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Tech Prep is a college preparatory program that provides high school students a head start on a college technical degree or certificate; preparing them for jobs of the future.
A four year graduation plan, based on the Recommended High School Program or above, and a two-year associate of applied science (A.A.S.) degree plan results in a six-year, focused, and sequenced program of study called Tech Prep.
Advances in technology have changed the workplace in a dramatic way. Students graduating from high school need highly technical skills to be competitive in the job market. Up to 85 percent of all jobs require at least two years of education beyond high school. Navarro College Tech Prep can help by articulating college credit for high school courses!
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Contact Information:
Cristina Guardado, Tech Prep Associate
Phone: (903) 875 -7440
Sina Ruiz, Director of Career Center and Tech Prep
Phone: (903) 875-7481
Location:
Navarro College - Corsicana campus
Upstairs in the Career Center of the GOOCH One-Stop Student building
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Tech Prep is a way to start a college technical degree in high school. In a Tech Prep program, you begin your course of study in high school and continue in a community or technical college. The result is a certificate or associate degree in a career field.
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How can we inspire you?
Tech Prep programs combine the academic courses needed for success in college AND technical courses that begin to prepare you for a career. Enrolling in High School Tech Prep programs, you will be:
• Preparing for a high-paying, challenging career
• Saving money on college tuition
• Learning employable skills
Tech Prep was designed to give you a head start on your career and save money on college tuition. You can earn up to a full semester of college credits, at not cost, while in high school! Upon graduation, Tech Prep credits held in escrow can be articulated to Navarro College in one of our Tech Prep technical programs of study.
As a Tech Prep student, you are eligible to compete for regional and state Tech Prep grants and scholarships to further reduce the cost of advanced studies. Navarro College offers several scholarships, including The Open Doors to Success, Collins, and Caston Scholarships, to students who qualify.
Step One:
BEFORE 9th grade classes are scheduled discuss career & technical programs you might be interested in with your teachers or counselors. With their help, you can determine what technical program will likely best suit you for further study in college or a future career.
Step Two:
Contact the Navarro College Tech Prep office and take the suggested high school classes. Do your best to excel; a grade of 80 or higher is required for college credit.
Step Three:
Enroll in Navarro College within 18 months of graduation; declare and A.A.S. (or certificate) major; and bring your High School transcript to the Navarro College Tech Prep office for evaluation BEFORE registering for college classes. Once the high School transcript has been evaluated, you will be ready to register for College!
Step Four:
After completing 12 hours at Navarro College with a "C" or better, a letter will be sent to you awarding your Tech Prep credit.
Do you want to help your child get a jump on his/her career? Would you like him/her to save money on college tuition by completing college courses while in high school? Well, take a look into Navarro College Tech Prep.
How can we inspire you?
One focus of Tech Prep is to ensure students take high school classes that will benefit them later in life. Students are encouraged to declare a Career and Technical pathway that provides classes which teach employable skills at high academic levels. By taking such focused and sequenced courses at the high school, your child will be prepared to go directly to Navarro College with credits in escrow.
High School Tech Prep Programs
- Prepare students for a high-paying, challenging career
- Save money on college tuition
- Teach employable skills
Tech Prep is not for one type of student or one type of profession; Tech Prep is open to all high school students. To begin a Tech Prep program as early as possible, students should declare a Tech Prep program and sign-up for Tech Prep classes in the eight grade. However, a student may enroll in a Tech Prep program or courses at any time during their high school years.
Tech Prep was designed to give your child a head start on his/her career and save you money on college tuition. Your student can earn up to a full semester of college credit, at not cost to you, while in high school! Upon graduation, the credits held in escrow can be articulated to Navarro College in one of our 10 technical degrees or 27 technical certificates. Tech Prep students are eligible to compete for regional and state Tech Prep grants and scholarships to further reduce the cost of their advanced studies. Navarro College offers several scholarships, including The Open Doors to Success, Collins, and Caston Scholarships, to students who qualify.
How do I get my child enrolled in Tech Prep?
Getting your child involved in Tech Prep is easy, but it is important that you start as soon as possible. As early as the 8th grade your child can start to look at programs offered through your local high school and deciding what he/she wants to study.
Steps to get ahead!
Step One:
BEFORE 9th grade classes are scheduled the student should discuss career & technical programs they might be interested in with teachers or counselors. With their help, he/she can determine what technical program will likely best suit them for further study in college or a future career.
Step Two:
The student should register on-line with Navarro College Tech Prep and take the suggested high school classes. He/She should do their best to excel; a grade of 80 or higher is required for college credit.
Step Three:
Within 18 months of graduation the student should enroll in Navarro College; declare and A.A.S. (or certificate) major; and bring their High School transcript to the Navarro College Tech Prep Director for evaluation BEFORE registering for college classes. Once the high School transcript has been evaluated, he/she will be ready to register for College!
Step Four:
After completing 12 hours at Navarro College with a "C" or better, a letter will be sent to the student awarding their Tech Prep credit.
Tech Prep is a college-preparatory, advanced placement program that provides students with academic, as well as, applied technical skills. The high school program prepares students to continue in a college program that leads to a minimum of a two-year associate of applied science (A.A.S.) degree or certificate. A Tech Prep student's high school graduation plan should be based on the Recommended High School Program (RHSP) that includes a coherent sequence of two (2) or more career and technology courses for three (3) or more credits. At least one of these career and technology courses must be eligible for credit through articulation or dual credit by concurrent enrollment.
A key component of Tech Prep is program articulation, which is a planned process linking educational institutions and educational experiences to assist students in making a smooth transition from one level of education to another without experiencing delays or duplication in learning.
A program articulation agreement is a signed document that indicates the specific responsibilities of the secondary school, the postsecondary institution, and the student. The agreement also includes an outline of a recommended high school graduation plan and a two-year degree, certificate, or apprenticeship program plan. Together these are called a 6-year or Tech Prep plan
Within articulated Tech Prep programs are articulated courses, high school courses that contain the same course content as an equivalent college course, and for which a postsecondary institution has agreed to award college credit if the students meets the requirements outlined in the course articulation agreement, either through the Advanced Technical Credit program or in a local articulation agreement.
DECLARING INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN TECH PREP
A student may declare intent to participate in a Tech Prep high school graduation plan in a number of ways. These may include:
• A four-year high school graduation plan that includes a locally-developed career and technology course sequence that is part of a state-approved Tech Prep plan with a college;
• Completion of a locally-developed intent form; and/or
• Record of a student’s verbal statement of intent documented by an advisor (counselor, teacher, or administrator).
WHEN IS A TECH PREP STUDENT IDENTIFIED
Tech Prep students are identified in grades 9-12 by the following:
• The student has a 4-year Tech Prep high school graduation plan described above; and
• The student has enrolled in, or completed, the first career and technology course in the plan.
Students are coded annually as Career and Technology Indicator Code (C/T) PEIMS code 3 based on their intent to continue to follow this graduation plan.
TECH PREP COURSE PARTICIPANT
A Tech Prep course participant is a student that is taking a course that is part of an approved Tech Prep educational plan, but indicates no intent to graduate under a Tech Prep high school graduation plan and will not complete a significant portion of a Tech Prep plan. This student is coded Career and Technology Indicator Code (C/T) PEIMS code 1 or 2 each year as long as the student has no intent to participate in a Tech Prep plan.
COMPLETION OF A HIGH SCHOOL TECH PREP PROGRAM
A student does not need to complete all courses in a Tech Prep high school graduation plan to be a high school Tech Prep student or to continue in a postsecondary Tech Prep program, although a student should take a majority of the plan, including courses eligible for college credit.
Although students are encouraged to take as many courses in the Recommended High School Program as possible, they are not required to complete the program to be a Tech Prep student.
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