What Makes College Tech Prep Different? First, College Tech Prep is built on a solid foundation that actively involves area business partners, resulting in strong employer involvement in all consortia. This local leadership driving College Tech Prep is helping to make lasting, systematic change. In fact, business/industry help drive and set program direction through the development and implementation of the Technical Competency Profile (TCP) Process. The purpose of this process is to identify the occupational, academic, and employability competencies that are to be completed during grades 9 through the associate degree/apprenticeship levels.
College Tech Prep teaching techniques and curriculum involve the following: team teaching, integrated curriculum, problem-based learning, interdisciplinary teaching, cooperative learning, applied curriculum materials, inquiry-based instruction, applied curriculum content and work site apprenticeships and job shadowing experiences. Other differences include:
- Business, industry, and labor leaders are active, involved partners who define the student competencies necessary to succeed.
- Students get a head start on their college degree while in high school.
- Students in College Tech Prep can change educational and career paths at any time.
- Students develop lifelong problem-solving skills, which all businesses expect.
- Innovative curriculum options allow students to earn a Associate degree with the option to complete a Bachelor degree.
- College Tech Prep students learn usable skills, so they typically earn higher wages at their jobs.
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