Tech Prep @ TCC

Vision The Tidewater Tech Prep Consortium's vision is to empower students with the workforce skills and knowledge needed to be lifelong learners and productive citizens who compete successfully in the global economy. Mission The mission of the Tidewater Tech Prep Consortium is to coordinate ongoing communication, cooperation, and collaboration between Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach public schools, Tidewater Community College and the community at large to assure student access to avenues of academic and technical education in preparation for a successful career.

What is Tech Prep?

Tech Prep is an innovative approach linking high school, college, and career preparation with business and industry.

A Tech Prep Program:

• Provides access to education, skills and careers.
• Relies on collaboration with business, industry and government leaders.
• Provides technical preparation in a career field.
• Utilizes work-based and worksite learning.
• Requires a core of academic proficiency in math, English, social studies, and science.
• Integrates rigorous academics with career and technical courses.
• Meets academic standards developed by the State Department of Education.
• Includes an articulation agreement with Tidewater Community College.
• Combines a minimum of two years of secondary education and two years of post-secondary education.
• Links secondary and post-secondary education.
• Continues a non duplicative, sequential course of study.
• Leads to an associate or baccalaureate degree.
• Leads to placement in high-skill jobs in technical career fields.

How is College Credit Awarded?

High school graduates may receive college credit for career and technical education courses taken in high school under an articulation agreement between the members of the Tidewater Tech Prep Consortium.

• Students earning a "B" or better in selected career and technical courses and continuing in the same course of study may receive advanced standing at Tidewater Community College.
• Enroll at Tidewater Community College within two academic years after graduation.
• Enroll in the same technical Associate in Applied Science degree program at Tidewater Community College.
• Complete a Tech Prep Articulation Request form, which may be printed from this website.

*as defined in the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 and accepted by the Tech Prep in Virginia state executive committee as the official Virginia definition on March 15, 1999, and expanded May 3, 1999.

E-Mail Questions to:

JYandell@tcc.edu or TechPrep@tcc.edu

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