Federal Standards

Ohio College Tech Prep programs are implemented through the 1998 Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act. In August 2006, the Perkins legislation was reauthorized. While Ohio College Tech Prep is developing a comprehensive six-year plan in accordance with the new legislation, federal standards require:

	Coordinated programs of technical education must include two years of high school and a minimum of two years of college.
	Programs may begin in ninth grade and extend to completion of a bachelor’s degree
	Articulation agreements that define the relationship between high school and college.
	Programs focusing on high skill areas such as engineering, health, science, environmental studies, business and information technologies.
	Equal access for special populations. Curriculum development.
	In-service education for teachers and counselors.
	Career guidance.
	Work-based learning experiences.