Career And Technical Association Of Texas

What Career And Technical Association Of Texas does

Career and Technical Association of Texas (CTAT) is a nonprofit 501(c)(6) professional association incorporated in Texas on July 29, 1999, and headquartered in Austin. It serves as the unified statewide affiliate of the national Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), representing CTE administrators, teachers, counselors, school districts, and business and industry partners across Texas. Its primary activities include two signature annual conferences (Summer Conference in Fort Worth and Winter Leadership Conference in San Antonio, drawing 800+ attendees and 70+ exhibitors), tiered membership programs, advocacy for the protection of over $3 billion in Texas state CTE funding, technical assistance and program evaluation services, the NextGen Leadership Academy, multi-level administrator training, the CTE District of Distinction recognition program (67 districts honored in 2026), and recognition awards.

CTAT's technology footprint is association-management-software-led rather than proprietary-AI-led. The organization runs on the YourMembership.com platform (a third-party AMS) for website and member services, supplemented by the ConnectCTAT online member forum (hosted on a Higher Logic connected community), the CTE Online Learning Portal at ctat.ctelearn.org, a YouTube video library, and a dedicated CTAT Events mobile application on the Apple App Store. The CTE Curriculum Resource Library is a Google Drive-based shared repository organized across 14-15 career clusters. There is no evidence of proprietary algorithms, machine learning systems, or AI products.

The revenue model is multi-stream and characteristic of a professional membership association: (1) recurring annual membership dues across six tiers ($50 Associate, $85 Teacher, $175 Administrator, $155-$175 Educational Institution, $500 State Affiliate, $1,000 Business/Industry), with optional add-ons such as educator liability insurance and national ACTE membership; (2) conference and event registration fees ($585-$695 Winter, $645 Summer, plus pre-conference workshops); (3) fee-based technical assistance and program evaluation services; (4) the NextGen Leadership Academy cohort ($375 members / $475 non-members); (5) sponsorship and exhibitor revenue at $1,500 per regional or event sponsorship; (6) the $800 District of Distinction application fee. Marketing and distribution are driven by the website, the two annual conferences, email communications, Facebook and LinkedIn, the ConnectCTAT forum, and partnerships with ACTE. The customer base is highly diversified across Texas school districts, individual educators, and corporate members, with no single customer representing material concentration risk.

Name

Career And Technical Association Of Texas

Legal name

Career and Technical Association of Texas, Inc.

Website

https://ctat.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Career and Technical Association of Texas is a nonprofit 501(c)(6) professional association serving CTE administrators, teachers, counselors, school districts, and business partners across Texas through membership, conferences, advocacy, training, and recognition programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (6117), Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Career & Technical Education (CTE) Centers & Programs (EDAJAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Career & Technical Education (CTE) Standards Authorities (EDADAEAE), Regional Education Service Agencies (ESAs/BOCES/Intermediate Units) (EDADABAC), Career & Technical Education (CTE) & Trade Skills Media (EDAGALAG)

Keywords

• Career technical education
• Professional development training
• Education advocacy services
• Teacher professional learning
• Industry education partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues collected from five categories: Active Leadership (Administrator $175), Active Instructional (Teacher $85), Associate ($50), Educational Institution ($175 per for up to 20 members, $155 each for 21+), Business and Industry ($1,000), and State Affiliate Organization ($500).
2. Conference and Event Fees: Revenue from Summer and Winter annual conferences, professional learning events, and training sessions. Registration fees range from $585-$695 for Winter Conference and include additional pre-conference training sessions at varying price points.
3. Program Evaluation Services: Fee-based data-driven program evaluation services including key findings, actionable recommendations, and ongoing support. Services address compliance, funding, long-range planning, and systemic improvement.
4. NextGen Leadership Academy: Professional learning cohort for CTE administrators with less than five years of experience. Annual fee of $375 for members and $475 for non-members.
5. Sponsorship and Exhibitor Revenue: Event-specific sponsorship opportunities, digital marketing sponsorships, and exhibitor fees at conferences. Regional training sponsorships available at $1,500 per event.
6. District of Distinction Application Fee: School districts applying for CTE District of Distinction designation pay an annual application fee of $800 (refundable if district does not qualify).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CTAT is a nonprofit membership-based professional association that provides career and technical education (CTE) services to Texas educators, administrators, and school districts. Its core offerings include tiered membership, two annual conferences, professional development academies, technical assistance and program evaluation services, advocacy for CTE funding and policy, and recognition programs. The organization protects over $3 billion in state CTE funding for Texas school districts.

Product overview

CTAT operates as a nonprofit member-based professional association for career and technical education in Texas. The organization functions as a unified statewide network offering a coordinated portfolio of programs including two major annual conferences (Summer Conference in Fort Worth and Winter Leadership Conference in San Antonio), professional development through the NextGen Leadership Academy and multi-level Administrator Training Programs, technical assistance and program evaluation services, a CTE Curriculum Resource Library for resource sharing, advocacy services for policy influence, recognition programs including CTE District of Distinction and various member awards, and membership benefits including liability insurance and career center access. The ConnectCTAT online forum provides member community engagement. This is not a software-as-a-service product but rather a service-based association providing professional development, advocacy, and networking services to CTE educators and administrators across Texas school districts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCTAT is unified with the national Association for Career and Technical Education. Active Leadership members receive national ACTE membership included with their CTAT membership. CTAT supports ACTE's federal policy agenda for Perkins V, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and Workforce Investment Act.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• National Education Association (NEA): Massive national teachers' union and professional association serving K-12 educators across all subject areas. NEA is a broad incumbent that competes for the same individual educator dues dollars but does not specialize in CTE programming or advocacy.

Emerging players

• National Career Development Association (NCDA): National association supporting career development professionals, including school counselors — one of CTAT's explicit member segments. NCDA's Career Development Professional of the Year award mirrors CTAT's Counseling and Career Development Professional of the Year award.
• Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA): Texas-based professional association for school administrators broadly. TASA overlaps with CTAT at the district administrator level but does not focus on CTE specifically, making it an adjacent peer rather than a direct competitor.
• Texas Association of School Boards (TASB): Texas association serving school board members and district governance. TASB overlaps with CTAT's advocacy role at the Texas legislature but focuses on governance and policy broadly rather than CTE programs specifically.
• DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America): National CTSO for students studying marketing, finance, hospitality, and business — referenced explicitly on CTAT's board (a DECA advisor sits on the CTAT board). Operates as a parallel ecosystem rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE): National professional association for CTE that CTAT is formally unified with. ACTE provides federal advocacy, the Perkins V policy agenda, and the national membership tier that CTAT's Active Leadership members automatically receive.
• California Association of Career Technical Education (CACTE): State-level CTE association parallel to CTAT serving California's CTE professionals, administrators, and districts. CACTE runs similar programming — annual conferences, advocacy, and professional development — making it the closest structural peer in a different state.
• SkillsUSA: National nonprofit serving middle-school, high-school, and college students preparing for careers in trade, technical, and skilled-service occupations. CTAT's training explicitly covers CTSO logistics including SkillsUSA chapters, making it a tightly coupled peer in the CTE ecosystem.
• Illinois Association for Career and Technical Education (IACTE): Illinois state CTE association functioning as a parallel body to CTAT, with membership tiers, annual conference, advocacy, and awards programs for CTE administrators and teachers.
• Florida Association for Career and Technical Education (FACTE): Florida's state CTE professional association, another direct structural peer to CTAT with annual conference, advocacy, and teacher recognition programming serving a similarly large state CTE ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCUZyDG5ACvvWnZVHWJN9rFg
• Facebookfacebook.com/CareerTechAssocationTEXAS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/career-and-technology-association-of-texas

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