Tech Prep, established in 1990, is a national reform movement to encourage all high school student to continue their education beyond high school by aligning vocational/technical education in the high schools and community/technical colleges.
How does Tech Prep help you at Lake Washington Institute of Technology?
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Provides accelerated path for motivated and self-directed students from high school through college, or through professional/technical training/certification.
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Provides students with challenge, motivation, and connection to future possibilities and can help reduce high school disconnect/boredom.
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Provides opportunity for high school students to satisfy foundation/Gen Ed/gateway post secondary courses in high school.
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Strengthens students skills and competencies.
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Provides students with opportunity to complete short-term technical certificates or degree in a compressed time frame and to boost their earning potential as they move into a career, or to broaden their options to continue their education while they work.
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Students who chose to continue their education may take advantage of one of the many 2+2+2 articulated programs between two and four-year.
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Eliminates the commute time, transportation and related costs for high school students to travel to their local community college for programs such as Running Start.
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Allows students to remain with their cohort group in their high school.
Contact Information
Tech Prep Enrollment
Tanya Rettinger
Tech Prep CC Director
(425) 564-6158
Articulations for Tech Prep courses
Kim Infinger
LWIT Tech Prep Coordinator
(425) 739-8274
Find out if you recieved credit(s) at LWIT or to receive an LWIT official transcript
Larisa Akselrud
Enrollment Services
(425) 739-8100 ext. 8515
