Chicago Tech Academy

Chicago Tech Academy is a high school in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 2009, it provides career and technical education through a project-based curriculum focused on technology, entrepreneurship, and STEM. Students connect academic concepts with real-world applications through internships, weekly guest speakers, mentorships, field trips, and relationships with corporate partners. Coursework emphasizes project management, problem-solving, collaboration, networking, and understanding the technology and finances behind solutions. The school also offers enrollment and transfer applications, student life programs, and opportunities such as the Young Women's Leadership Society, which supports female students' professional advancement in technology and entrepreneurship. Its interdisciplinary approach links school, community, work, and the wider world while preparing students for future careers.