Tech Prep’s mission is to develop, improve, and promote career pathways for the emerging workforce that lead to high demand, high wage careers.

Tech Prep career pathways begin in high school and contain an integrated curriculum of core academics and career and technical education that continues through an associate degree, industry certification or licensure or registered apprenticeship. Tech Prep Career Pathways include:

• Health Technologies
• Information Technologies
• Engineering Technologies
• Construction Trades
• Maritime Trades and more…

The Tech Prep program is provided at all 23 Virginia community colleges.   In the 2006-2007 academic year, Tech Prep enrolled over 19,083 students in postsecondary career pathways and helped provide 50,000 students with career coaching, 11,557 students with work-site learning experiences such as internships and service learning, and 6,787 students with certification preparation and examinations.

Information for the 2008-2009 academic year:

• FY '09 Tech Prep Guidelines
• FY '09 Tech Prep Application Part 1
• FY '09 Tech Prep Application
• FY '09 Tech Prep Application Appendix A, Tech Prep Accountability and Performance Indicators
• FY '09 Tech Prep Application Appendix B, VCCS Validated Credit Guidelines
• FY '09 Tech Prep Application Appendix C, VCCS Career Pathways Definition
• Tech Prep Fiscal Form
• Career Pathway Template Information Sheet - Posted 5.9.08
  • IT Cluster Information
    • Sample Pathway Plan of Study:  IT - Interactive Media
    • Blank Pathway Plan of Study:  IT - Interactive Media (with fields)
  • Manufacturing Cluster Information
    • Sample Pathway Plan of Study:  Manufacturing - Production
    • Blank Pathway Plan of Study: Manufacturing - Production (with fields)
  • Education & Training Cluster Information
    • Sample Pathway Plan of Study: Education & Training - Teaching adn Training
    • Blank Pathway Plan of Study: Education & Training - Teaching and Training (with fields) 
• 16 Career Clusters and their Pathways
• Registered Apprenticeship - The Benefit of a Workforce in Progress

TECH PREP - Contact List
Updated September 25, 2006

Blue Ridge Tech Prep Consortium
Lester A. Smith Director
Telephone: (540) 453-2346

Capital Area Partners for Education Reform (CAPER)
Harvey Crone, Director
Telephone: (804) 523-5498

Central Virginia Tech Prep Consortium
Valerie Palamountain, Dean of Workforce Services, PVCC
Telephone: (434) 961-5270

Crossroads Educational Consortium
Roger Halsey, Coordinator
Telephone: (276) 744-4973 or (276) 744-4970

Eastern Shore Educational Consortium
Teresa Guy Director
Telephone: (757) 789-1790

Germanna Tech Prep Consortium
Jeff Bloomer, Director
Telephone: (540) 423-9126

Highlands Tech Prep Consortium
Betty Lou Domjahn
Telephone: (276) 739-2538, Ext. 419

Lord Fairfax Tech Prep Consortium
Brenda Byard, Director
Telephone: (540) 868-7208

Mountain Empire Tech Prep Consortium
Connie Rhoton, Director
Telephone: (276) 523-2400, Ext. 379

New River Valley Tech Prep Consortium
Peggy Dunn, Project Coordinator
Telephone: (540) 674-3600, Ext. 4408

Northern Virginia Consortium
Ruthe Brown, Director
Telephone: (703) 323-3198

Partnership to Ensure Educational Reform (PEER)
Suzan Marshall, Coordinator
Telephone: (804) 706-5163

Piedmont Tech Prep Consortium
Colin C. Ferguson, Co-Director
Telephone: (276) 656-0349

Rappahannock Tech Prep Consortium
James Antonick, Tech Prep Coordinator
Telephone: (804) 758-6812

Region 2000 Tech Prep Educational Consortium
Barbara Bragg, Grant Project Assistant, CVCC
Telephone: (434) 832-7672

Virginia Western Tech Prep Consortium
Mia Fittz, Coordinator
Telephone: (540) 857-7247

Southern Piedmont Tech Prep Consortium
Christy Yaple, Director
Telephone: (276) 638-8777

Southside Virginia Tech Prep Consortium
Jo Ann Cage, Director
Telephone: (434) 949-1011

Southwest Virginia Tech Prep Consortium
Tom Witten, Co-Director
Telephone: (276) 964-7253

Southwest Virginia Tech Prep Consortium
Sharon Peery, Co-Director
Telephone: (276)964-7544

Tech Prep Educational Consortium of Western Virginia
Teresa Hammond, Director
Telephone: (540) 863-2923

Tidewater Tech Prep Consortium
Jessica Yandell, Coordinator
Telephone: (757) 822-7434

Virginia Penninsula Tech Prep Consortium
Dr. Crystal Taylor, Director
Telephone: (757) 825-2706

Western Tidewater Tech Prep Consortium
Audrey Lawrence, Coordinator
Telephone: (757) 569-6770

Program Contact:

M. Elizabeth Creamer
Director, Post-secondary Perkins/Tech Prep
(804) 819-4691
ecreamer@vccs.edu