Tech Prep History

Federal Background

• Tech Prep is national educational reform that began in 1990 through the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act, a federally funded program.
• Tech Prep was enacted in order to address the needs of high school students in the academic middle.
• Tech Prep was designed as a seamless grade 11 through associate degree program, with the option of beginning a technical career or continuing on to a bachelor's degree.
• Tech Prep addresses the need for a high tech workforce in the 21^st century.
• Tech Prep was designed to address the needs of students who learn best through challenging hand-on activities rather than lecture bound coursework.

State of Ohio Background

• The state of Ohio began implementing Tech Prep in 1991.
• Consortiums were formed throughout the state. The Miami Valley Tech Prep Consortium is one of the States oldest programs and was formed in 1992.
• Each consortium in the state must consist of a relationship with a minimum of one college, Vocational Education Planning District, and with business & industry.
• The Miami Valley Tech Prep Consortium is affiliated with Sinclair Community College, 3 career High Schools, and 9 career education planning districts.
• The MVTPC has the largest enrollment of students in the state.
• MVTPC was named the Best in the Nation in 1996 by the U.S. Department of Education.
• MVTPC has many programs 12 Tech Prep Pathways.