PAVTEC Education Consortium



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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

PAVTEC Executive Committee Meeting: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Location: PCC Willow Creek Center, Rm 211
Willow Creek Max Station @ NW 185th and Baseline; ** Please RSVP to Patrice Morales at 503-614-7734 or patrice.morales@pcc.edu


Small Schools Consortium Meeting: Save the Dates: February 11th
1pm to 3:30pm
Meeting Location: PCC Rock Creek Campus, Bldg. 5 Rm 136; ** Please RSVP to Patrice Morales at 503-614-7734 or patrice.morales@pcc.edu


Connections Team Meeting for the areas of Building Construction, Welding, Automotive Services, Diesel, Auto Body, Machine Manufacturing, Architecture, Drafting, Interior Design, Computer Technologies, Electronic Engineering, and Microelectronics
: Tuesday, February 23, 2010; 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.; Location: PCC Rock Creek, Bldg. 9 Room 122C; Agenda: Technical Skills Assessments

NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

PCC Dual Credit is Free!

Beginning the Fall of 2009, high school students who earn Portland Community College credit through the PCC Dual Credit program will not be charged for college tuition or fees.

2008-09 PCC Dual Credit Annual Report

Summary of all active articulation agreements for the 2008-09 school year and the total number of credits earned and how many students registered for each course through the PCC Dual Credit program. The report also includes participation in the Connection Team Meetings and information regarding Career Pathways.

PCC Options Chart for High School Age Students

The information included on the chart is an attempt to describe the different opportunities available for high school age students at Portland Community College. We hope that this information will be useful to high school and PCC staff in advising students, as well as directly to students and their parents in choosing options which best fit their interests and needs.

Career Pathways - So, Are you prepared?

This website is a guide to assist students, parents, counselors, teachers, educators and others with resources around a particular career path. The pathways were designed by high school teachers and college professors whose expertise lies in that particular field. Each pathway is chock-full of information to educate students about:

Specific careers, including occupation descriptions, outlook and salaries
Recommended high school courses
Post-high school options such as certificate and degree programs at institutions throughout Oregon
Dual credit opportunities of earning credit for high school and college-level courses at the same time
Entrance requirements for local colleges
Student organizations to join while still in high school
Professional organizations to help in your research
Suggestions of different learning experiences that give students opportunities to view a particular occupation beyond a textbook or classroom project (i.e. job shadowing and internships)
Qualities desirable in future employees

PAVTEC is a "tech prep" consortium composed of all of the K-12 school districts that are within the Portland Community College district boundary, the college itself, and several other entities. The purpose of PAVTEC is to enhance the access of high school and PCC students to quality professional technical education.

This encompasses a broad scope ranging from career development and guidance programs to technical skill development instructional programs. PAVTEC coordinates a number of programs and services including the dual credit ("articulation") programs for high school students called Professional Technical (PT) and Lower Division Collegiate (LDC).