As
an employer, you know the value of good technical training.
Chances are you have experienced difficulty in filling positions
that required technical skills. You may have found it hard to
replace workers with advanced or specialized skills. Developing
a work-based learning partnership with MAC Tech Prep is the
start of meeting your long-term workforce needs. Work-based
learning opportunities can make your worksite a laboratory that
offers students real-world context and technical training. College
Tech Prep may be the answer to your workforce development needs.
What
is College Tech Prep?
College
Tech Prep is a college bound educational opportunity that
combines advanced training in today and tomorrow’s
technologies, and the academic foundation students need
to succeed in college.
It begins in the 11th grade and continues through an associate
or bachelor’s degree.
College Tech Prep is a two-year college preparatory program.
Students
get the same core academic courses (communications, math,
and science) that a traditional college prep curriculum
would offer.
College
Tech Prep emphasizes project-based learning, teamwork, critical
thinking, and problem solving in an applied learning environment.
High
school juniors and seniors take specialized technical coursework
at central sites in Mahoning
County, along with college prep academic classes at their
home school.
College
Tech Prep courses are half day.
Students take their college prep courses at their home school,
where they can participate in sports, clubs, and other extra-curricular
activities.
They earn their diploma and graduate from their home school.
Students must meet the graduation requirements of home schools.
Why
College Tech Prep?
The
world is changing and so is the job market.
75%
of all jobs will require post-secondary education, and most
will require technical education says the U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
The
majority of careers available today require technical skills.
65%
of our future employment needs will require workers to have
technical training.
Students
learn better and enjoy classes more when applied (“hands-on”
or “real-world”) methods are used to teach subjects
like science and math.
About
half of all College Tech Prep students in high school and
college say their grades improved since enrolling in College
Tech Prep.
The
majority of College Tech Prep graduates entering YSU goes
directly into college level courses not needing remediation
or developmental coursework.
Partnerships
College
Tech Prep makes business and industry full partners in the
educational process. As partners, you are involved in planning
College Tech Prep programs and curricula.
Through
internships, mentoring, job-shadowing, and other work-based
learning opportunities, you provide real-world experiences
to students and also get to know prospective employees.
To
obtain more information about participating in the College
Tech Prep Business and Industry Work-Based Learning Program,
call 330-941-2331.
