What is TECH PREP?

Tech Prep is a program of study which begins in high school, continues at a postsecondary institution, and culminates in an associate of applied science degree, two-year certificate, or two-year apprenticeship in one of the Career Interest Areas: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Arts and Communications, Business, and Administrative Services, Health Care, Human and Family Services, Industrial and Engineering Technology, and leads to related meaningful employment. A Tech Prep program is developed by all partners (secondary, postsecondary, and private sector). It may also articulate from a community college to a four-year baccalaureate degree.

Who is a Tech Prep Student?

A Tech Prep student in one who is seeking further education after high schoo and has a written career plan that identifies a sequence of coureses that leads to a Tech Prep occupation as a career goal. Students may begin as early as the 9th grade and no later than the 1th grade to select a Tech Prep sequence of courses. Students may revise their program of study as they move toward their career goal.