Program Recommendations

The IEDRC is responsible for oversight of the program approval process for new career and technical education (CTE) programs, program revisions, and other programmatic tasks. The region’s CTE Deans Committee reviews and approves all CTE programs at its monthly meetings.

View Deans Meetings Dates, Agendas and Minutes

Upcoming Deadline

Submit by October 2, 2026 4:00 pm for Dean’s Meeting on October 12, 2026

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Labor Market Assessment (LMA) Reports Handout

Bachelor’s Degree Program Handout

Chancellor’s Office Program and Course Approval Handbook (PCAH), 8th Edition

The State Program Approval Process

The following outlines the four steps of the state program approval process.

Obtain a Labor Market Assessment (LMA) report from the Inland Empire/Desert Center of Excellence for Labor Market Research using this form.

Go to Form

Submit an application on the RegionalCTE website. The application requires that you submit:

Minutes from an advisory meeting, held within two years of program submission and
A Labor Market Assessment Report provided by the Center of Excellence for Labor Market Research within the last year

Submit the Application

The IEDRC Deans Committee will review and vote on each program submitted through regionalcte.org. The minutes from monthly Deans meetings will be posted here within five business days of the meeting date.

Go to https://regionalcte.org/ to submit.

Meeting Dates & Deadlines

All CTE Deans Meetings

Recommended Programs

To view current and past Recommended Programs, visit RegionalCTE.org.

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