Santa Cruz County Regional Occupational Program

ROP provides students with opportunities to acquire career and technical skills to prepare for life-long learning and success in the changing workplace.

Success Starts Here!

What is ROP?What is ROP?

Classes that help students identify future career options while building life skills.

A variety of classes take place at all of the Santa Cruz County high schools.

Students need to be 15 to take an ROP class.

The Value of ROP Classes A one year class = 10 high school credits Certification of Completion Personal Career Portfolio Career Connections Internship Opportunities Career Search Skills Student Run Businesses

Why students like ROP courses!

The Instructors! Meaningful and fun hands-on

projects Exposure to career opportunities Instructors meet individual student

learning needs Challenging course content in an

appropriate learning environment Learn useful work skills

Six Career PathwaysSanta Cruz County

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Arts & Communications

Business & Marketing Information Systems

Engineering & Industrial Technology

Home, Health & Recreation

Social, Human & Governmental Services

Agriculture Production & Business ** Aquaculture 2 * Environmental Horticulture * ** Floral Design ** Green Careers Veterinary Science ** Meets UC A-G requirements** Articulation with Cabrillo

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Agriculture Production & Business

Costanoa, Renaissance, Watsonville Community

AquacultureSan Lorenzo Valley

Environmental HorticultureSoquel High School

Floral DesignSoquel High School

Green CareersSoquel High School

Veterinary ScienceSoquel High School, Watsonville High

School

Computer Graphics * ** Graphic Arts Interior Design Photography * Video Production * ** Web Design* Meets UC A-G requirements** Cabrillo Articulation agreement

Arts & Communications

Computer GraphicsHarbor, SLV, Santa Cruz, Soquel, Watsonville,

Graphic ArtsHarbor High School

PhotographyHarbor High School

Interior DesignSanta Cruz High

Video ProductionAptos, HHS, SLV, Watsonville

Web DesignSanta Cruz, Harbor, Watsonville, Pajaro Valley

Business Management Marketing * International Business * Retail Merchandising Computer Applications

* Meets UC A-G requirements

Business & Marketing Information Systems

Business Management

Watsonville, Pajaro Valley

Economics of MarketingHarbor, SLV, Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz, Aptos

International Business Watsonville

Retail Merchandising Watsonville High School

Computer ApplicationsWatsonville High

Cabinetry** Construction Technology** Engine Repair/Performance Fabrication/Metals** Bicycle Repair Stagecraft Computer Aided Design** Articulation with Cabrillo

Engineering & Industrial Technology

Cabinetry Soquel High School

Construction Technology

Watsonville, Aptos, SLV

Engine Repair/Performance Santa Cruz & Watsonville

Fabrications/MetalsWatsonville High School

StagecraftHarbor HS

Bicycle RepairHarbor High

Computer Aided DesignScotts Valley

Dental Assistant Medical Technologies * Medical Assistant Sports Related Occupations Health Careers Culinary

* Meets UC A-G requirements

Home, Health & Recreation

Dental Assisting 12th graders & Adult Program at Harbor High

School

MedicalTechnologiesHarbor, Aptos, Watsonville, Pajaro Valley

Medical AssistingAdults – Harbor

Sports Related OccupationsScotts Valley, Soquel, Aptos. Santa Cruz, SLV

Health CareersSanta Cruz, Harbor, Aptos, PV, Watsonville

CulinaryScotts Valley Area

Administration of Justice ** Careers with Children Cosmetology First Responder Fire Science **** Cabrillo Articulation agreement

Social, Human & Governmental Services

Administration of JusticeWatsonville PD. Harbor, Soquel, Aptos, Scotts Valley,

Pajaro Valley

Fire ScienceCentral Fire, Watsonville

Careers With Children Watsonville High School

Cosmetology Shoreline Cosmetology School

First ResponderEmergency Training Services

Contact ROP!www.rop.santacruz.k12.ca.us or 479-5333