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As we enter the 21st century, our state and national economies will need
many more highly skilled technical workers. These important, good-paying
jobs will require more than a high school education.
This means that many
more young Americans will need to prepare
to go to college - and
particularly into the technical programs.
College Tech Prep is a new way of doing business in our high
schools andcolleges. Its goal is to prepare young people for the
growing number of high-tech jobs in the future. |
College Tech Prep high
school students:
- Learn college
preparatory academics in applied, real-world contexts that make the
content more meaningful and accessible to them
- Develop
technological literacy, including the "new basics" of computer usage
- In 11th and 12th
grade, immerse themselves in the foundation occupational skills
needed to enter and succeed in an associate degree program
- Have the opportunity to earn college
credit while still in high school
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At the end of high school, College Tech Prep graduates are ready to choose a
technical major and enter an advanced skills associate degree program at a
community or technical college or enter a baccalaureate program at a university.
In our area, the Stark County College Tech Prep Consortium partners
Stark State College of Technology with all public school |
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districts in Stark County. The consortium also has articulation
agreements with 13 other colleges and universities. |
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The Consortium, which originated in 1992 with a federal College Tech
Prep grant , is a dynamic initiative that continues to evolve and grow
in terms of its district partnerships and scope of programming and has
received
state and national recognition for
excellence in education.
Students from all Consortium high schools are eligible to apply for
admission to these high school programs |
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on a tuition-free basis. Successful completion of the high school
portion of this program presents the possibility of special
consideration for entry into specific programs or classes at partner
colleges. |
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