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A
college education is the hope of many parents
for their children. Like you, we want your children
to succeed and to secure good jobs. Career and
technology educators believe students can have
the best of both worlds - technical skills
and great preparation.
Career
and technology education is not an "either/or"
decision. Our students prepare for the workforce
and for college at the same time. We
help prepare your children for the increasing
pace of change in the future. You and your child
are invited to visit our technology center and
see how our educational system operates. YouŐll
see what we offer and why we are an added value
for college-bound students.
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College
is expensive. Technology center graduates can use technical
skills to earn higher wages, working to help pay college
expenses. By earning college credit while in high school
through cooperative agreements, students can shorten college
stays. That can save both money and time. |
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More
than one-third of OklahomaŐs career and technology education
students go on to higher education. Many of these students
enroll in a college major directly related to their CareerTech
training. They report that their tech center experiences
prepared them well for their college studies. |
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Leadership
and teamwork skills are important, in college and in the
job market. In technology center programs, students develop
a wide variety of life skills, including self-confidence,
good work habits, problem solving, reliability and teamwork. |
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In
many technology center programs, students earn college
credit through cooperative agreements with area colleges
and universities. A recent biannual survey shows such
agreements resulted in 24,000 college hours awarded to
CareerTech students. |
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Many
of the labor marketŐs fastest-growing, high-paying jobs
are in information and telecommunications technology.
Most of these jobs require more than a high school diploma,
but less than a college degree. Many technology centers
offer beginning, intermediate, and advanced certification
and training programs for these critical and expanding
fields. |
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Oklahoma's
technology centers play a key role in securing the futures
of high school students by equipping them with the knowledge
and skills to succeed in a rapidly changing marketplace. |
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