• Combines academic courses needed for success in college with technical courses that begin to prepare you for a career.
  
  
• Articulated courses are free. Advanced placement through articulation also saves time - an average of nine college hours.
  
  
• High school is more interesting because students can relate school to a future career.
  
  
• College is more interesting because students can take more advanced-level courses.
  
  
• Students can graduate from college AAS degree programs ahead of schedule.
  
  
• Students have a marketable skill when they graduate from high school that they can use while they complete an associate and/or baccalaureate degree.
  
  
• Many technical careers offer high-paying, introductory-level employment opportunities.

Contact Information

Christina Maartens
ACC Tech Prep Coordinator
Phone:281-756-3846
Email: cmaartens@alvincollege.edu

Website: www.TechPrepTexas.org