Ohio College Tech Prep helps students connect school to high skill, high demand technical employment. A collaborative network supports programs that blend college prep academics with technology career education. Programs are offered in career centers, high schools and colleges throughout Ohio.

The unique core of Tech Prep is the Program of Study (POS)—a sequential course of study that includes at least two years of high school and two years of college education. Each pathway leads to an associate or bachelor’s degree or postsecondary certification and high tech employment.

The Ohio initiative is administered by the Ohio Board of Regents and the Ohio Department of Education. Funding is sustained by the US Department of Education, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act, State of Ohio and local partners.