A Parent's Guide to
Arizona Tech Prep Career & Technical Education

Enroll your child in a Tech Prep Career & Technical Program because . . .

High skills lead to high wages

Your student can begin building the necessary job skills for today’s market by enrolling in any of the Tech Prep career and technical programs offered in high school.

Tech Prep career & technical programs are for all students

Tech Prep career and technical education programs will prepare students for any educational pathway they choose. These programs can help match their interests with post-secondary options.

Tech Prep career & technical programs reinforce academic skills

Tech Prep career and technical programs integrate academic skills in a hands-on learning environment.

Students can earn college credit

Through the Tech Prep program, your child may be able to earn community college credit for taking Tech Prep career and technical courses during high school.

Your child can participate in a nontraditional program

Investigating Tech Prep career and technical programs usually dominated by the opposite gender can give your child the skills and confidence needed to enter a high-demand, high-paying career that he or she may not have considered.

Tech Prep connects high school to college

Tech Prep links career and technical programs in high schools with community colleges to create seamless 2+2 programs. Students complete the first two years of the Tech Prep program in high school (junior and senior years) and the second two years at a community college to earn a degree or certificate. Through this program, students often begin to earn college credit during high school, and many students also continue on to complete a 4-year degree at a university.

There are two ways students can start earning college credit in high school:

1.Co-Enrollment Credit

Students can take classes at their local community college while still in high school. Students may be able to earn both college credit and high school credit for these classes.

2.Articulated Transfer Credit/Dual Enrollment

Many community colleges offer credit for Tech Prep career and technical programs taken during high school. Students can often earn these credits at low or no cost, depending on where they live in Arizona.

To find out more about Tech Prep career and technical programs in the East Valley, see the Tech Prep Representative at your local high school or contact the East Valley Tech Prep Consortium.

For more information on Tech Prep in Arizona and links to other consortiums around the state, visit the AZ Tech Prep Website.

Photos, content, and layout design for this brochure provided courtesy of Coconino Tech Prep Consortium.