What is Tech Prep?
A program that lets high school students begin a professional-technical degree or certificate program while still in high school!
Tech Prep awards high school students dual credit for career and technical education (CTE) courses articulated to college programs. If you are a high school student, you can earn college credit for classes you take in high school, without having to leave high school or do additional homework!
Once you finish high school, you can apply your earned Tech Prep college credits to one of Lower Columbia College's professional-technical programs*.
For more information see:
Why Tech Prep
Here are a few reasons to participate in Tech Prep:
- Save time and money
- Get hands-on experience
- Earn college credit while in high school
- Choose a career pathway while still in high school
- Get a solid foundation in a marketable career
View an exciting Tech Prep Video for a quick program overview.
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How to Start
- Select the Tech Prep pathway that's right for you by talking to your High School counselor
- Enroll in Tech Prep classes offered at your high school by visiting Tech Prep
- Complete the online registration form. Download the Tech Prep Registration Guide to help you along.
- Submit registration form to LCC Tech Prep office
- Earn a B or better grade in Tech Prep classes and receive college credits
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Participating High Schools
- Battle Ground School District High Schools
- Castle Rock High School
- Clark County Skills Center
- Clatskanie High School
- Kalama High School
- Kelso High School
- Longview School District High Schools
- Rainier High School
- Toledo High School
- Toutle Lake High School
- Wahkiakum High School
- Woodland High School
For detailed information on programs offered at each high school, visit Tech Prep. Use the drop down to select your school. Additionally, read the Tech Prep Brochure.
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*Some Tech Prep courses earned through Lower Columbia College may transfer to other two or four-year institutions or colleges.