tech prep college connections helping students grow into a college ~ career and beyond!

Tech Prep College Connections

HELPING STUDENTS GROW INTO A COLLEGE ~ CAREERAND BEYOND!

WHAT IS TECH PREP COLLEGE CONNECTIONS?

College Partners School District Partners Bellevue Edmonds Issaquah Lake Washington Mercer Island Northshore Riverview Shoreline Snoqualmie Valley

Tech Prep allows HS students to earn

DUAL CREDIT

high school credit + college credit = same time

Career & Technical Education classes

At your high school!

UNIQUE FEATURES OF TECH PREP

College Credit for CTE Programs of Study =

College/Career All Students Eligible Require B grade & + REAL College Transcript Stay at High School

FOUR SIMPLE STEPS

Enroll in an eligible TECH PREP course at your high schoolRegister for TECH PREP using our online registration system

Pay the $46 consortium fee

Complete your TECH PREP course with a grade of ‘B’ or higher!

INVESTING IN YOUR EDUCATION

BC $ 1,448 Associate degree: two-year degree of 90 credits

First two years at a university90 credits

UW $ 4,121

Cost Difference $ 2,673

COST OF COLLEGE

Tuition has gone up – up – up 55% increase in 5 years At Community College

5 credits = $574 15 credits = $1,448

At University of Washington 5 credits = $2,096 One quarter = $4,121

Difference = 1 class = $1,522 One quarter = $2,673

Tech Prep = one year = $46

WHAT IS YOUR CREDIT FOR?

Fill in course info here depending on class!!!

NEED TO TRANSFER CREDIT?

Attending a different college or university? Order OFFICIAL transcript to be sent to your

college Credits evaluated Credit is guaranteed at ALL WA cc’s Often transfer to 4 years as well

depends on receiving college Course and availability at chosen college Chosen program of study

DTA = good way to go! Outline of steps available on our website

www.techprepcc.org

How to Register for Classes

REGISTER FOR CREDIT TODAY!

Enter through Tech Prep College Connections website:www.techprepcc.org – Click “Register Now” OREnter Registration system web address: http://sers.techprepwa.org

LOGGING INTO SERS

A) NEW STUDENT click on “Create an Account”A) NEW STUDENT click on “Create an Account”

B) RETURNING STUDENT If you have created a User Name & Password, please enter it here

B) RETURNING STUDENT If you have created a User Name & Password, please enter it here

C) RETURNING STUDENT Enter your TP1 or TP3 number (ex. TP1-XX-XXXX) and birth date (MM/DD/YYYY) in the format shown.

C) RETURNING STUDENT Enter your TP1 or TP3 number (ex. TP1-XX-XXXX) and birth date (MM/DD/YYYY) in the format shown.

Emails User Name & Password OR Tech Prep ID # if email address was provided

Emails User Name & Password OR Tech Prep ID # if email address was provided

From the SERS home page, click on “Students Click Here”. The Student Log In screen appears.

STUDENT HOME PAGE

For those students whom had already created an account and were logging in. Once they click the Login button. The Student home page appears.

Main MenuMain Menu

NEW STUDENTS: CREATING AN ACCOUNTFrom the Student Log in screen, click on “Create an Account”. The

Create Student Account screen appears. Red dots indicate required fields.

Birth Date must follow format. Ex. 09/22/1992

Birth Date must follow format. Ex. 09/22/1992

C3N DOES require an email addressC3N DOES require an email address

Career Clusters and Future Plans

Pick what you are most interested in at this time

Career Clusters and Future Plans

Pick what you are most interested in at this time

CREATING AN ACCOUNT

Select a User Name and Password of your choice. Your User Name must be unique

(ex. Name is Mary Smith, user name is msmith). The system will not let you create a new account if you are

already in the system. Passwords must be over six characters.

Email Address is REQUIRED ! System will email you confirmation of your user ID and your

registration If you forget your log in information, system can email you.

BIRTH DATE – please enter as the example shows (09/22/1992)

Social Security Number = NOT required State Student ID Number = NOT required

CREATING AN ACCOUNT

Select your School District from the drop-down field.

Select your Home High School from the drop-down field. Only high schools in the chosen district appear in this field.

Select choices from the Career Cluster and Future Plans drop-down fields. This information can be edited later. A Career Cluster is an area of study that you are interested in pursuing

through further education or training.

The Future Plans section is your current plan (at this time) for the education path you are interested in pursuing. If you do not know at this time, simply click “Unsure at this Time”.

When done, click the Submit button.

CREATING AN ACCOUNT

A confirmation message appears. If you have not entered an email address, you will receive a pop-up reminder:

Click Yes to continue or Click No to return and enter your email address, then click Submit again.

The Student Home Page will appear.

STUDENT HOME PAGE

Note the links in the left-hand navigation area.

Main MenuMain Menu

SEARCHING AND REGISTERING FOR CLASSES

3. When Course(s) have been checked

off, click “REGISTER”

3. When Course(s) have been checked

off, click “REGISTER”

1. USE TOP TWO DROP DOWNS ONLY!!! Then click “GO SEARCH!”

1. USE TOP TWO DROP DOWNS ONLY!!! Then click “GO SEARCH!”

2. Click on course Checkbox

2. Click on course Checkbox

REGISTERING FOR CLASSES

•After searching for classes, in the Register for Classes results table, *click in the checkbox next to the class or classes you want to register for.

•If you are signing up for a year-long class OR your class is available for credit at more that one college, the class will appear more than once• When you pick one option (1st semester), it will grey the other

options• On the confirmation screen you will choose your teacher(s)

•If you cannot register for a class, one of the three icons below will appear indicating why: Registration is not open.

You are already registered for that class. You have already completed that class.

•When done, click the Register button in the top left hand corner.

REGISTERING FOR CLASSES

The Select Class Offerings & Complete Registration screen Check the checkbox for the teacher you will be taking the class from. If there is only one teacher, the checkbox is automatically selected. If two classes required, choose a teacher for each class To finish the registration, click the Save & Register button.

You must click on “Save & Register” to complete your

registration!

You must click on “Save & Register” to complete your

registration!

You MUST check your

teacher

You MUST check your

teacher

REGISTERING FOR CLASSESRegistration Confirmation Screen If you have provided your current email address, you

will not need to print. A registration confirmation will be sent directly to your email address.

To print the confirmation page, click the print icon at the top of the screen.

CHANGING YOUR PASSWORD

From the Student Home page, click on Change Password. The Select New Password screen appears.Enter your current and new passwords. Click the Save Changes button. A “Password changed” message appears in the left-hand

navigation area.

To perform another function, click on Return to Student Home.

Click on Student Home

for student menu options

Click on Student Home

for student menu options

VIEWING AND EDITING YOUR PROFILE

From the Student Home page, click on View/Edit Profile. The View/Update Student Profile screen appears.

Update Contact info, Home High School and update email address so that information can be promptly sent to you.

Update Contact info, Home High School and update email address so that information can be promptly sent to you.

When credits are transcribed, College Name and College SID Number will be available.

When credits are transcribed, College Name and College SID Number will be available.

When done, CLICK

SUBMIT!!

When done, CLICK

SUBMIT!!

WHAT’S YOUR PLAN?CONTACT AN ACADEMIC ADVISOR AT OUR

PARTNER COLLEGES

Emily MacPhersonBC Advisor

425.564.2164

Tony CostaSCC Advisor

206.546.7852

Norm WrightCCC Advisor

425.352.8147

Kim Infinger LWTC Advisor425.739.8274

Tech Prep College

Connections

Questions?

Tech Prep College Connections

425.564.6158techprep@bellevuecollege.edu

www.techprepcc.org