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Tech Prep Home
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Contact Info
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Marci Skillings
Tech Prep Coordinator
Phone: (508) 854-2755
Fax: (508) 854-4357
E-mail: mskillings@qcc.mass.edu
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What Is Tech Prep?
Tech Prep is a program of study which begins in high school, continues at a postsecondary institution and culminates in an associate degree,
two-year certificate, apprenticeship, or further postsecondary study in a career and technical field. Tech Prep in Massachusetts is delivered through
a state wide network of consortia, each comprised of secondary schools, postsecondary institutions, employment and training providers, and business
and industry. Collaboratively, consortium members develop and implement an integrated curriculum in applied academics, occupational education
and workplace experiences.
Tech Prep is a federally funded initiative under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act of 1990. Under this act, grants have been
made to consortia of postsecondary institutions for the development and operation of four-year programs leading to a two-year associate’s degree,
a two-year certificate or further postsecondary education.
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) instituted significant changes to Tech Prep, effective September 1, 2008.
The program has been renamed the Secondary Postsecondary CVTE Linkage Consortium and funded with DESE formula allocation grants to community colleges.
Consortia are comprised of community colleges and school districts that have Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. Colleges and school districts were
assigned to consortia by the DESE.
The Quinsigamond Consortium includes the following five school districts:
- Assabet Valley RVTSD
- Southern Worcester County RVTSD
- Spencer – East Brookfield RSD
- Webster SD
- Worcester SD
Affiliate Schools
For a complete list of Secondary Postsecondary CVTE linkage Consortium membership, please visit the
Massachusetts Department of Education website.
Tech Prep Benefits For Students
- Provides students with a jump start to a career pathway
- Presents an opportunity to pre-college students for articulated credits
- Ensures high expectations are established and satisfied for all students
- Provides courses that are challenging and exciting
- Prepares students for success in post-secondary education and occupational environments
- Encourages lifelong and applied learning
- Stresses the importance of the relationship between education and career based learning
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