CIP Codes

Below you'll find Career and Technical Education (CTE) Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Codes and Vocational codes (V-code).

V-Code

CTE V-Codes are tied to the certification code and dictate the courses that a teacher is certified to teach. The teachers’ education or industry experience is reviewed to determine the V-codes for certification.

CIP Code

CIP Codes are federally accepted course codes that identify courses taught throughout the United States, including CTE courses. CIP codes are aligned to V-codes that clarify which courses the teacher has been certified to teach. CIP codes are also used for reporting purposes from the district to OSPI. See the 2024-25 CIP Code Chart for more information.

Please Note: Nontraditional Gender Identification indicates CTE Courses designated as preparing students for non-traditional fields based upon the indicator on the CIP code chart, and the student’s gender.

  • M= Male
  • F= Female
  • U= Undefined
CIP Code State Code V-Code Course Name Cluster Pathway CTSO Program Area Nontraditional Gender Identification Exploratory or Preparatory CIP Course Description
520501 12009 V078000,
V520100,
V520403,
V521206,
V521401 		Business Communications Business, Management & Administration (4) Administrative Support DECA
FBLA 		Business and Marketing Education M E A course that prepares individuals to function in an organization as a composer, editor and proofreader of business or business-related communications. (Up to 180 hours.)
520701 12053 V078000,
V080301 		Entrepreneurship Business, Management & Administration (4) General Management DECA
FBLA 		Business and Marketing Education U E A course that generally prepares individuals to perform development, marketing and management functions associated with owning and operating a business. (90 or 180 hours)
520703 12053 V078000,
V520100,
V080301,
V521401 		Small Business Administration/Management Business, Management & Administration (4) General Management DECA
FBLA 		Business and Marketing Education U P A program that prepares individuals to develop and manage independent small businesses. Includes instruction in business administration; enterprise planning and entrepreneurship; start-up; small business operations and problems; personnel supervision; capitalization and investment; taxation; business law and regulations; e-commerce; home business operations; and applications to specific sectors, products, and services.
520801 12103, 12105, 12107, 12147, 12149 V078000,
V080301,
V520100,
V520300,
V520895,
V521401 		Finance, General Finance (6) Business Finance FBLA Business and Marketing Education U E A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, manage, and analyze the financial and monetary aspects and performance of business enterprises, banking institutions, or other organizations. Includes instruction in principles of accounting; financial instruments; capital planning; funds acquisition; asset and debt management; budgeting; financial analysis; and investments and portfolio management.
520803 12101, 12102, 12103, 12107, 12147, 12149 V078000,
V520895 		Banking and Financial Support Services Finance (6) Banking Services FBLA Business and Marketing Education U P A course that prepares individuals to perform a wide variety of customer services in banks, insurance agencies, savings and loan companies, and related enterprises. Includes instruction in communications and public relations skills, business equipment operation, and technical skills applicable to the methods and operations of specific financial or insurance services.
520901 16055, 16057,16104, 16155, 16203, 16997, 16999 V078000,
V520902 		Hospitality Administration and Management Hospitality and Tourism (9) Travel and Tourism DECA Business and Marketing Education U P A course that prepares individuals to serve as general managers and directors of hospitality operations on a system-wide basis, including both travel arrangements and promotion and the provision of traveler facilities. Includes instruction in principles of operations in the travel and tourism, hotel and lodging facilities, food services, and recreation facilities industries; hospitality marketing strategies; hospitality planning; management and coordination of franchise and unit operations; business management and coordination of franchise and unit operations; business management; accounting and financial management; hospitality transportation and logistics; and hospitality industry policies and regulations.
520904 16104, 16155, 16999 V078000,
V520902 		Hotel/Motel Administration Management Hospitality and Tourism (9) Lodging DECA Business and Marketing Education U P A course that prepares individuals to manage operations and facilities that provide lodging services to the traveling public. Includes instruction in hospitality industry principles; supplies purchasing, storage and control; hotel facilities design and planning; hospitality industry law; personnel management and labor relations; financial management; marketing and sales promotion; convention and event management; front desk operations; and applications to specific types of hotels and motel operations.
520905 16055 V078000,
V120505,
V200002,
V200493,
V520100,
V521401 		Restaurant/Food Services Management Hospitality and Tourism (9) Restaurant and Food/Beverage Services FCCLA
DECA
FBLA 		Family and Consumer Sciences U E A program that prepares individuals to plan, manage, and market restaurants, food services in hospitality establishments, food service chains and franchise networks and restaurant supply operations. Includes instruction in hospitality administration, food services management, wholesale logistics and distribution, franchise operations, business and capitalization, food industry operations, marketing and retailing , business law and regulations, finance and professional standards and ethics.
521101 04207, 12056 V078000,
V520100 		International Business/Trade/Commerce Business, Management & Administration (4) General Management DECA
FBLA 		Business and Marketing Education U E A course that prepares individuals to manage international businesses and/or business operations. Includes instruction in the principles and processes of export sales, trade controls, foreign operations and related problems, monetary issues, international business policy, and applications to doing business in specific countries and markets.
018888 18348 V600097 Agriculture Cooperative Worksite Experience Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (1) All Within Cluster FFA Agricultural Education U E A learning experience in Agriculture in which the student has completed or is concurrently enrolled in a Career and Technical Education course that is related to the cooperative experience placement. Cooperative worksite learning experiences must be a direct extension of a qualifying class and should be connected to the student’s high school and beyond plan. WAC 392-410-315 outlines regulations for granting credit for cooperative work-based learning experiences. (Minimum 360 Hours = 1 Credit)