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Benefits
of Tech Prep
Career
Concentrations
Free
Credit at Local Colleges
Frequently
Asked Questions
Future
Jobs in the Valley
Local
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Scholarship
Information
Student
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The
Need for Tech Prep

Tech
Prep
Rio Grande Valley
(956) 364-4509
(800) 852-8784
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A Tech Pep
student is one who is making good choices!
- Benefiting from academics
taught using integrated, contextual methods which help all students understand
why they need to learn what they are learning, motivating them to excel.
- Pursuing Texas' Recommended High School Program,
which is the basis for the Tech Prep program.
- Creating a scholarship
for himself/herself by "banking" the Tech Prep articulated courses in high
school for future free credit in college programs.
- Receiving one of the
most relevant education opportunities for today's world of work, with excellent
job and salary potential for the future - starting salaries as great as $30,000
a year.
- Making an informed choice,
with the help of his or her parents, counselors, and teachers, to participate
in Tech Prep curricula and programs.
- Leaving high school
with good academic and work skills - able to succeed in college, able to get
a good entry-level full-time job, or able to get a part-time job paying more
than minimum wage to help offset college expense
Students
should follow the
Recommended High School Program
or Distinguished Achievement
Program
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