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College Credit – Tech Prep

Earn College Credit!
In many cases high school students have the opportunity to earn college credit through the Alliance Partnerships. You pay an $8 per credit hour fee and those classes are placed on an official college transcript. 

Earn a Higher Income!
Global competition and new technologies are radically changing the workplace. And some estimate that 80% of all jobs will require education beyond high school and training in technical fields. Students who earn an Associate degree can expect a higher weekly earnings and better job stability than those with just a High-school diploma, or less.

Unemployment rate in 2006 Education attained Median weekly earnings
3.0% Associate degree $721
3.9% Some college, no degree $674
4.3% High-school graduate $595
6.8% Non High-school graduate $419

Food, clothes and a good place to live all take money. Money that’s there for you if you’re willing to work. Find out how you can learn the real world skills you’ll need to get a good job, make money, live a good life and contribute to our state.

How can Tech Prep help?
Tech Prep can help you by providing choices, ideas, and directions. Tech Prep won’t tell you what to do with your life. Instead, we offer you ideas from which to choose. We can help you figure out what’s right for you and for your future. We want you to learn about jobs: what you do on the job, how much money you can make, and how you should be trained. We bring together what you learn in your classroom with work-based experiences. The goal is to get you out of the classroom and into the real world–while you are still in school–so you can see how the subjects you learn in class apply to different careers.

Career Clusters

What are the benefits of Career Clusters?

  • Provide a plan for all students, regardless of there interests, abilities, talents, or desired levels of education.
  • Provide all students with areas of focus, along with flexibility and a variety of ideas to pursue as they make decisions regarding course selection.
  • Allow students to see a relevance to their selected school courses. Thus, students are more apt to do better in school.
  • Help parents and other adults provide better assistance to students as they discuss careers & selected courses.

 How do I decide which Career Cluster best suits me?
Identify your interests, abilities, experience, and “work place” values…go to http://okcareertech.org/guidance/career_services.htm for some great career interest inventories and assessments! Consider the possible careers in each cluster in relationship to your interests, abilities, and talents. You can also find descriptions of various careers and how to prepare for them at this same site. You can also learn more about a specific career by talking with your counselor. Decide which career cluster seems to fit you best. You do not have to decide on the specific occupation that you want to pursue!

Contacts

Sally Arrington 250-5639     
Pamela Hixon 250-5682