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Over
half (1065) of the state's 1967 associate of applied science (AAS) degree programs
are Tech-Prep, articulated with one or more high school career and technology
education programs. Of these programs, 108 (14%) are Information Technology, 133
(17%) are Health Science, and 157 (20%) are Business, Management, Administration.
About 79% (821) of the state's public school districts with high schools have
one or more Tech-Prep program agreements with one or more Texas colleges.
Tech-Prep high school students in grades 10-12 have had lower annual dropout rates
for eleven years (94-95 to 04-05) than those students who did not participate
in Tech-Prep programs.
Tech-Prep program participants have had higher average grade 12 graduation rates
for twelve years (94-95 to 05-06) than those students who did not participate
in Tech-Prep programs.
About 55% of high school graduates who participated in Tech-Prep programs entered
two-year public colleges or universities in Texas the summer or fall after high
school graduation; almost 67% entered within two years. These rates are higher
than those for students who did not participate in Tech-Prep programs.
There were 53,386 senior Tech-Prep students in 2006-2007 in the state of Texas.
There were $36 million in potential equivalent tuition and fees saved by Tech-Prep
students in Texas and $34 million in potential contact hour reimbursement saved
by the state of Texas totaling a potential savings of $70 million for the people
of the state of Texas. Regional
Tech-Prep Data |
Tech-Prep
high school program enrollment rose to 163,326 students in the state of Texas
for 2006-2007 (grades 9-12), an almost 2% increase over the 2005-2006 (grades
9-12) Tech-Prep state enrollment of 160,320. 
