The College Tech Prep (TP) Program is a high school/ college/industry partnership that provides a program of study for students interested in an educational specialization with a high technology curriculum. Students interested in following a College Tech Prep course of study take a sequence of three classes, beginning in high school or at the Ocean County Vocational School, and continuing on at Ocean County College.

Manchester Township High School is a member of a countywide Tech Prep consortium that works in conjunction with Ocean County College. The purpose of this consortium is to enable students to accelerate their college studies by earning college credit for select secondary elective courses. Ocean County College offers many specific degree curricula that require such courses. Upon completion of a Tech Prep endorsed course, a student is eligible to take a corresponding college examination for college credit, provided the required paperwork is in place. See your guidance counselor for Patterns of Study for Tech Prep.

Within the Program of Studies, you will note that specific elective courses are coded with a “TP”. If you are interested in enrolling in a Tech Prep course for future college credit, please meet with your guidance counselor to review the Tech Prep programs offered by Ocean County College and to complete the preliminary paperwork.

Current Tech Prep programs include: Administrative Office Management, Accounting Technology, Allied Health, Cisco Certified Networking, Civil/Construction Engineering Technology, Communications and Communications Technology, Criminal Justice, Environmental Science, Hospitality/Food Service, Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations, Network Support Specialist, Small Business management, Teaching Assistant/Child Care, and Visual Communications Technology.

Through articulation agreements, which are formalized transfer agreements, high school students are eligible to obtain credits at Ocean County College for the College Tech Prep courses they have completed through credit by examination, portfolio review, a specified score on a national examination or by enrolling in the OCC Jump Start Program. These credits are based upon students successfully completing a Tech Prep program at Ocean County College.

Courses that are part of the College Tech Prep program are designated by “TP”. If you plan to attend Ocean County College after graduation, please confer with your guidance counselor to determine if you can be awarded college credit for the TP courses you took at Manchester Township High School.

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AP Placement Program

Tech Prep at Ocean County College