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| Formed | 1929 |
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| Headquarters | 1500 W Seventh Avenue Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Employees | 259 unclassified |
| Annual budget | $175 million |
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| Parent agency | Board of Career and Technology Education |
| Website | www.okcareertech.org |
The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education (ODCTE, commonly known and branded as CareerTech) is an agency of the state of Oklahoma located in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
CareerTech oversees a statewide system of career and technology education. The system comprises 29 technology center districts and 390 comprehensive school districts. CareerTech also has skills centers that serve state correctional facilities and a juvenile detention facility. The State Board of Career and Technology Education is the governing body of the department, composed of the Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction and eight members appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma with the approval of the Oklahoma Senate. The board appoints the director of Career and Technology Education, who serves as the chief executive officer of the department and serves as a non-voting member of the state board.
On February 1, 2015, Dr. Marcie Mack became the system's eighth state director.
Together with the Oklahoma State Department of Education and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, the department forms the core of Oklahoma's public education system.