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SVCTE - Silicon Valley Career Technical Education

2025-26 Required SVCTE Registration Request Form - DUE March 4, 2025 by 4pm

 

Silicon Valley Career Technical Education (SVCTE) is a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) high school program offering 28 courses (19 of which are UC “a-g” approved) that prepare students for college and future careers. Students who enroll in the program must commit to the morning session (7:30am to 10:30am) or the afternoon session (12:45pm to 3:45pm) Monday - Friday. Bus transportation is provided from the student's home high school to SVCTE (located at 760 Hillsdale Ave, San Jose, CA 95136), and back to Del Mar High School.

SVCTE courses are yearlong classes available to 11th and 12th-grade students. Check out their website to read the course descriptions for each class. If you're interested in finding out whether the class meets an A-G requirement, please view their Course Prerequisites and Pathways.

SVCTE AM Program

Students are picked up in front of Del Mar High School promptly at 6:41am and are dropped off at Del Mar at approximately 10:52am. Disclaimer: these times are approximate; specific details will be provided to you and your student before the start of the SVCTE program. Students in the AM program at SVCTE can only have a max of 3 classes (periods 5, 6, and 7) at DMHS, including a Flex/Advisory class. 

SVCTE PM Program

Students are released 15 minutes before lunch to have ample time to grab lunch and then head over to the front of the school to catch the bus.  The SVCTE PM bus will arrive at approximately 12:12pm and will bring students back to Del Mar at approximately 4:03 p.m. Disclaimer: these times are approximate; specific details will be provided to you and your student before the start of the SVCTE program.The PM SVCTE program students can only have a max of 4 classes at Del Mar (periods 1, 2, 3, and 4) and no flex/advisory period. 

Sports/Extracurricular activities DO NOT begin until after the 7th period, however, SVCTE students are returning to campus after 4:00pm and may be late to any extracurricular/sports activities. It is highly recommended to take the AM program. 

Transportation 

SVCTE will pick you up and drop you off for your classes each day (see bus schedule).

SVCTE Campus Tour

To visit the campus, sign up for a tour. 

Student Handbook

Click here to view and download the 2024-2025 SVCTE Student Handbook.

Informational Videos

Check out more SVCTE Class Videos on YouTube.

 

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