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
490309 20054 V490300 Merchant Marine Officer/Crew Transportation Distribution and Logistics (16) Transportation Operations Skilled and Technical Sciences F P A course that focus on skills needed to serve as captains, executive officers, engineers and ranking mates on commercially licensed inland, coastal and ocean-going vessels. Includes instruction in maritime traditions and law; maritime policy; economics and management of commercial marine operations; basic naval architecture and engineering; shipboard power systems engineering; crew supervision; and administrative procedures.
498888 20997 V600097 Transportation and Materials Moving Cooperative Worksite Experience Transportation Distribution and Logistics (16) Transportation Operations Skilled and Technical Sciences U E A learning experience in Transportation and Materials Moving 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)
500102 11002, 11051, 11151, 11153 V100100 Digital Arts Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications (3) Visual Arts Skilled and Technical Sciences U P A course that prepares individuals to apply artistic, technical principles, and techniques to the communication of information and ideas through the use of digital media technology. Includes instruction in foundational core skills, animation, digital cinema, multi-track sound recording, corporate media, and internet media through the use of digital technologies and computer software applications.
500402 11104, 11151, 11154, 05162, 05163 V100100,
V500400 		Graphic Design/Commercial and Advertising Art Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications (3) Visual Arts Skilled and Technical Sciences U P A course that prepares individuals to apply artistic and computer techniques and technical skills to the commercial art and advertising art fields. Includes instruction in computer-assisted art and design, printmaking, concepts sketching, technical drawing, color theory, imaging, studio technique, communication skills and commercial art business operations.
500406 11052, 11053, 11054 V100100 Commercial Photography Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications (3) Visual Arts Skilled and Technical Sciences U P A course in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences, and recording events and people, via digital, film, and still photography. Includes instruction in specialized camera and equipment operation; maintenance and use of computer applications to support these functions above; applications to commercial and industrial needs; photography business operations.
500499 11001, 11002 V100100,
V210100,
V500400 		Design and Commercial Art Foundations Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications (3) Visual Arts Skilled and Technical Sciences U E This course will focus on career exploration in the fields of Design and Professional Production Arts. This course focuses on the theories, methods and techniques and must include the areas of glass, metal, ceramic, wood, polymers, and mixed media. Includes instruction in core art EALRs, design, concepts sketching, technical drawing, and color theory. (Up to 180 hours.) (moved from 500101)
500502 05052, 05056 V100100,
V500502 		Technical Theater/Theater Design and Technology Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications (3) Performing Arts Skilled and Technical Sciences U P A course that prepares individuals to apply artistic, technical and dramatic principles and techniques to the communication of dramatic information, ideas, moods, and feelings through technical theatre methods. Includes instruction in set design, lighting design, sound effects, theater acoustics, scene painting, property management, costume design, and technical direction and production and use of computer applications to support these functions above.
500510 05097, 19247 V200002, V190901, V500502 Costume Design Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications (3) Performing Arts FCCLA Family and Consumer Sciences U P A program that prepares individuals to design and select costumes for characters in theatre and the performing arts and to serve as part of a production team. Includes instruction in costume design, script analysis, theory and criticism, period styles, history of costume, stage makeup, rendering, and costume construction.
500602 11051, 11054, 11056 V100100 Cinematography and Cinema Production Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications (3) Visual Arts Skilled and Technical Sciences F P A program that includes the skills needed to communicate dramatic information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the making and producing of video/cinema. Includes instruction in theory of cinema technology and equipment operation; production, directing, editing, cinematographic art, audio techniques for making specific types of cinema and the planning and management of cinema operations.
500713 5166 V500400 Metal and Jewelry Arts Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications (3) Visual Arts Skilled and Technical Sciences U P A course that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by fashioning wearable art from gems, other stones, and precious metals. Includes instruction in material science, gemology; metal-smithing and finishing; stone cutting and polishing; metal and non-metal casting and molding; electroforming; metal coloring; enameling; photo etching; lapidary technique and art; design concepts; casting, engraving, polishing, stone setting, soldering, fine microscopic work, safety, equipment and tool maintenance, redesign and restyling techniques, and customer relations.