College and Career Transitions (CCTC)  is a program of study that:

1. Combines a minimum two years of secondary education (as determined under state law) with a minimum of two years of post-secondary education in a non-duplicative, sequential course of study
2. Integrates academic and vocational and technical instruction and utilizes work-based and worksite learning where appropriate and available
3. Provides technical preparation in a career field such as engineering technology, applied science, a mechanical, industrial, or practical art or trade, agriculture, health occupations, business, or applied economics
4. Builds student competence in mathematics, science, reading, writing, communications, economics, and workplace skills through applied, contextual academics, and integrated instruction, in a coherent sequence of courses
5. Leads to an associate or a baccalaureate degree or a postsecondary certificate in a specific career field
6. Leads to placement in appropriate employment or to further education