Business, Leadership, and Information Systems
Builds skills to launch and manage organizations and to power them with technology. Covers entrepreneurship, marketing, finance, management, and information systems including networking, cybersecurity, and data tools.
- Median Salary
- $101,311
- Job Growth
- +6%
- Annual Openings
- 2,360,200
- Career Paths
- 90+
Data from the Occupational Outlook Handbook (May 2024 wages, 2024-2034 projections).
Combined from:
Median salary and job growth are weighted by total employment in each occupation group.
Programs
Specialized programs offered at participating schools across the district.
Covers core business areas including entrepreneurship, marketing, finance, and management, with opportunities for DECA or similar CTSO involvement, industry-recognized credentials, and work-based learning through projects, internships, and community partnerships.
Skyline High School
Mead High School
Silver Creek High School
Erie High School
Frederick High School
Offers a national High School of Business program featuring a sequenced curriculum in business principles, marketing, finance, management, and entrepreneurship, with opportunities for industry engagement and recognition, and aligned options alongside P-TECH in Business.
Longmont High School
A comprehensive IB pathway that offers the IB Diploma Programme in grades 11–12 with a preparatory Pre-IB sequence in earlier grades. Students complete the full IB core including TOK, the Extended Essay, and CAS, and choose from a wide range of IB courses with strong participation.
Niwot High School
Offers a P-TECH pathway where students earn a high school diploma plus an Associate of Applied Science in Computer Information Systems in 4–6 years at no cost, through partnership with Front Range Community College and industry, with dual credit and work-based learning opportunities under the FalconTech model.
Skyline High School
Develops scientific inquiry and environmental stewardship through field-based investigations, lab research, and community projects, building skills in data collection, ecosystem analysis, sustainability practices, and leadership with opportunities to lead conservation initiatives and present findings to authentic audiences.
Lyons Middle Senior High School
Builds computing foundations across programming, networking, databases, and systems support with hands-on projects, exposure to cybersecurity and web development, and pathways to industry certifications and further IT study.
Mead High School
Introduces the hospitality industry with coursework in customer service, culinary fundamentals, event and lodging operations, and food safety, paired with hands-on projects and work-based learning that build service excellence, teamwork, and management skills.
Erie High School
Mead High School
Niwot High School
SCLA (Silver Creek Leadership Academy) is a four-year program that builds student leaders through service, real-world learning, and a culminating capstone, integrating leadership skills across academics and community engagement.
Silver Creek High School
Enables students to earn a high school diploma and an associate degree in cybersecurity in 4–5 years, starting in 9th grade, with coursework and experiences aligned to industry needs under the RaptorTECH P-TECH model.
Silver Creek High School
Covers core business areas including entrepreneurship, marketing, finance, and management, with opportunities for DECA or similar CTSO involvement, industry-recognized credentials, and work-based learning through projects, internships, and community partnerships.
Skyline High School
Mead High School
Silver Creek High School
Erie High School
Frederick High School
Builds computing foundations across programming, networking, databases, and systems support with hands-on projects, exposure to cybersecurity and web development, and pathways to industry certifications and further IT study.
Mead High School
Offers a national High School of Business program featuring a sequenced curriculum in business principles, marketing, finance, management, and entrepreneurship, with opportunities for industry engagement and recognition, and aligned options alongside P-TECH in Business.
Longmont High School
Introduces the hospitality industry with coursework in customer service, culinary fundamentals, event and lodging operations, and food safety, paired with hands-on projects and work-based learning that build service excellence, teamwork, and management skills.
Erie High School
Mead High School
Niwot High School
A comprehensive IB pathway that offers the IB Diploma Programme in grades 11–12 with a preparatory Pre-IB sequence in earlier grades. Students complete the full IB core including TOK, the Extended Essay, and CAS, and choose from a wide range of IB courses with strong participation.
Niwot High School
SCLA (Silver Creek Leadership Academy) is a four-year program that builds student leaders through service, real-world learning, and a culminating capstone, integrating leadership skills across academics and community engagement.
Silver Creek High School
Offers a P-TECH pathway where students earn a high school diploma plus an Associate of Applied Science in Computer Information Systems in 4–6 years at no cost, through partnership with Front Range Community College and industry, with dual credit and work-based learning opportunities under the FalconTech model.
Skyline High School
Enables students to earn a high school diploma and an associate degree in cybersecurity in 4–5 years, starting in 9th grade, with coursework and experiences aligned to industry needs under the RaptorTECH P-TECH model.
Silver Creek High School
Develops scientific inquiry and environmental stewardship through field-based investigations, lab research, and community projects, building skills in data collection, ecosystem analysis, sustainability practices, and leadership with opportunities to lead conservation initiatives and present findings to authentic audiences.
Lyons Middle Senior High School
District-Wide Programs (4)
Available to students across all St. Vrain Valley Schools.
Introduces artificial intelligence through ICT courses that cover core concepts, real-world applications, and ethics, progressing toward practical literacy in areas like machine learning and natural language processing, with links to projects and other Innovation Center pathways.
Innovation Center
Builds entrepreneurship skills through courses and badges that guide students from idea generation to venture design, with cross-cutting connections to digital technology and marketing and opportunities promoted through the Innovation Center’s entrepreneurship focus.
Innovation Center
Prepares students to protect digital systems and data through a dedicated pathway covering network defense, threat analysis, and security best practices, with lab-based exercises, industry-aligned tools, and opportunities to pursue certifications and project team experiences through the Innovation Center.
Innovation Center
A hands-on culinary arts and restaurant management program where students learn professional kitchen skills, food safety, menu planning, and hospitality operations, earn industry-recognized certifications, and gain real-world experience through catered events, labs, and work-based learning.
Career Elevation and Technology Center
Introduces artificial intelligence through ICT courses that cover core concepts, real-world applications, and ethics, progressing toward practical literacy in areas like machine learning and natural language processing, with links to projects and other Innovation Center pathways.
Innovation Center
Prepares students to protect digital systems and data through a dedicated pathway covering network defense, threat analysis, and security best practices, with lab-based exercises, industry-aligned tools, and opportunities to pursue certifications and project team experiences through the Innovation Center.
Innovation Center
Builds entrepreneurship skills through courses and badges that guide students from idea generation to venture design, with cross-cutting connections to digital technology and marketing and opportunities promoted through the Innovation Center’s entrepreneurship focus.
Innovation Center
A hands-on culinary arts and restaurant management program where students learn professional kitchen skills, food safety, menu planning, and hospitality operations, earn industry-recognized certifications, and gain real-world experience through catered events, labs, and work-based learning.
Career Elevation and Technology Center
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