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Over
half (1078) of the state's 1873 associate of applied science (AAS) degree programs
are Tech Prep, articulated with one or more high school career and technical education
programs. Of these programs, 115 (14.1%) are Information Technology, 142 (17.5%)
are Health Science, and 160 (19.7%) are Business, Management, Administration,
and 103 (12.7%) are Manufacturing.
About 89% (860) 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 9-12 have had lower annual dropout rates
for thirteen years (94-95 to 06-07) than those students who did not participate
in Tech Prep programs.
Tech Prep program participants have had higher average graduation rates for thirteen
years (94-95 to 06-07) 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 54,181 senior Tech Prep students in 2007-2008 in the state of Texas.
There were over $45 million in potential equivalent tuition and fees saved by
Tech Prep students in Texas and $44 million in potential contact hour reimbursement
saved by the state of Texas totaling a potential savings of $89 million for the
people of the state of Texas. Regional
Tech Prep Data |
In
the last decade, Tech Prep high school enrollments have seen a 56% growth from
68,922 students enrolled in Tech Prep in the state of Texas for 1997-1998 (grades
9-12) to 156,430 students enrolled in Tech Prep in the state of Texas for 2007-2008
(grades 9-12). 
