Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) are vocational organizations primarily based in high schools and career technology centers. Often, on the state level, they are integrated into Departments of Education or incorporated as non-profit organizations. Many states define CTSOs as "integral parts" of the high school and college education programs. Many higher education institutions have been adding extracurricullar activities that are not athletic related in order to enhance the college experience.

Some major CTSOs include:

• Business Professionals of America
  Business Professionals of America
  Business Professionals of America is a career and technical student organization that is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. BPA aims to develop leadership, academic, and technological skills in the workplace among students and leaders within the community...
  
   (BPA)
• DECA
  DECA (organization)
  DECA, also known as Collegiate DECA on the college level) is an international association of students and teachers of marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality, and marketing sales and service . DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing,...
  
   (formerly Distributive Education Clubs of America)
• Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America
  Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America
  Family, Career and Community Leaders of America , formerly known as Future Homemakers of America , is a nonprofit U.S. career and technical student organization for young men and women in family and consumer science education in public and private schools through grade 12 across the United States...
  
   (FCCLA)
• Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda
  FBLA-PBL
  The Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, or FBLA-PBL, is an American career and technical student organization that has its headquarters in Reston, Virginia...
  
   (FBLA-PBL)
• National FFA Organization
  National FFA Organization
  The National FFA Organization is an American youth organization known as a Career and Technical Student Organization, based on middle and high school classes that promote and support agricultural education...
  
    (formerly Future Farmers of America)
• SkillsUSA
  SkillsUSA
  SkillsUSA is a United States career and technical student organization serving more than 320,000 high school and college students and professional members enrolled in training programs in technical, skilled, and service occupations, including health occupations. Since 2010, SkillsUSA has had Thomas...
  
   (formerly Vocational Industrial Clubs of America)
• Technology Student Association
  Technology Student Association
  The Technology Student Association is an international Career and Technical Student Organization made up of over 150,000 Middle School and High School Technology Education Students. TSA is the premier CTSO dedicated to STEM Standards: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics...
  
   (TSA)
• Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA)
• National Young Farmer Educational Association
• Future Educators Association
  Future Educators Association
  The Future Educators Association , sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International , is a professional organization that supports students who are interested in education-related careers...
  
   (FEA)
• National Postsecondary Agricultural Student Organization
  National Postsecondary Agricultural Student Organization
  The National Postsecondary Agricultural Student Organization, regularly referred to as PAS, is a national organization associated with postsecondary institutions offering baccalaureate degrees, associate degrees, diplomas and/or certificates in agriculture/agribusiness and natural resources...
  
  (PAS)