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College Tech Prep
Career Technical Education involves a multiyear sequence of courses that integrates academic knowledge with technical and occupation knowledge to provide students a seamless pathway to post-secondary education and the workforce.

Sylvania Schools Career Pathways
A career pathway is a series of academic and technical career-focused coursework and other educational learning experiences leading to a career specialty and employment in a career field. Sylvania Schools offers six different pathways: Arts & Communications, Business & Management, Environmental & Agricultural, Health & Human Services, Industrial & Engineering and Information Technology

College Tech Prep
Ohio College Tech Prep engages educators, employers and communities to serve students through a rigorous sequence of education leading to a post-secondary degree, high skills, and high demand technical employment.

College Tech Prep programs offer college-equivalent courses in high schools to qualified students who are interested in technical careers. Students prepare for college while developing skills needed for challenging technical careers. Programs link two years of high school with at least two years of college. Participants get a jump start leading to an associate or bachelor’s degree or post-secondary certification and employment in a high skill, high tech career

Articulated Credits – Students may receive non-graded articulated credits or advance placement in college with successful completion of a Tech Prep program and passage of a college proficiency test. Participating institutions are: University of Toledo, Owens Community College, and Northwest State Community College.

Dual Enrollment – Through Northwest State Community College students can earn college credits while enrolled in a High School Tech Prep Program.

Freshmen & Sophomore Career Tech Offerings

Foundation Courses
Introduce students to basic skills and career awareness within the six Career Pathways.

Horticulture I & II
AgBusiness I
Information Technology
Intro to Drafting
Health Careers Foundation
Computer Graphic Design
Introduction to Education
Arts and Comm Foundation
Business & Management
Engineering Foundation
Software Applications and Advanced Software Applications

Two-Year Career Tech Programs
*Includes Internship

Technical Programs
Provide more in-depth knowledge and skill level. The programs offered depict student interest, reflect current and projected employment opportunities, and span a wide spectrum of occupational areas.

Horticulture II
Automobile Collision
Engineering Tech Prep
Interactive Media Tech Prep
Medical Technologies Tech Prep*
Business Technology Tech Prep*
Visual Basic/C++/ AP Java Tech Prep
Cosmetology*
Construction Tech Prep
Visual Communication Design Tech Prep
Early Childhood Education Tech Prep*
Exploring Careers in Education Tech Prep*
Financial Risk Management Tech Prep*

Senior Only Career Tech Programs
*Includes Internship

Programs
Provide an opportunity for students to become focused on their life after high school. The training students receive through classroom and/or work experiences is equivalent to that normally found in business and industry. This enables students to become more successful as they progress from school to their post-high school experiences.

Agricultural Business* 
Career Technical Students who continue their education in a
post-secondary institution have a higher graduation rate than other
post-secondary students.
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