June 15, 2018
More than 100 P-TECH - an acronym for Pathways in Technology Early College High - school Students from Carver High School and Paul Laurence Dunbar High School will join the campus community at Baltimore City Community College beginning July 9, 2018, for a five-week college coursework session.
These students will be taking courses including orientation, English, biology, health and life fitness, computer literacy, and economics.
P-TECH operates through partnerships between high schools, local community colleges, and businesses. IBM is partners with Carver to prepare students for degrees and careers in information technology. Dunbar High School partners with Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Kaiser Permanente, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore and offers science degrees in areas of concentration such as health information technology, respiratory care, or surgical technology.
P-TECH graduates can earn both a high school diploma and an Associate Degree in the six-year program. Students participate in college classes when ready and develop workplace skills through mentoring, internships and more. Students enter a P-TECH 9-14 schools in grade nine and begin college courses as early as the tenth grade, and as through the process, they attain an industry-recognized associate degree.
The first P-TECH school launched in Brooklyn, New York in September 2011. There are more than 100 P-TECH programs throughout the country with a capacity to serve more than 200,000 students.
In Maryland, there are currently eight P-TECH programs operating at seven high schools that partner with five colleges. This year New Era Academy joined BCCC for its P-TECH Program in partnership with Port of Baltimore and United States Coast Guard to offer an Associate's Degree in supply chain management.
