Throughout Vestavia Hills City Schools, students are gaining new and enhanced opportunities for learning they can carry into their college and career lives.
Vestavia Hills City Schools offers an array of opportunities for high school students to pursue both college and career readiness through robust Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Dual Enrollment programs. CTE offers students in grades 7-12 seven distinct pathways and more than 20 courses — ranging from Engineering and Health Sciences to Entertainment & Media and Business Information Technology — giving students hands-on, industry-aligned experience and credentials before they ever leave campus. The results are measurable: CTE participation at VHHS has grown from less than half of the student body six years ago to more than 3 of every 4 students this year.
Dual Enrollment continues to grow as well, with students now earning college credit through partnerships with Jefferson State Community College, UA Early College, Auburn First, Troy University, UAB, and Lawson State. Face-to-face dual enrollment instruction is available on campus through Jefferson State, currently in Math and English, with Dual Biology and Dual US History courses approved and under exploration. Student participation in Dual Enrollment has nearly doubled over the same six-year period, with enrollment now approaching 590 students.
Advanced Placement offers a third pathway, with 26 college-level courses available this year across English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Fine Arts, World Language, and CTE — and an impressive 81% of VHHS AP students earning college-credit scores in 2025.
These three programs are designed not as competing tracks but as complementary pathways toward the same destination: college and career readiness. Whether a student pursues hands-on industry credentials through CTE, college credit through Dual Enrollment, or rigorous academic preparation through AP, VHCS is committed to ensuring every student has a meaningful and personalized path forward.
