Welcome to the Weatherford College Tech Prep Consortium

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• Welcome to the Weatherford College Tech Prep
  Consortium

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• A Quick Glance at the Weatherford College Tech
  Prep Consortium

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• http//www.wctechprep.net/TechPrep.mpg

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• WCTPC Broke Away from the NCTTPC in 2001
• This is our Second Year as an Independent
  Consortium
• We have Articulation Agreements with ALL of the
  ISDs in our Service Area
• We fund numerous activities for our partners

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• WCTPC Partners

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WCTPC Service Area Education Partners

• Aledo
• Alvord
• Azle
• Boyd
• Bridgeport
• Brock
• Bryson
• Chico
• Decatur
• Dublin
• Gordon
• Graford

• Huckabay
• Jacksboro
• Lingleville
• Lipan
• Millsap
• Mineral Wells
• Paradise
• Peaster
• Perrin-Whitt

• Poolville
• Santo
• Springtown
• Stephenville
• Strawn
• Tolar
• Weatherford

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• Some of the WCTPC Business Partners

• Stephenville Empire-Tribune
• Tex-Star Ford
• Boucher, Morgan Young CPAs
• Weatherford Chamber of Commerce
• Cantex
• Jamak Fabrications, Inc.
• American Airlines Training Center
• Campbell Health Systems
• Graham Leader

• Congresswoman Kay Grangers Office
• Allwise Travel
• Wise County Courthouse
• Texas AM Heavy Equipment School
• Manasseh Truck Equipment
• Lockheed Martin

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• WCTPC Activities

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• Subgrants
• Teacher Externships
• Counselor Externships
• Post-Secondary Externships
• Career Day
• Groundhog Day
• Alignment Training
• SWAP Training
• Counselors Network

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• WCTPC Programs

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• WCTPC A.A.S. Degree Programs
• Business Services
• Business Service-Accounting
• Business Management-Operations
• Business Management-Supervision
• Child Development-Early Childhood
• Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement
• Criminal Justice-Corrections
• Engineering Technology-Manufacturing
• Engineering Technology-Electronics
• Engineering Technology-Semiconductor
• Engineering Technology-Computer Graphics
• Geographic Information Systems
• Computer Information Systems-Microcomputer
• Computer Information Systems-Network
  Administrator
• Office Systems Technology-Administrative
  Assistant
• Office Systems Technology-Specialist

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• Developing Programs
• Equine Science Production Management
• Agriculture Animal Breeding and Genetics

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• WCTPC Regional Student Information

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• WCTPC Primary Service Area
• Counties 2000 Population
• Erath 33,001
• Hood 41,100
• Jack 21,636
• Palo Pinto 27,026
• Parker 88,495
• Wise 48,793
• Total Regional Population 260,051
• 6 Counties and over 5,000 square miles

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FIGURE 1 Tech-Prep (code 3) and Other Career and
Technology (code 2) as a Percent of Regional
Grade 9-12 Enrollments1
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FIGURE 2 Regional Tech-Prep Enrollments by Grade
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Regional Senior (Grade 12) Graduation Rates

1 Texas Education Agency, PEIMS
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• WCTPC Plan for the Future

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• Better Identification of Tech Prep Students at
  both the Secondary and Post-Secondary Level
  (PEIMS Training and Post-Secondary Advisor
  Training)
• More Marketing Geared Toward 8th Grade Students
• Increased Attention on Special Populations
• Increase in Program Offerings
• Increase in Student and Educator Work-Based
  opportunities
• Increase in Business Partner Participation at ISD
  Events
• Greater Funding for Technology in our Partner
  ISDs

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• Thank You for Your Time and Enjoy the Rest of
  Your Visit!!