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 21st century.

Tech Prep was designed to address the needs of students who learn best through challenging hand-on activities rather than lecture bound coursework.

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 has 15 career fields and over 100 Associate degree pathways.

MVTPC was named the Best in the Nation in 1996 by the U.S. Department of Education.