What’s Tech Prep going to do for ME?
Don’t wait…accelerate your career with Tech Prep!


As early as junior year students can start earning credits in career and technical education programs at Pima Community College through Tech Prep. The classes are tuition-free and open to upper division high school students who complete CTE prerequisites. Tech Prep currently has classes in more than twenty different subject areas and new ones get added every year. No matter what you want to do in the future talk to a Tech Prep Site Coordinator about Tech Prep now.

A fast start on the road to success is easy. Just sign up for Tech Prep classes, complete a short online PCC application, earn an A or B in the classes, and get transfer credit. For free. That’s all there is to it. No special admissions tests, no fees, no hassle. It’s possible to earn up to 12 credits, a full semester of coursework, by graduation by taking Tech Prep classes. The time and money that saves you means you move on to the next career prep step ahead of the competition.

Tech Prep classes on your transcript help in other ways, too. Did you know that admissions officers and scholarship committees give extra weight to applicants who earn college credit while still in high school? It’s true. Taking Tech Prep classes demonstrates initiative, work ethic and commitment to academics, exactly the qualities students in demand have. When the search is on for standout students Tech Prep puts your application on top.