AP Career Kickstart
AP Career Kickstart™ courses build professional skills and are designed to accelerate high school students on their paths to in-demand careers.
What Is AP Career Kickstart?
AP Career Kickstart expands the AP Program by offering high schools a new set of career courses and exams that can be easily tailored to fit into existing career and technical education (CTE) programs of study. We’re partnering with employers, college faculty, and high school educators to design courses that can lead to college credit and employer-endorsed credentials, and prepare students for high-demand jobs.
Career Courses and Credentials
AP will launch new career courses in business with personal finance, cybersecurity, and networking. We’re exploring additional courses in health sciences, information technology, and more.
“These courses offer me an opportunity to learn something that I can actually use in my future. I feel so much more prepared than my friends.”
Expand Your CTE Program with AP Career Kickstart
AP Career Kickstart courses are designed to bring the nationally recognized college credit of AP to the applied learning of career and technical education (CTE). Find out how our new 2026-27 courses fit into existing CTE programs and help more students get a head start on their careers.
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“I have found as a CHRO and a person who oversees learning in companies that people learn best through cases and practical application with discussion with peers. I also appreciate College Board’s corporate partnership to train entry-level candidates with these core concepts.”
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