Excelsior Springs Career Center

What Excelsior Springs Career Center does

Excelsior Springs Area Career Center (ESACC) is a public Career and Technical Education (CTE) center operated by Excelsior Springs School District #40 in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. It serves high school juniors and seniors drawn from eight formal partner sending schools — Excelsior Springs, Kearney, Lathrop, Lawson, Liberty, Liberty North, Orrick, and NKC Schools/Richmond — providing specialized vocational training that combines classroom instruction with hands-on lab experiences and culminates in Industry Recognized Credentials (IRCs). Students also earn English and math academic credits while attending, integrating ESACC programming into the standard high school graduation pathway.

ESACC delivers ten CTE programs spanning healthcare (EMT-Basic, Health Services, Intro to Physical Therapy/Sports Medicine), skilled trades (Automotive Technology, Carpentry/Construction Technology, Electrical Trades, HVAC, Fire Fighter I & II), and creative and marketing disciplines (Animation & Digital Media, Sports & Entertainment Marketing). Each program is taught by a dedicated, industry-experienced instructor — including a Ph.D.-credentialed Physical Therapy instructor — and aligns with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) career-cluster framework. The center also operates an Adult Education program, extending its reach beyond the secondary school audience.

As a government-owned educational institution, ESACC does not operate on a commercial revenue model: programs are provided to enrolled high school students as part of the district's curriculum with no publicly disclosed tuition or fees. Recruitment is institutional rather than commercial, driven by guidance counselors at partner schools and supplemented by a Facebook page and a Weebly-hosted website. Applications are processed via Google Forms for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years. The entity is therefore best understood as a publicly funded regional CTE platform rather than a market-facing business.

Name

Excelsior Springs Career Center

Legal name

Excelsior Springs Area Career Center

Website

https://esaccguidance.weebly.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Excelsior Springs Area Career Center (ESACC) is a public Career and Technical Education center operated by Excelsior Springs School District #40, serving high school juniors and seniors from eight partner schools with ten credentialed programs spanning healthcare, trades, and creative disciplines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Career and Technical Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Career technical education
• High school CTE programs
• Industry recognized credentials
• Skilled trades training
• Healthcare career training

Headquarters

HQ city

Excelsior Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ESACC delivers ten specialized Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs to high school juniors and seniors from eight partner schools, combining classroom instruction with hands-on lab experiences in fields such as automotive, construction, electrical, HVAC, EMT, firefighting, health services, physical therapy, digital media, and sports marketing. Students earn Industry Recognized Credentials (IRCs) and receive English and math academic credits toward graduation while attending the program at the ESACC campus.

Product overview

Excelsior Springs Career Center offers a unified career and technical education (CTE) platform consisting of ten specialized programs for high school juniors and seniors from eight partner high schools. The programs include Animation & Digital Media, Automotive Technology, Carpentry/Construction Technology, Electrical Trades, EMT-Basic, Fire Fighter I & II, Health Services, HVAC, Intro to Physical Therapy/Sports Medicine, and Sports & Entertainment Marketing. Each program combines classroom instruction with lab experiences and enables students to earn Industry Recognized Credentials (IRCs) while receiving English and math credits toward graduation.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Animation & Digital Media Career and technical education program providing hands-on training in animation and digital media for high school juniors and seniors, enabling students to earn Industry Recognized Credentials.
• Automotive Technology Technical education program covering automotive repair and maintenance skills for high school students, with Industry Recognized Credentials available for post-secondary career readiness.
• Carpentry/Construction Technology Construction trades program teaching carpentry skills and building techniques for high school students, enabling students to earn Industry Recognized Credentials in the field.
• Electrical Trades Electrical trades program providing training in electrical systems and installation for high school students, with Industry Recognized Credentials upon completion.
• EMT-Basic Emergency Medical Technician Basic certification program preparing high school students for pre-hospital emergency medical care careers.
• Fire Fighter I & II Firefighter certification program covering firefighting techniques and safety protocols, leading to Fire Fighter I and II credentials for high school students.
• Health Services Healthcare career preparation program providing training and Industry Recognized Credentials for various health services professions for high school students.
• HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning) Technical education program in HVAC systems installation, maintenance, and repair with Industry Recognized Credentials for high school students.
• Intro to Physical Therapy/Sports Medicine Introduction to physical therapy and sports medicine careers, providing foundational knowledge and credentials for healthcare and athletic training fields for high school students.
• Sports & Entertainment Marketing Marketing program focusing on sports and entertainment industry career pathways with Industry Recognized Credentials for high school students.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Excelsior Springs High SchoolcoreOthersPrimary sending school and founding partner of ESACC. Students from this school attend ESACC programs as part of their high school curriculum.
• Kearney High SchoolcoreOthersPartner high school sending students to ESACC for CTE programs.
• Lathrop High SchoolcoreOthersPartner high school sending students to ESACC for CTE programs.
• Lawson High SchoolcoreOthersPartner high school sending students to ESACC for CTE programs.
• Liberty High SchoolcoreOthersPartner high school sending students to ESACC for CTE programs.
• Liberty North High SchoolcoreOthersPartner high school sending students to ESACC for CTE programs.
• Orrick High SchoolcoreOthersPartner high school sending students to ESACC for CTE programs.
• NKC Schools / RichmondcoreOthersPartner school district sending students to ESACC for CTE programs.
• SkillsUSAminorOthersStudent organization affiliated with ESACC programs, providing career and technical education student leadership opportunities.
• National Technical Honor Society (NTHS)minorOthersHonor society affiliated with ESACC programs, recognizing outstanding CTE students.
• Missouri ConnectionsminorOthersState resource linked through ESACC student portal for career mapping and planning.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ranken Technical College: Private not-for-profit technical college in St. Louis offering trade and technical credentialing programs that overlap with ESACC's IRC pathways, but operates at a larger post-secondary scale rather than K-12.
• Ozarks Technical Community College: Missouri community college system with technical and workforce programs that overlap with ESACC's IRC outcomes, providing a post-secondary credentialing alternative for the same student demographic.
• State Technical College of Missouri: Public technical college in Linn, Missouri offering certificate and associate programs in trades and technical fields overlapping with ESACC's curriculum, serving a broader regional footprint.
• Metropolitan Community College (MCC): Kansas City-area community college offering CTE-adjacent workforce and technical programs; comparable on credentialing and target learner (post-secondary and adult), but operates as a higher-ed institution rather than a K-12 career center.

Direct peers

• Cass Career Center: Public area career center in Harrisonville, Missouri serving multiple partner high schools with CTE programs leading to IRCs — the closest direct structural analog to ESACC within the same state system.
• Herndon Career Center: Another Missouri area career center serving multiple sending high schools with hands-on CTE programs and IRC pathways, operating under a similar shared-service, multi-district model as ESACC.
• Northland Career Center: Northland Career Center (North Tech) in Platte City, Missouri serves high schoolers from multiple KC-area districts with CTE programs including trades and health — directly comparable multi-district CTE model in the Kansas City region.
• Pike-Lincoln Technical Center: Missouri area vocational-technical school serving multiple sending high schools with CTE credentials — comparable consortium-style CTE delivery model.
• Summit Technology Academy: Kansas City-area specialized CTE program serving high school students from multiple partner districts with technology and career-pathway programs — analogous shared-service model in the same KC metro region.

Others

• Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) – Career Education: State-level regulator and standards-setter for CTE in Missouri; not a competitor but a primary ecosystem partner that defines the IRC frameworks and funding pathways ESACC's programs rely on.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CC.ESSD40
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/excelsior-springs-career-center

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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