CATE - Tech Prep Agreements

Tech Prep
Tech Preparation for High Technology Careers

Tech-Prep links high school and community college programs to provide focused non-duplicative curriculum and college credit at no cost to the student. Depending on the focus of the preparation area, a student might earn from one to 16 college credits at a community college with which an agreement has been made between the community college and Denton ISD. After the student completes the high school Tech-Prep education, several options are available: 1) A job; 2) Advanced education at a community college that leads to an Associate of Applied Science Degree; or 3) Additional advanced education at a four-year college / university leading to a Bachelor's Degree. Tech Prep Courses and majors are listed below. Notes: BCIS = Business Computer Information Systems. ( ) indicates number of college credits students can earn.

NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (NCTC)

DISD TechPrep courses may transfer to North Central Texas College for hours of credit toward an Associate of Applied Science Degree; an exam may be required before credit is granted. Students must enroll at NCTC within 15 months of high school graduation, and high school courses must be completed with a grade of "B" or better. TechPrep credit hours are not placed onto the transcript until the student has successfully completed 6 credit hours of course work in non-developmental courses at NCTC. This document has a list of the 2003-2004 approved Articulate classes.

DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGES (DCCCD)

Please note the various college to which each agreement refers. High school courses must be completed with a grade of "B" or better, and entrance to DCCCD must be within 15 months of high school graduation. Students must enroll at one of the DCCCD colleges where the TechPrep associate degree is offered, must declare the correct major and file a degree plan in the correct major. College transcripts are generated after the 12th class day; at that time TechPrep credits are granted with no exam required. This document has a list of the 2003-2004 approved Articulate classes.

TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (TSTC) - WACO

Students must register at TSTC-Waco no later than fifteen (15) months from his/her high school graduation and must meet routine requirements for admission to TSTC. They must declare a major, establish a degree plan and request articulated credit for courses for which they are requesting credit. They must have completed those articulated courses with a passing grade of 80 (B) or above. TSTC will issue firm credit for the specified courses when the student has successfully completed the first semester of course work (6 hours or more), successfully showing competency with technical courses with a grade of "C" or better; there will be no additional fees or examinations. The TSTC Instructional Department is indicated by the bold headings below and the articulated high school courses are listed under the headings.This document has a list of the 2003-2004 approved Articulate classes.

COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (CCCC)

To earn articulated credit at CCCC, students must enroll within fifteen (15) months of high school graduation, make a minimum grade of 80 during their high school hospitality courses, declare Hospitality as their major, and successfully complete twelve (12) credit hours at CCCC before the articulated credit can be placed on the college transcript. This document has a list of the 2003-2004 approved Articulate classes.