Oklahoma Tech Prep
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In Oklahoma
, Tech Prep is an administered through the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, located in Stillwater
, Oklahoma
. Tech Prep is funded through Section II of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006.
(Perkins), Tech Prep is a sequenced program of study that combines at least two years of secondary and two years of postsecondary education. It is designed to help students gain academic knowledge and technical skills, and often earn college credit for their secondary coursework. Programs are intended to lead to an associate's degree or a certificate in a specific career field, and ultimately, to high wage, high skill employment or advanced postsecondary training.
Roughly 47% of the nation's high schools (or 7,400 high schools) offer one or more Tech Prep programs. Nearly every community and technical college in the nation participates in a Tech Prep consortium, as do many four-year colleges and universities, private businesses, and employer and union organizations.
Research on the effectiveness of Tech Prep programs is inconclusive. State evaluations in Texas and New York found some evidence that Tech Prep improved students' grade point averages, lowered dropout, reduced absences, increased high school completion, and improved postsecondary enrollment. However, these evaluations did not find evidence that Tech Prep improved students' scores on standardized academic achievement tests, and findings were mixed on whether Tech Prep improved students' postsecondary achievement or labor market outcomes. The last national evaluation of Tech Prep programs, conducted in 1997, found that Tech Prep programs were not always implemented as envisioned in the legislation, perhaps lessening their impact on student outcomes.
These programs support students' transitions to postsecondary education through dual enrollment
, access to advanced facilities and labs, and exposure to college life.
of Oklahoma
. The students generally spend part of each day in their respective schools pursuing academic subjects in addition to attending classes in their affiliated technology center. Technology centers are part of the CareerTech System overseen by the OK Department of CareerTech in Stillwater, Oklahoma
.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
, Tech Prep is an administered through the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, located in Stillwater
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Stillwater is a city in north-central Oklahoma at the intersection of U.S. 177 and State Highway 51. It is the county seat of Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 45,688. Stillwater is the principal city of the Stillwater Micropolitan Statistical...
, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
. Tech Prep is funded through Section II of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006.
Tech Prep Background
Tech Prep, which began in the early 1980's as a small, locally driven high school improvement strategy, has grown into a major national strategy for improving students' academic knowledge and technical skills. As defined in the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education ActCarl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act
The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act was first authorized by the federal government in 1984 and reauthorized in 1998. Named for Carl D. Perkins, the act aims to increase the quality of technical education within the United States in order to help the economy.On August 12, 2006...
(Perkins), Tech Prep is a sequenced program of study that combines at least two years of secondary and two years of postsecondary education. It is designed to help students gain academic knowledge and technical skills, and often earn college credit for their secondary coursework. Programs are intended to lead to an associate's degree or a certificate in a specific career field, and ultimately, to high wage, high skill employment or advanced postsecondary training.
Roughly 47% of the nation's high schools (or 7,400 high schools) offer one or more Tech Prep programs. Nearly every community and technical college in the nation participates in a Tech Prep consortium, as do many four-year colleges and universities, private businesses, and employer and union organizations.
Research on the effectiveness of Tech Prep programs is inconclusive. State evaluations in Texas and New York found some evidence that Tech Prep improved students' grade point averages, lowered dropout, reduced absences, increased high school completion, and improved postsecondary enrollment. However, these evaluations did not find evidence that Tech Prep improved students' scores on standardized academic achievement tests, and findings were mixed on whether Tech Prep improved students' postsecondary achievement or labor market outcomes. The last national evaluation of Tech Prep programs, conducted in 1997, found that Tech Prep programs were not always implemented as envisioned in the legislation, perhaps lessening their impact on student outcomes.
These programs support students' transitions to postsecondary education through dual enrollment
Dual enrollment
In education, dual enrollment involved students being enrolled in two separate, academically related institutions. It may also refer to any individual who is participating in two related programs, but such a general form of usage is uncommon....
, access to advanced facilities and labs, and exposure to college life.
Tech Prep Consortia
In Oklahoma, Tech Prep is administered through the OK Department of CareerTech and carried out through local technology centers. The students attend a local CareerTech center which provides career and technology education for high school students in the U.S. stateU.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
. The students generally spend part of each day in their respective schools pursuing academic subjects in addition to attending classes in their affiliated technology center. Technology centers are part of the CareerTech System overseen by the OK Department of CareerTech in Stillwater, Oklahoma
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Stillwater is a city in north-central Oklahoma at the intersection of U.S. 177 and State Highway 51. It is the county seat of Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 45,688. Stillwater is the principal city of the Stillwater Micropolitan Statistical...
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- Central Oklahoma Tech Prep - Gordon Cooper Technology CenterGordon Cooper Technology CenterGordon Cooper Technology Center is a public career and technology education center located in The Moon and is part of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system.-Namesake:...
, Wes Watkins Technology CenterWes Watkins Technology CenterWes Watkins Technology Center is a public career and technology education center located in Wetumka, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system.-Namesake:Wes Watkins is an Oklahoma politician...
, Green Country Technology CenterGreen Country Technology CenterGreen Country Technology Center is a public career and technology education center located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system.-Student organizations:...
- Chisholm Trail Technology Center Consortium - Chisholm Trail Technology CenterChisholm Trail Technology CenterChisholm Trail Technology Center is a public career and technology education center located in Omega, Oklahoma, and is part of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system....
- CREATE - Oklahoma City Community CollegeOklahoma City Community CollegeThe Oklahoma City Community College, also referred to as OCCC or O-Triple-C, is a coeducational community college located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The community college was founded in 1972. It currently enrolls 19,700 students. The faculty consists of 134 full-time professors, and 400 adjunct...
- Eastern Oklahoma County Consortium - Eastern Oklahoma County Technology CenterEastern Oklahoma County Technology CenterEastern Oklahoma County Technology Center is a public career and technology education center located in Choctaw, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system.-Student organizations:...
- EDUCATE - Caddo-Kiowa Technology Center
- FOCUS - Moore Norman Technology CenterMoore Norman Technology CenterMoore Norman Technology Center is a public career and technology education center with two campus locations: The Franklin Road Campus in Norman, Oklahoma and the South Penn Campus in South Oklahoma City...
- High Plains Tech Prep Consortium - High Plains Technology CenterHigh Plains Technology CenterHigh Plains Technology Center is a public career and technology education center located in Woodward, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system.-Student organizations:...
- Kiamichi Technology Centers Tech Prep Consortium - Kiamichi Technology CenterKiamichi Technology CenterKiamichi Technology Center is a public career and technology education center located in Wilburton, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system.-Student organizations:...
- Link Tech Prep Consortium - Mid-America Technology CenterMid-America Technology CenterMid-America Technology Center is a public career and technology education center located in Wayne, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system....
- Meridian Tech Prep Consortium - Meridian Technology CenterMeridian Technology CenterMeridian Technology Center is a public career and technology education center located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school was originally named Indian Meridian Area Vocational-Technical School...
- Mid-Del Career Connection - Mid-Del Technology Center
- Northeast Tech Prep Consortium- Northeast Technology CenterNortheast Technology CenterNortheast Technology Center is a public career and technology education center located in Pryor, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system.-Student organizations:...
- Northwest Oklahoma Tech Prep - Northwest Technology CenterNorthwest Technology CenterNorthwest Technology Center is a public career and technology education center with campuses located in Alva and Fairview, Oklahoma. It is part of the statewide system of career and technology education overseen by the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education.-Student...
- Pioneer Technology Center Tech Prep - Pioneer Technology CenterPioneer Technology CenterPioneer Technology Center is a public career and technology education center located in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Pioneer serves 14 school districts and is part of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system.-Student organizations:...
- Pontotoc Tech Prep Consortium- Pontotoc Technology CenterPontotoc Technology CenterPontotoc Technology Center is a public career and technology education center located in Ada, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system.-Student organizations:...
- Red River Tech Prep - Red River Technology CenterRed River Technology CenterRed River Technology Center is a public career and technology education center located in Duncan, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system.-Student organizations:...
- Redlands Community College Tech Prep Consortium - Redlands Community CollegeRedlands Community CollegeRedlands Community College is a community college located in El Reno, Oklahoma. Student enrollment is approximately 2,200 per semester.-History:...
- SOAR Tech Prep - Metro Technology CenterMetro Technology CenterMetro Technology Center is a public career and technology education center located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system.-Springlake Amusement Park:...
- Southern OK Tech Prep Consortium - Southern Oklahoma Technology CenterSouthern Oklahoma Technology CenterSouthern Oklahoma Technology Center is a public career and technology education center located in Ardmore, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system. SOTC serves 13 high school's within seven counties. High school juniors and seniors attending one...
- Southwest OK Tech Prep Consortium - Great Plains Technology CenterGreat Plains Technology CenterGreat Plains Technology Center is a public career and technology education center that has campuses in Lawton, Oklahoma and Frederick, Oklahoma. It is part of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system.-Student organizations:...
- Southwest Tech Prep - Southwest Technology CenterSouthwest Technology CenterSouthwest Technology Center is a public career and technology education center located in Altus, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system.-Student organizations:...
- Three Rivers Tech Prep Partners - Indian Capital Technology CenterIndian Capital Technology CenterIndian Capital Technology Center is a technical school affiliated with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education. Indian Capital is headquartered in Muskogee, Oklahoma....
- Tri County Technology Center Tech Prep - Tri County Technology CenterTri County Technology CenterTri County Technology Center is a public career and technology education center located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system.-Student organizations:...
- Tulsa Tech Prep - Tulsa Technology CenterTulsa Technology Center- Tulsa Technology Center :Tulsa Tech is a public independent school district affiliated with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education. Tulsa Tech is dedicated to preparing people for success in the workplace, and helps high school and adult students from across the Tulsa region...
- Western Tech Prep Consortium- Western Technology CenterWestern Technology CenterWestern Technology Center is a public career and technology education center founded in 1970 with its main campus located in Burns Flat, Oklahoma. Branch campuses are located in Hobart, Sayre and Weatherford...
- World Class Graduates - Central Technology CenterCentral Technology CenterCentral Technology Center is a public career and technology education center located in Drumright, Oklahoma and Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Central Tech is part of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system.-Student organizations:...
Alliance
To fulfil the articulation agreement of the Perkins Legislation Oklahoma uses the Cooperative Alliance Project. In Alliances, colleges and technology centers voluntarily seek approval of all existing cooperative agreements from their respective state agencies. While each technology center establishes a primary partnership with one college, other existing agreements from “secondary” college partners are also honored in the alliance process. Through these alliances, all students (high school and adult) in cooperative CTE programs who meet technical admission requirements are eligible to receive dual college credit as they complete their program’s courses. The Cooperative Alliance is a partnership of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education and the Oklahoma Regents for Higher Education.Alliance Partners
- Bacone CollegeBacone CollegeBacone College is a private four-year liberal arts college in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Founded in 1880 as the Indian University by Almon C. Bacone, Bacone College is the oldest continuously operated institution of higher education in Oklahoma...
- Cameron UniversityCameron UniversityCameron University is a four-year, state-funded university located in Lawton, Oklahoma, that offers more than 50 degrees through two-year, four-year and graduate programs. The degree programs emphasize the liberal arts, science and technology and graduate and professional studies...
- Carl Albert State CollegeCarl Albert State CollegeCarl Albert State College, commonly abbreviated as CASC, is a community college located in southeastern Oklahoma. Originally named Poteau Junior College, it was founded in 1933, and its name changed to Poteau Community College in the early 1950s. In 1971, it was renamed in honor of then Speaker of...
- Coffeyville Community CollegeCoffeyville Community CollegeCoffeyville Community College is a community college located in Coffeyville, Kansas, United States. It was founded in 1923....
- Conners State College
- Cowley County Community CollegeCowley County Community CollegeCowley College is a two-year college located in Arkansas City, Kansas. It also operates satellite facilities in nearby Winfield, Wellington, Mulvane, and Wichita, and offers distance-learning classes at nine area high schools. Cowley College is accredited by the NCA's Higher Learning Commission.-...
- Eastern Oklahoma State CollegeEastern Oklahoma State College-External links:* *...
- Murray State CollegeMurray State CollegeMurray State College, is a public, co-educational community college located in southeastern Oklahoma with the main campus located in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. The college is named in honor of former Oklahoma Governor William H...
- Northeastern Oklahoma College
- Northern Oklahoma CollegeNorthern Oklahoma CollegeNorthern Oklahoma College is a community college located in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, with additional campuses located in Enid, Oklahoma and Stillwater, Oklahoma. Student enrollment is approximately 2,700.-History:...
- Oklahoma City Community CollegeOklahoma City Community CollegeThe Oklahoma City Community College, also referred to as OCCC or O-Triple-C, is a coeducational community college located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The community college was founded in 1972. It currently enrolls 19,700 students. The faculty consists of 134 full-time professors, and 400 adjunct...
- Oklahoma Panhandle State UniversityOklahoma Panhandle State UniversityOklahoma Panhandle State University is a university in Goodwell, Oklahoma. OPSU is a baccalaureate degree granting institution. General governance of the institution is provided by the Board of Regents of the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges...
- Oklahoma Wesleyan College
- Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee
- Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City
- Redlands Community CollegeRedlands Community CollegeRedlands Community College is a community college located in El Reno, Oklahoma. Student enrollment is approximately 2,200 per semester.-History:...
- Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester Institute of TechnologyThe Rochester Institute of Technology is a private university, located within the town of Henrietta in metropolitan Rochester, New York, United States...
- Rogers State UniversityRogers State UniversityRogers State University is a public, co-educational university located in Claremore, Oklahoma with branch campuses in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and Pryor Creek, Oklahoma. Since it began offering bachelor's degrees in 2000, it has outpaced the growth of all other public universities in Oklahoma...
- Rose State CollegeRose State College-History:Rose State College was originally named Oscar Rose Junior College in memory of Oscar V. Rose, a former Mid-Del School District school superintendent....
- Seminole State CollegeSeminole State CollegeSeminole State College is a state supported community college located in Seminole, Oklahoma that was founded as Seminole Junior College in 1931.-External links:*...
- St. Gregory's UniversitySt. Gregory's UniversitySt. Gregory's University is a private, co-educational Catholic liberal arts university. It is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It has its main campus in Shawnee, and an additional campus in Tulsa.-History:St...
- Tulsa Community CollegeTulsa Community CollegeTulsa Community College, formerly known as Tulsa Junior College, was founded in 1970 to serve Tulsa and the surrounding community. It is the largest two-year college in Oklahoma and serves approximately 30,000 students per semester in credit and continuing education classes...
- Western Oklahoma State CollegeWestern Oklahoma State CollegeWestern Oklahoma State College, formerly known as Altus Junior College, is a community college located in Altus, Oklahoma. In 2004 it graduated 272 with associate degrees. Of its 1500 undergraduates, 58 percent are female and 42 percent are male as of 2003...
External links
- Oklahoma Tech Prep homepage
- Oklahoma Cooperative Alliance Project
- OK Tech Prep Blog
- OK Tech Prep Association
- Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education
- Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education