Student Organizations

Career and Technical Student Organizations

Missouri CTSO organizations	Enrollment 2011-12	National ranking (enrollment)
Collegiate DECA — The college division of DECA	307
DECA — Marketing, finance, hospitality and management education	8558	6th
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) — High school - Business and business-related education	13627	2nd
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) — Middle school – Business and business-related education	362
FFA — Agricultural education	25760	4th
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) — Family and consumer sciences education	11604	5th
Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) — Health sciences education	736
Postsecondary Agricultural Student Organization (PAS) — Students in agriculture/agribusiness/natural resources postsecondary programs	86	5th
Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) — The college division of FBLA	406	7th
SkillsUSA — Trade, industrial, technical and skilled service occupation education	10265	8th
Technology Student Association (TSA) — Technology, design and pre-engineering education	2301	14th
Young Farmer Educational Association — Adult student organization for agricultural education	708	5th

During the 2011-12 school year, a total of 74,720 students participated in Missouri career and technical student organizations.

The United States Department of Education (USDOE) recognizes the educational programs and philosophies embraced by the Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) as being an integral part of career and technical education (CTE) instructional programs.

Career and technical student organizations provide essential opportunities for students to develop and refine the skills required in their chosen occupational area. Student conferences, competitions, workshops, community service, and other activities make education more enjoyable and effective. CTSOs may be fully integrated into the instructional program as a supplement to regular classroom instruction. When properly planned and conducted, CTSO activities strengthen learning in the classroom.

Study: Looking Inside the Black Box: The value added by career and technical student organizations to students' high school experience
National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, June 2007

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Career and Technical Student Organizations