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Tech Prep... A great way to go to college, build a career, and learn workplace skills.

Who Qualifies for Tech Prep?
Sample Tech Prep Pathway
Cuyahoga Community College Tech Prep Guide

The North Coast Tech Prep Consortium is a partnership linking business, industry and labor with secondary schools, Cuyahoga Community College, and other postsecondary education institutions. The mission of the Consortium is to combine college prep academics with career pathway preparation that will result in employment, a two-year certificate or Associate Degree, and/or a Baccalaureate Degree.

Tech Prep develops proficiency in science, technology, engineering and math. Tech Prep students earn college credit for coursework completed in high school.

After high school, students transition directly into a Cuyahoga Community College two-year Associate Degree program or other postsecondary education institutions.

Area business and industry representatives help to design and update this challenging curriculum to reflect real-world requirements in career pathways and specializations. In addition to these career pathway courses, Tech Prep students take college prep academic classes.

Area business, industry and labor also support the need for a 21st century workforce by providing internships, early placement, part-time or full-time summer employment.

Scholarships are available from the CCC Foundation.

Who Qualifies for Tech Prep?
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Tech Prep high school students:

choose a Tech Prep program
maintain a 2.0 GPA overall in grades 9-12
maintain a 3.0 GPA in Tech Prep program
successfully complete Algebra 2 before graduation from high school
are on-schedule to graduate from high school
maintain a 95% attendance rate

To receive articulated credit at Cuyahoga Community College (CCC):

maintain a 2.0 GPA overall in grades 9-12
maintain a 3.0 GPA in Tech Prep program
successfully complete Algebra 2 before graduation from high school
send final high school transcript to CCC Admissions Office
send an articulation agreement, signed by the Tech Prep teacher, to the Tech Prep Office at CCC
complete a CCC application

Sample Tech Prep Pathway for all programs excluding Biotechnology
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9th Grade:
   9th Grade College Prep English
   Math* (Algebra 1 or 2)
   Science
   Social Studies
   Electives - TP Pathway Foundations

10th Grade:
   10th Grade College Prep English
   Math* (Geometry)
   Health
   Social Studies
   Electives - TP Pathway Foundations

11th Grade:
   Tech Prep Program
   11th Grade College Prep English
   Math* (Algebra 2 or Pre-Calculus)
   Science
   Social Studies
   Electives

12th Grade:
    Tech Prep Program
    12th Grade College Prep English
    Math* (Pre-Calculus or Trigonometry)
    Social Studies
    Electives

*Math minimum requirement: Algebra 2 completed by high school graduation.

Sample Tech Prep Pathway for Biotechnology

9th Grade:
   9th Grade College Prep English
   Math* (Algebra 1 or 2)
   Science (Honors Biology)
   Social Studies
   Electives - TP Pathway Foundations

10th Grade:
   10th Grade College Prep English
   Math* (Geometry)
   Science (Honors Chemistry)
   Health
   Social Studies
   Electives - TP Pathway Foundations

11th Grade:
   Tech Prep Program
   11th Grade College Prep English
   Math* (Algebra 2 or Pre-Calculus)
   Science (Physics)
   Social Studies
   Electives

12th Grade:
   Tech Prep Program
   12th Grade College Prep English
   Math* (Pre-Calculus or Trigonometry)
   Science (Biotechnology)
   Social Studies
   Electives

*Math minimum requirement: Algebra 2 completed by high school graduation

For more information about course selection, see your high school counselor.

Cuyahoga Community College Tech Prep Enrollment Guide
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1. Vist www.tri-c.edu for a Cuyahoga Community College application form.

2. Complete the financial aid form (FAFSA)

3. Schedule a Math* and English Placement Test

*Students who have completed Algebra 2 in the Aligned College Math Program and have earned credit for Math 0980 and/or 1200 do not have to take the Math Placement Test.

Assessment Center - Western Campus
Room WTLC-115, (216) 987-5256

Assessment Center - Metropolitan Campus
Room MSS-103, (216) 987-4311

Assessment Center - Eastern Campus
ESS Room 1202, (216) 987-2256

4. Schedule an Orientation/Advisory Appointment

5. Have a final High School transcript sent to the CCC Admissions Office.

6. Discuss Tech Prep Articulated Credit With Your CCC Tech Prep Coordinator. Call Dr. Romes at 216-987-5387 for an Appointment.

If you have questions please contact the Tech Prep Office at the Metropolitan Campus, Campus Center, Room 120, or call (216) 987-4987.

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