Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges

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Tech Prep


Tech Prep is an industry and education partnership committed to providing a highly-trained and motivated workforce, prepared to pursue lifelong learning in a changing technological society.

Tech Prep provides occupational pathways for students by preparing them for technologically advanced careers and post secondary education by emphasizing strong academic, technical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills. Tech Prep prepares students for the world of work and helps maintain a quality life in a changing society.

Tech Prep is a national educational initiative. It includes a rigorous and focused course of study which provides students with essential academic and technical foundations which prepare students with necessary workplace skills.

Under Carl Perkins Title II legislation, Tech Prep must:

  • Lead to an associate degree, two-year certificate, or apprenticeship.
  • Provide technical preparation in at least one field of engineering technology; applied science; mechanical, industrial, or practical art or trade; or agriculture, health, or business.
  • Build student competencies in mathematics, science, technology, and communications through a sequential course of study.
  • Lead to employment or further education.

For more information concerning the Tech Prep program, Please feel free to download these documents in either Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF format. Click on the icon to the right of the document name to download the document.

Tech Prep Documents
  

Articulations Guidelines Handbook 2007-09

PDF

2008-09 Tech Prep Guidelines

PDFWord Document

2006-07 Tech Prep Directors Association Final Report

PDF

Tech Prep Participants (2-year, 4-year, school districts, and high schools)

PDFExcel Document

Washington State Tech Prep Brochure

PDF
2007-08 Tech Prep Model Plans
  

South Puget Sound Community College

PDF

Northeast Tech Prep Consortium

PDF

Olympic College

PDF

Peninsula College

PDF

Tech Prep Consortium Web Site Links

Washington Tech Prep
http://www.techprepwa.org/

College Credit and Careers Network (Bellevue, Lake Washington, Shoreline, Edmonds, Cascadia)
www.collegecreditcareersnetwork.org

Basin Tech Prep Consortium (Big Bend)
http://www.bigbend.edu/techprep/

Lewis & So. Thurston County Consortium (Centralia)
www.centralia.ctc.edu/Instruction/Techprep.shtml

Clark-SW Washington Consortium (Clark)
http://www.clark.edu/techprep

Columbia Basin Consortium (Columbia Basin)
http://www.columbiabasin.edu/techprep

Edmonds Tech Prep Consortium (Edmonds)
http://techprep.edcc.edu/

Sno-Isle/Everett Community College Consortium (Everett)
www.everettcc.edu/techprep

Twin County Consortium (Grays Harbor)
http://ghc.ctc.edu/TechPrep

So. King County Tech Prep Consortium (Green River, Renton, Highline)
http://www.skctechprep.org

Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Career Development Consortium (Lower Columbia)
http://www.lowercolumbia.edu/hs/tech-prep/

West Sound Consortium (Olympic)
http://www.westsoundcareers.com

North Olympic Peninsula Consortium (Peninsula)
pc.ctc.edu/academics/techprep

Pierce County Career Connection (Pierce Ft. Steilacoom, Pierce, Puyallup, Tacoma, Bates, Clover Park)
http://www.pc3connect.org

Seattle Tech Prep Consortium (Seattle Central, North Seattle)
http://www.seattlecolleges.com/techprep/

Skagit-Island PrepWork Consortium (Skagit Valley)
http://www.prepwork.org

South Sound Tech Prep Partnership (South Puget Sound)
http://www.spscc.ctc.edu/academics/pre-college/tech-prep.html

Northeast Washington/Spokane Consortium (Spokane, Spokane Falls)
http://www.techprepwa.org/wa/newtec/

Southeastern Washington Tech Prep Consortium (Walla Walla)
http://www.wwcc.edu/CMS/index.php?id=66

North Central Washington Tech Prep Consortium (Wenatchee Valley)
http://www.wvc.edu/directory/departments/techprep/

Whatcom County Consortium (Bellingham, Whatcom)
http://whatcomtechprep.org

Yakima Valley Community College Tech Prep (Yakima)
http://www.yvcc.edu/programs/TechPrep/

Tech Prep Directors Association

Tech Prep Directors Association Meeting Packet
  

November 20, 2008

PDF

September 10-11, 2008

PDF

Tech Prep Advisory committee

Tech Prep Advisory committee Meeting Minutes & handouts
  

April 1, 2008

PDF

January 29, 2008

PDF

November 29, 2007

PDF

 

For information about Tech Prep, contact Tiffany Merkel-Rinke at tmerkel@sbctc.ctc.edu.

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