About Us
College Tech Prep is a federally funded dual-credit education initiative that provides high school students with the opportunity to earn college credit (at their high school) and get a jump start on their future!
A college Tech Prep program combines a minimum of 2 years of high school courses with 2 years of college, in a non-duplicated, sequential pathway or “Program of Study” that integrates academic and technical competencies and leads to technical skill proficiency, industry-recognized credentials, certificates and/or degrees.
Our consortium serves north King and south Snohomish counties. See Consortium Partners page.
Benefits
Early access
- Begin college coursework in high school
- Reduce college costs
- Facilitate transition to college
- Explore career options before making costly decisions
- Build marketable skills while remaining with high school peers
Focused curriculum enhances economic development
- High school and college curriculum is aligned to eliminate gaps and avoid duplication
- Instruction is relevant and rigorous
- Curriculum is validated by business and aligned to industry standards
- Academics directly link to career success
- Academic and technical/contextual coursework is integrated – focused on teamwork, critical thinking, creativity and problem solving