Premium
How students benefit from high‐tech, high‐wage career pathways
Author(s) -
Draeger Meg
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
new directions for community colleges
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0733
pISSN - 0194-3081
DOI - 10.1002/cc.250
Subject(s) - graduation (instrument) , miami , coursework , community college , virginia tech , medical education , sociology , higher education , high tech , technology transfer , political science , pedagogy , library science , business , engineering , medicine , law , mechanical engineering , environmental science , computer science , soil science , international trade
The Miami Valley Tech Prep Consortium, headquartered at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio, engages a wide range of students in Tech Prep pathways that span high school and college. Students are offered a blend of technical and academic coursework, as well as extensive supports enhanced by a sophisticated professional development system. The outcomes include low rates of remediation and high rates of graduation, employment, and transfer to four‐year institutions.