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Pathways in Technology Early College High School

…Combining Education and Fun .

PTECH/ICIA

Accredited School

*** STEM occupations are growing at 17%, while others are growing at 9.8%.

What is P-TECH?P-TECH stands for Pathways in Technology Early College High School. The Texas Education Agency has formally approved PTAA’s request to open P-TECH / ICIA across the district. • As part of the program, students can choose a career pathway and take courses that

provide the academic, technical, and workplace skills that are attractive to employers.

• Students have the potential to earn an associate’s degree in four to six years, along with industry certificates for their selected career pathway — opportunities that can potentially lead to paid internships and job placement after graduation.

• Students also have the opportunity to earn up to 60 hours of free college credit while pursuing their high school diplomas. Best of all, this opportunity comes tuition-free.

• One or Two years of internship with Industry Leaders like Sharp System, Kimley Horn.• We are also a Texas Success Initiative(TSI) Approved Testing Center.

Bachelors/Associate Software Programmer/ Developer Degree

PTECH/ICIA

Accredited School

Bachelors/Associate Interactive Simulation/Game Technology Degree

PTECH/ICIA

Accredited School

Network Administrator Degree

PTECH/ICIA

Accredited School

Bachelors/Associate Pre-Med/Pre-Dental

PTECH/ICIA

Accredited School

Elementary, Middle School and High School

…Combining Education and Fun .

PTAA Technology &

Engineering

Differentiators

High School

Engineering Programs Introduction to Engineering

Computer Engineering

Biomed Engineering

Computer Sciences Artificial Intelligence (AI Courses)

Virtual Reality, Application Development

Middle School

Gateway Programs Automation and Robotics

Design and Modeling

Green Architecture

Computer Science Android Apps Development

Website Development

Object Oriented Programming

Elementary School

Launch Programs Robotics and Automation

Modelling and Simulation

PTAA School

Remember, at PTAA we believe “You Love What You Learn”