Cascadia Tech Academy

What Cascadia Tech Academy does

Cascadia Tech Academy is a publicly funded career and technical education (CTE) high school operating from a single campus at 12200 NE 28th Street in Vancouver, Washington. The institution delivers tuition-free vocational programs across twenty distinct program areas, including Applied Medical Sciences, Automotive Technology, Aviation Science and Technology, Barbering, Business Principles, Construction Technology, Cosmetology, Criminal Justice, Culinary/Baking/Pastry Arts, Dental, Diesel Technology, Fashion Design, Fire Science, Forest Management, Information Technology Systems Service and Security (ITS3), Maritime Technology, Medical Assisting, Pre-Electrical, Pre-Engineering Design Technology, and Teaching Academy. It enrolls approximately 1,643 students drawn from partner high schools within the Evergreen Public Schools district via online application forms, and operates on a shared-time model in which students split their day between their home high school and the academy.

The academy is structured as a program of Evergreen Public Schools, a Washington State public school district, and is funded through district allocations, state education funding, and federal CTE grants rather than tuition. It pursues a direct-to-consumer go-to-market within its partner-district catchment, recruiting students via its website, social media channels (Facebook, X/Twitter, YouTube, Instagram), iOS and Android mobile apps, and the Parent Square parent-communication platform. Adjacent offerings include a Summer School program and a CTE Plan 2 Teacher Certification Program that extends the academy's scope into professional educator credentialing. A separate Cascadia Technical Academy Foundation functions as a fundraising and programmatic-support arm.

Student-reported outcomes include 6,586 industry certifications, 6,671 college credits, and 26,041 internship hours earned — figures that the academy presents as evidence of workforce-readiness and college-credit acceleration pathways. There are no funding rounds, M&A events, IP filings, senior leadership disclosures, or commercial customer relationships in the input; revenue is not publicly disclosed, consistent with the institution's status as a government public-school entity rather than a privately held business.

Name

Cascadia Tech Academy

Legal name

Cascadia Tech Academy

Website

https://cascadiatech.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Cascadia Tech Academy is a public career and technical education high school in Vancouver, Washington, operated within Evergreen Public Schools, offering tuition-free programs across 20 vocational areas to roughly 1,643 high school students with industry certification, college credit, and internship pathways.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Career and Technical Education

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (61151)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Community Colleges (Applied/CTE-Focused) (EDAHADAD)

Keywords

• Career and technical education
• Vocational training programs
• High school CTE
• Tuition-free education
• Industry certification programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a publicly funded career and technical education institution within the Evergreen School District, Cascadia Tech Academy operates as a tuition-free program. Revenue is derived from school district funding, state education allocations, and potentially federal CTE grants. No direct tuition is charged to students.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Cascadia Tech Academy provides tuition-free career and technical education programs to 1,643 high school students across 20 industry-focused areas including automotive, medical, culinary, aviation, and technology disciplines. Students earn industry-recognized certifications, college credits, and practical experience through internships as part of their shared-time enrollment between home high school and the technical academy.

Product overview

Cascadia Tech Academy is a public career and technical education (CTE) high school offering tuition-free programs in 20 distinct vocational areas. The institution operates as a portfolio of career-focused programs including Applied Medical Sciences, Automotive Technology, Aviation Science & Technology, Barbering, Business Principles, Construction Technology, Cosmetology, Criminal Justice, Culinary/Baking/Pastry Arts, Dental, Diesel Technology, Fashion Design, Fire Science, Forest Management, Information Technology Systems Service & Security (ITS3), Maritime Technology, Medical Assisting, Pre-Electrical, Pre-Engineering Design Technology, and Teaching Academy. The academy provides students with industry certifications, college credits, and internship opportunities. Additional offerings include the CTE Plan 2 Teacher Certification Program for professional educator development and Summer School programs. The institution reports serving 1,643 students, with 6,586 industry certifications, 6,671 college credits, and 26,041 internship hours earned.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cascadia Technical Academy Foundation: The foundation arm of Cascadia Tech Academy focused on supporting the school's mission and programs.

Products and services

• Applied Medical Sciences

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,643 students enrolled with tuition-free access to career and technical education
• +3 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Evergreen School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCascadia Tech Academy operates as a program within the Evergreen School District. The school district provides funding, administrative support, and student referrals through partner high schools. Students from district high schools attend the technical academy as part of their education.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Year Up: A national nonprofit workforce development program serving young adults with job training and industry credentials, adjacent to Cascadia's mission of career readiness, certifications, and internship pathways.

Broad incumbents

• Universal Technical Institute: A national for-profit provider of technical training including automotive, diesel, welding, and aviation, overlapping with several of Cascadia's CTE disciplines while serving a different student profile (postsecondary).
• ECPI University: A private for-profit institution offering associate, bachelor's, and graduate programs in technology, healthcare, and skilled trades, overlapping with Cascadia's CTE program areas but at the postsecondary level.
• Porter and Chester Institute: A regional private for-profit career school offering programs in healthcare, skilled trades, and technology across multiple states; comparable CTE program areas but proprietary rather than public.
• Lincoln Tech: A national private for-profit career training institution offering programs in automotive, healthcare, IT, and skilled trades, comparable in CTE program offerings but operating at much larger scale across multiple campuses.

Direct peers

• Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center: A public career and technical education high school in Marysville, WA offering tuition-free programs to high school students across multiple skill areas; structurally identical to Cascadia Tech Academy as a Washington state CTE academy.

Regional players

• South Puget Sound Community College: A Washington state community college offering CTE and technical programs across multiple disciplines, comparable in career-technical training offerings but at the postsecondary level.
• Clark College: A Vancouver, WA-based community college offering associate degrees and CTE programs, geographically adjacent and providing overlapping workforce-aligned programs for the same regional talent pool.

Emerging players

• NAF (National Academy Foundation): A national nonprofit network of career-themed academies embedded in high schools that focus on career exploration and industry credentials; comparable in career-pathway orientation and high school-based delivery.
• P-TECH (Pathways in Technology Early College High School): An innovative public school model blending high school, college coursework, and industry-aligned career skills with employer partnerships; conceptually similar to Cascadia's industry-aligned CTE approach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/Cascadiatech1
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@cascadiatechacademy
• Facebookfacebook.com/cascadiatechacademy
• Instagraminstagram.com/cascadiatechnicalacademy

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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