCLA serves as a premier workforce pipeline by equipping youth with employability, college, and career readiness skills—such as teamwork, communication, and problem solving—for success in fields including education, hospitality, visual arts and design, and human services.
A dynamic youth organization that changes lives and prepares members for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education. The organization has a rich history of empowering young individuals to excel in various agricultural fields, fostering values of innovation, sustainability, and community engagement.
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) is the largest student business organization in the nation, helping more than 230,000 members each year prepare for careers in business. Through academic competitions, leadership development, and educational programs, FBLA empowers middle school, high school, and college students to gain confidence and make a positive impact in their communities.
HOSA-Future Health Professionals (HOSA), celebrating our 50th Anniversary, is a member-led, global organization that provides a unique health science curriculum and experiential program of leadership, motivation, and recognition for 380,000 middle school, secondary, postsecondary, and collegiate student-members in health and biomedical science programs. The rapidly changing health industry needs problem-solving, creative, and innovative health providers who, in addition to their technical and clinical skills, are people-oriented and capable of being leaders and members of a clinical or non-clinical team. HOSA recognizes the importance of providing student-members with instruction beyond the technical skills required for entry into a health career and plays a unique role in preparing them for higher and graduate education as well as entry-level certification (EMT, CNA, EKG, CMA, CPT, etc.).
The National Professional Agricultural Student Organization (PAS) is a student-led organization that allows students to build and sharpen their skills so that they are ready for the workplace. Through competitive style learning and real-life application, our members are skilled professionals and prepared to work in all areas of the agriculture industry.
SkillsUSA is the #1 workforce development organization for students. We empower students to become skilled professionals, career-ready leaders and responsible community members. Through strong partnerships, SkillsUSA aligns education with industry to meet America’s workforce demands.
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The Technology Student Association (TSA) is a national career and technical student organization (CTSO) of students engaged in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). TSA’s intra-curricular program includes competitions, leadership activities, and skills development. As an organization of 300,000 middle and high school technology and engineering students, TSA provides its members the opportunity to explore a wide variety of STEM career interest areas and consider a STEM career path. All TSA competitions—more than 75 middle and high school competitive events combined— are correlated with national STEM standards to enhance the academic curriculum.