TECH PREP

Direct College Credit for specific courses at Skagit Valley College and other pending colleges (a work in progress and expanding the number of colleges) was initiated in the 1999-2000 academic year by our Skagit/Island Tech Prep Consortium and member schools. The Tech Prep Direct Credit program allows students to stay on their high school campus for college-level classes and receive transcripted college credit for those classes upon completion. Although regular tuition for Skagit Valley College students is $70+ per credit hour, students receiving Direct Credit will not have any fees when they register for the Tech Prep credit. Also available are vocational training programs in Cosmetology and Carpentry Apprenticeship.

Courses available for Direct Credit thus far are (check with your counselor for most current and updated list of courses available):

B-EHS High School Course	Skagit Valley College Course
Accounting (2 semesters)	OFTEC 145 Practical Accounting 1 (5 credits) and OFTEC 146 Practical Accounting 2 (5 credits) 10 Total Credits
Automotive Technology I, II & III (multi-year)	Automotive Fundamentals 100 (3 credits)
Child Psychology I & II	Early Childhood Education 170 (2 credits)
Ag Mechanics (Beginning & Advanced)	Welding 131(2 cr.)/132(2 cr.)/133(2 cr.)
Marketing I (1 sem) PLUS Marketing II (1 sem) Starting Your Own Business (1 sem).…..OR Advance Marketing (1 sem) Total of 3 semesters required	Business Management 100 (5 credits)
Web Design 1 and 2	MIT 149 Web Design (5 credits)
MS Office	OBT 104 (5 credits)
Digital Imaging 1	OFTEC 136 Photoshop Basics (3 credits)
Enrollment as a senior in a year-long, full time program at MV Beauty School, MV.	Beautician’s License
Puget Sound Apprenticeships (not a SVC course)
Prerequisite for the carpenters apprenticeship program is instructor recommendation and success in the Beginning & Advanced Construction Tech classes.	Direct application into Joint Apprenticeship/ Training Carpenters Committee (JATC)

In order to receive the college credit, the student must:

Enroll for the class through their high school teacher;
Be assessed by the high school teacher to have achieved specified competencies at a “B” or higher level;
Complete the required registration forms;

Should you have any questions, please contact your student’s counselor.