North Carolina ACTE
Who We Are
The North Carolina Association for Career Technical Education (NCACTE) is the professional organization for North Carolina Educators associated with Career-Technical Education. In this capacity the organization will serve as a unifying agency for personnel in all types of Career and Technical Education. Further NCACTE will assume and maintain active state leadership in initiating, expanding, improving, and promoting Career and Technical Education. Within the structure of NCACTE are different divisions of Career and Technical Education designed to embrace all those interested in Career and Technical Education in the state of North Carolina. The divisions of NCACTE assist with an open state forum to promote, study, and discuss any issue involved in Career and Technical Education.
Hello, NCACTE Members and Supporters,
My name is Cathy Berrier, and I am truly honored to serve as the 2025–2026 President of the North Carolina Association for Career and Technical Education. I currently teach Agricultural Education at Ledford High School in Davidson County Schools and have been a proud CTE educator since 2002. I am also a product of CTE and Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs), which played a significant role in shaping both my career path and passion for education.
Throughout my career, I have remained deeply engaged in advancing Career and Technical Education across North Carolina. I have had the privilege of serving in several leadership roles, including President Elect (2021–2022), President (2022–2023), and Past President (2023–2024) of the Agricultural Education Division. I also served on the NC FFA Board of Directors from 2021 to 2024, including as Chair. My service on the NCACTE Executive Board as Vice President and as a committee member has further deepened my commitment to our mission. In 2025, I was honored to be named a NCCAT Burroughs Wellcome Fund CTE Teacher of the Year Finalist. I currently serve as a Facilitator for the NCDPI CTE New Teacher Institute, supporting the next generation of CTE professionals.
As we look ahead to the 2025–2026 school year, our primary goal is to empower our members by enhancing the value of your membership, strengthening professional connections, and expanding access to meaningful professional development opportunities. If you are not yet a member of NCACTE, I warmly invite you to join us and take advantage of the exciting programming we have planned.
Your engagement is essential. With your participation, we can continue to provide outstanding resources, leadership, and advocacy for CTE educators—and ultimately, for the nearly one million students in North Carolina who benefit from our programs.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to NCACTE and let us know how we can best support you. Your voice, feedback, and involvement will help shape the future of Career and Technical Education in our state.
Together, let’s make this year impactful.
Purposes
To promote the mission and purposes of the Association for Career and Technical Education, as established in the ACTE Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, Article II.
To serve as a unifying agency for personnel in all types of career and technical education.
To assume and maintain active state leadership in initiating, expanding, improving, and promoting Career and Technical Education.
To act as a central agency in keeping the people of the state informed of the mission, scope, needs, quality, importance, and contributions of Career and Technical Education and the Association.
To promote the organization and maintenance of active affiliated local and collegiate chapters.
To provide a state open forum for the study and discussion of all questions involved in career and technical education.
Membership
ACTE and NCACTE are committed to your individual success with the promotion and support of CTE as a whole. By joining this organization, you can add yourself to the number of career and technical educators dedicated to ensuring that CTE remains a valuable education pathway. Learn more about the member benefits.
AutoPay Option
The option to pay in installments is now available through our online membership form. The installments will be equally divided over 12 months and automatically debited to your credit card should you choose this option. You can select this new option in the payment section of the membership form.
