Career & Technical Education at Gogebic Community College
At Gogebic Community College, Career & Technical Education (CTE) provides students with the knowledge, skills, and hands-on training needed for today’s high-demand careers. Our programs are designed to prepare students for success—whether entering the workforce directly or continuing their education.
GCC’s CTE programs combine academic foundations with real-world experience. Students learn in the classroom, in labs, and through work-based opportunities with local industry partners, giving them both the technical expertise and employability skills that employers value.
Through CTE at GCC, students can:
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Earn industry-recognized certifications and licenses
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Complete postsecondary certificates and associate degrees
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Transfer credits toward a bachelor’s degree
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Build practical experience that leads to high-wage, high-skill jobs
Every year, many students choose GCC to gain a strong start in their career pathway. By offering affordable, flexible, and relevant programs, we help students open doors to opportunities across the Upper Peninsula, northern Wisconsin, and beyond.
To find out if you qualify, please complete the Perkins Application using the link below. You’ll be directed to “Dynamic Forms.” If you don’t already have an account, click “Create New Account” and use your school email and a password you’ll remember. If you have previously applied and been accepted you must complete an application each year. If you have any questions, please contact our Career Advisor.
CTE Services
Contact Information and Quick Links
Perkins Grant Eligibility Criteria
- an individual who is under-employed or unemployed and is experiencing difficulty in obtaining employment or upgrading employment
- has worked primarily without remuneration to care for a home and family, and for that reason has diminished marketable skills;
- has been dependent upon the income of another family member but is no longer supported by that income;
- is a parent whose youngest dependent child will become ineligible to receive assistance under Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) not later than 2 years after the date on which the parent applies for assistance under this Title.
- a person having any of the disabilities as defined in Section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
- an individual from economically disadvantaged families, including foster children.
- this individual must be either a Pell grant recipient or recipient of some other form of financial assistance, and/or a migrant.
- an individual enrolled in an occupational program that is considered nontraditional for his/her gender as determined by National Labor Statistics and State year-end Program enrollment data.
- these occupations or fields of work generally include careers in computer science, technology, and other emerging high skill occupations, for which individuals from one gender comprise less than 25 percent of the individuals employed in each occupation or field of work.
- an individual who is unmarried or separated from a spouse,
- has a minor child or children for which the parent has either custody or joint custody,
- is unmarried or separated from a spouse and is pregnant.
- individuals who lack a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence.
placements in foster family homes;
- foster homes of relatives;
- group homes,
- emergency shelters;
- residential facilities;
- child care institutions; and
- preadoptive homes.
