Central High Magnet Career Academy

Central High School Magnet Career Academy (MCA) hosts some of the most talented students in Louisville. Students are selected for admission through a competitive process that includes achievement test scores, grade point average (GPA), personal essays, and teacher recommendations. Central has the second highest number of Governor’s Scholars in the district, is one of two Kentucky high schools to offer Montessori education, and offers 11 career pathways through a robust career-themed magnet program.

School Highlights

• Rigorous pre-college curriculum
• Eleven career programs in the following areas of concentration: business; law; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM); health services; and teaching and learning
• AP Capstone (Seminar/Research)
  • Two-year course
  • Prepares students for academic demands of college
  • Variety of Advanced Placement (AP) courses
• Dual-credit courses through the University of Louisville (UofL), Jefferson Community and Technical College (JCTC), and Morehead State University (MSU); offers early college opportunities through school’s medical programs
• Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC)
• Montessori learning

Career Pathways

• Management and Entrepreneurship
• Marketing
  • Learn about buyer behavior and dynamics, principle of marketing research, demand analysis, cost-volume and profit relationships, and more.
• Cyber Engineering
  • Blend of programming, cybersecurity, and hardware engineering
  • Research, design, develop, and test computer systems and components
  • Explore robotics, electricity, and security concerns
• Dental Assisting
  • Learn about patient care, dental radiographs (x-ray photographs), dental procedure equipment, and office administrative functions under the supervision of dentists and dental hygienists
• Navy JROTC
  • Learn about theory and practice of naval science and life in the U.S. Navy
• Pre-Med
• Pre-Nursing
  • Prepares students to apply basic health science principles and technical skills
  • Veterinary Assistant
  • Learn about animal nursing care, animal health and nutrition, animal handling, clinical pathology, radiology, surgical assisting, clinical laboratory procedures, and more.
• Teaching & Learning
  • Opportunities to participate in classroom activities
  • Emphasis on construction of knowledge, development of dispositions for teaching, and reflections on teaching and learning
  • Learn to design engaging, standards-based lessons and assessments