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    Career & Technical Student Organizations (CTSO)

    Pennsylvania coordinates eight student organizations that provide career awareness, leadership, motivation, and recognition for career related skills. The career and technical student organizations (CTSOs) are an extension of the classroom instructional program by integrating academics and career and technical skills into real work experiences. 

    State Confe​​​rence Calen​​dar: ​​2025​

    • DECA: TBD, Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, Hershey, PA
    • FBLA: April 7 - April 9, 2025, Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, Hershey, PA
    • FCCLA: March 31 - April 2, 2025, Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Champion, PA
    • FFA: June 10 - 12, 2025, Pennsylvania State University, University Park campus, State College, PA
    • HOSA: March 26 - 28, 2025, Wyndham Resort and Convention Center, Lancaster, PA
      • HOSA International Leadership Conference June 18-21, 2025, Nashville, TN
    • SkillsUSA: April 2 - 4, 2025, Hershey Lodge & Convention Center, Hershey, PA
    • TSA: April 23 - 26, 2025, Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Champion, PA

    DECA - An Association of Marketing Students

    DECA enhances marketing, management, and entrepreneurship education. Students develop skills and competencies for careers, build self-esteem, experience leadership, and practice community service. DECA promotes the partnership of education and business.

    FBLA - Future Business Leaders of America

    ​FBLA prepares students for leadership and careers in business through business-related education and entrepreneurial skill development, community service, and partnerships with the professional sector.

    FCCLA - Family, Career and Community Leaders of America

    FCCLA builds strong leaders and addresses important personal, family, work, and societal issues through family and consumer sciences education.

    FFA - An Association of Agriculture Education Students

    FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agriculture education.

    HOSA - Future Health Professionals

    HOSA's two-fold mission is to promote career opportunities in the health care industry and to enhance the delivery of compassionate, quality health care to help students meet the needs of the health care community. HOSA's goal is to encourage all health science technology instructors and students to affiliate and be actively involved in the HOSA-HSTE (Health Science Technology Education) Partnership and serve as a major pipeline of health care professionals in the future.

    PYFA - Pennsylvania Young Farmers Association

    PYFA educates students by promoting the environmentally appropriate production, marketing, and processing of food, feed, and fiber.

    SkillsUSA

    SkillsUSA is a national student organization that strives to make each student more employable through the development of participatory, and leadership skills to complement the occupational skills developed by students in technical education classrooms or work-based learning sites. SkillsUSA is an integral part of approved technical education occupation programs.

    Dodie Amigh, Executive Director
    373 Edna Street
    Hollidaysburg, PA 16648
    814-312-4924 | dodieamigh@skillsusapa.org

    The Technology Student Association (TSA) fosters science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education through personal growth, leadership, and opportunities in technology, innovation, design, and engineering (TIDE). Members apply and integrate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics concepts for the challenges of a dynamic world through co-curricular activities, problem solving, competitive events, and related programs resulting in academic development and endless possibilities in our global society.