What is Tech Prep?

In today's job market, most careers require education beyond high school.

• 20 percent require professional degrees
• 62 percent require skilled labor

West Valley College Tech Prep is a great way to start a college technical major while still in high school. In a Tech Prep program, you begin your course of study in high school and continue in a community college, such as West Valley College. The result is a certificate or associate degree in a career field, or transfer to a four-year program.

What are the advantages of Tech Prep?

• Save money. College is expensive. The free Tech Prep college credits you earn apply toward your high school diploma and toward certificates and degrees at West Valley College.
• Save time. Get a head start on your certificate or degree program requirements by earning college credits in your Tech Prep courses before you even set foot on West Valley College's campus.
• Gain confidence and a sense of success. Earning college credits before you leave high school lets you know that you can succeed at West Valley College.

Tech Prep Contact: Dr. Frank Kobayashi
email: frank.kobayashi@wvm.edu
tel: 408-879-1801
office: West Valley College Campbell Center