Marion Area Partners Participating Schools and Program Locations
The following schools participate in the College Tech Prep System. Some, as indicated, host Tech Prep programs on site, some participate only, which allows their students to attend programs at other participating locations. In many cases, tech prep students are able to complete both years of their program at their home school, but if the home school does not host both levels of a program, then second year students simply take the Level 2 classes at another participating school. Similarly, if your school does not host the program of your choice, you might take both years of the Tech Prep curriculum at a school other than the one from which you will graduate. This flexibility allows a wider choice of programs to students of participating schools.
Participating Schools and Program Sites
Cardington Lincoln High School
Engineering Technologies Level 1
Elgin High School
Engineering Technologies Level 1
Interactive Media Levels 1 and 2
Highland High School
Agri-Business Levels 1 and 2
Marion Harding High School
Financial Services Levels 1 and 2
Engineering Technologies Level 1
Health Technology Levels 1 and 2
Exercise Science Levels 1 and 2
Mt. Gilead High School
Financial Services Levels 1 and 2
Health Technology Levels 1 and 2
North Union High School
Financial Services Levels 1 and 2
Engineering Technologies Level 1
Pleasant High School
Students attend programs at other sites
Ridgedale High School
Engineering Technologies Level 1
Financial Services Levels 1 and 2
Agri-Business Levels 1 and 2
River Valley High School
Engineering Technologies Level 1
Agri-Business Technologies Levels 1 and 2
Information Technologies Levels 1 and 2
Tri-Rivers Career Center
Information Technologies Levels 1 and 2 (IT Academy)
Marion Technical College
Engineering Technologies Level 2
Fast-Forward to Business Levels 1 and 2
Ohio State Marion Campus
Teacher Academy (1 year program for Seniors)
Note that all Engineering Technologies students attend Level 2 classes at Marion Technical College to take advantage of state of the art computer programs and equipment.
The Fast Forward to Business and Teacher Academy programs are also hosted at the college campuses. Currently the Teacher Academy program is available in a one-year format only.
Any student from any school participating in College Tech Prep may sign up for any program. If the program is not offered at the student’s home school, the student will simply attend the Tech Prep classes at a school which DOES host the program. Students often worry that off-site programs will take them away from their friends at the home school, but in most cases, this does not happen. Between the other, non-tech prep classes a student does take at his or her home school and participation in extra-curricular activities, instead of losing their “home” friendships, students find they add “away” friendships and just widen their social circles. Most consider this a benefit of participating in off-site Tech Prep programs.
Education Administrators/Guidance Counselors
Marion Area Partners Consortium depends heavily on local partner school administrators and guidance counselors both for oversight of the programs at their schools and as representatives on the Executive Board who help mold the Tech Prep program to meet the needs of their students.
Marion Area Partners
Roger Johnson – Coordinator Ext. 324, johnsonr@mtc.edu
Joan Gerrein – Administrative Assistant Ext. 262, gerrienj@mtc.edu
Marion Technical College
Center for Workforce Development
1467 Mt. Vernon Avenue
Marion, OH 43302
740-389-4636
