Healthcare Careers Academy

The future health of our community depends on preparing tomorrow's workforce. The Healthcare Careers Academy is a unique collaboration between Tacoma Public Schools and local healthcare industry, higher education, and nonprofit organizations, with the goal of preparing high school students for a wide range of health care careers. Our health sciences career pathway courses, which include the Healthcare Careers Academy program, are offered at most of our high schools. Students engage in skill building and training that leads to direct entry into high-demand workforce opportunities, high-skill postsecondary training, and livable wage careers.

Partnerships

Our healthcare industry, higher education, and community partners provide students with equitable access to world-class learning environments focused on medical careers. Partners from the region’s health care, educational and philanthropic communities work in with the TPS Career and College Readiness Team to optimize resources and leverage assets to address community needs, including pathways and credentialing programs co-located within Tacoma’s Medical Mile.

If you are interested in supporting our health sciences programming, here are ways to partner with our teachers and students. Please complete the form below or email cte@tacoma.k12.wa.us and let us know how you’d like to partner with our programs.

Become a partner