Prospective Students
Course Schedule
Vision
Preparing Today's Students for Tomorrow's Opportunities
Given the rapidly changing nature of the 21st century economy, Georgia Tech Prep proposes to:
Provide students with information, guidance and resources to make informed career choices.
Provide a platform upon which business and education interests can work together to create exceptional and competitive solutions that are mutually beneficial.
Provide enhanced learning opportunities as well as material support to both educators and members of the business community.
Mission Statement
Provide every student an opportunity to participate in a seamless educational system that includes high-level academic and technical preparation for workforce readiness and lifelong learning.
Tech Prep Goals
- To increase the number of students who continue their technical preparation after high school by providing a more structured transition for students from secondary schools to postsecondary education and to the world of work
- To create a seamless system among secondary schools, two-year technical colleges, colleges with jointly funded technical divisions, two-year colleges, four-year baccalaureate institutions, and the employment community
- To increase academic and technical skills through a program of study that provides a sequential program of study without duplication of course work
- To strengthen academic and technical skills through an integrated curriculum that includes, if appropriate and available, work-based learning
- To provide a program of study of educational experiences through which students will develop high academic, technical and employability competencies
- To increase academic skills through a program of study that applies academic skills to the solution of real problems found in the world of work
- To reduce the dropout rate by providing a program of study with relevance for Technology/Career-Preparatory, College Preparatory, and/or dual diploma-seeking students
- To provide access for non-traditional students to educational opportunities that will enhance their success in the employment community
- To develop a workforce that will make Georgia and the nation competitive in a global economy
Tech Prep Definitions
Tech Prep: Tech Prep is a nationwide career development system that provides a student with a planned program of study that incorporates academic and career-related courses articulated between the secondary and postsecondary levels leading to a diploma, degree, or 2-yr apprenticeship certificate.
Secondary Tech Prep Student: A secondary Tech Prep student is a high school junior or senior who has completed two or more technology/career courses that have been identified in the state database as aligning with a postsecondary program leading to a postsecondary credential.
Postsecondary Tech Prep Student: A postsecondary Tech Prep student is a student who has transitioned from a secondary school/system to postsecondary education with a Tech Prep program of study instructional plan derived from a signed Tech Prep articulation agreement between the secondary school/system and the postsecondary institution.
Tech Prep Completer: A Tech Prep completer is a student who has successfully completed the secondary and postsecondary requirements of an articulated Tech Prep program of study, resulting in postsecondary associate degree, diploma, or a certificate.