Tech Prep College Connections

1. Tech Prep College Connections Helping Students Grow into a college ~ career AND Beyond!

2. What is Tech Prep College connections? • College Partners • School District Partners • Bellevue • Edmonds • Issaquah • Lake Washington • Mercer Island • Northshore • Riverview • Shoreline • Snoqualmie Valley

3. Tech Prep allows HS students to earn DUAL CREDIT high school credit + college credit = same time Career & Technical Education classes At your high school!

4. College Credit for CTE • Programs of Study = College/Career • All Students Eligible • Require B grade & + • REAL College Transcript • Stay at High School Unique features of Tech Prep

5. Four Simple Steps • Enroll in an eligible TECH PREP course at your high school • Register 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!

6. BC $ 1,448 Investing in Your Education What are you paying for? 1 credit = 50 minutes 5 credits = 1 class 15 credits each quarter How much will it cost? Associate degree: two-year degree of 90 credits $8,688 UW $ 4,121 Cost Difference $ 2,673 Tuition only First two years at a university 90 credits $24,726 Tuition only

7. 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 Cost of College

8. Fill in course info here depending on class!!! What is your credit for?

9. 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 Need to transfer credit?

10. How to Register for Classes

11. Register for Credit Today! Enter through Tech Prep College Connections website: www.techprepcc.org – Click “Register Now” OR Enter Registration system web address: http://sers.techprepwa.org

12. Logging into SERS From the SERS home page, click on “Students Click Here”. The Student Log In screen appears. B) RETURNING STUDENT If you have created a User Name & Password, please enter it here A)NEW STUDENT click on “Create an Account” 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

13. For those students whom had already created an account and were logging in. Once they click theLoginbutton. The Student home page appears. STUDENT Home Page Main Menu

14. From the Student Log in screen, click on “Create an Account”. The Create Student Account screen appears. Red dots indicate required fields. NEW STUDENTS: CREATING an Account Birth Date must follow format. Ex. 09/22/1992 C3N DOES require an email address Career Clusters and Future Plans Pick what you are most interested in at this time

15. Select a User NameandPassword 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

16. Select your School Districtfrom the drop-down field. • Select your Home High Schoolfrom the drop-down field. Only high schools in the chosen district appear in this field. • Select choices from the Career Clusterand Future Plansdrop-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. • TheFuture 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

17. 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. CREATING an Account

18. Note the links in the left-hand navigation area. STUDENT Home Page Main Menu

19. SEARCHING and REGISTERING for Classes USE TOP TWO DROP DOWNS ONLY!!! Then click “GO SEARCH!” 3. When Course(s) have been checked off, click “REGISTER” 2. Click on course Checkbox

20. REGISTERING for Classes • After searching for classes, in the Register for Classes results table, • *click inthe 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 youcannot 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.

21. 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. REGISTERING for Classes You must click on “Save & Register” to complete your registration! You MUST check your teacher

22. Registration 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. REGISTERING for Classes

23. From the Student Homepage, 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. CHANGING your Password Click on Student Home for student menu options

24. From the Student Homepage, click on View/Edit Profile. The View/Update Student Profile screen appears. VIEWING and EDITING your Profile Update Contact info, Home High School and update email address so that information can be promptly sent to you. When done, CLICK SUBMIT!! When credits are transcribed, College Name and College SID Number will be available.

25. Tony Costa SCC Advisor 206.546.7852 Norm Wright CCC Advisor 425.352.8147 Kim Infinger LWTC Advisor 425.739.8274 Emily MacPherson BC Advisor 425.564.2164 What’s Your Plan?Contact an Academic Advisor at our Partner Colleges

26. Tech Prep College Connections Questions? Tech Prep College Connections 425.564.6158 techprep@bellevuecollege.edu www.techprepcc.org