| A | B |
| AP Course | Advanced placement, college courses taken in high school |
| Apprenticeship | One bound by legal agreement to work for another for a specific amount of time in return for instruction in a trade, art, or business |
| ASVAB | is a test developed and maintained by the United States Department of Defense. |
| Career Cluster | A group of similar careers |
| Certifications | an official document that gives proof and details of something such as personal status, educational achievements, ownership, or authenticity |
| Cooperative Education | a school program that allows students to receive academic credit for career work in the student's field of interest done outside the school |
| CTSO | Vocational student organization; nonprofit, national organization with state and local chapters that exist to develop leadership skills and good citizenship among members; each organization is composed of vocational students interested in a specific occupational area. |
| Dual Enrollment | involves students being enrolled in two separate, academically related institutions. Generally, it refers to high school students taking college courses. |
| Extra-curricular Activities | fall outside the realm of the normal curriculum of school or university education, performed by students. |
| IB Courses | International baccalaureate, offering internationally recognized courses |
| Internship | a type of work experience for entry-level job-seekers |
| Post Secondary | education after high school. |
| Transcript | an official document showing the educational work of a student in a school or college |