Health Science
In school year 2010-11, the high school component of the Health Science Career Field for College Tech Prep is offered at the following secondary sites:
- Career & Technology Education Centers (C-TEC) of Licking County; Newark, Ohio
- Chillicothe High School (a satellite program of Pickaway Ross JVSD); Chillicothe, Ohio
- Circleville High School (a satellite program of Pickaway Ross JVSD); Circleville, Ohio
- Delaware Area Career Center (South Campus); Delaware, Ohio
- Eastland Career Center; Groveport, Ohio
- Fairfield Career Center; Carroll, Ohio
- Fort Hayes Career Center (CCS); Columbus, Ohio
- Lancaster High School; Lancaster, Ohio
- Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center; Chillicothe, Ohio
- South-Western Career Academy (SWCS); Grove City, Ohio
- Tolles Career & Technical Center; Plain City, Ohio
The college component of the program offers choices of degree programs at the following higher education institutions:
Central Ohio Technical College
- Diagnostic Medical Sonography Technology
- Nursing (LPN Transition)
- Practical Nursing
- Radiologic Technology
- Surgical Technology
Columbus State Community College
- Dental Laboratory Technology
- Emergency Medial Services Technology
- Medical Assisting Technology
- Medical Laboratory Technology
- Multi-Competency Health Technologies
- Nursing
- Practical Nursing
- Sports and Exercise Studies
- Surgical Technology
- Veterinary Technology
Cuyahoga Community College
- Pharmacy Technology
Ohio University Chillicothe Campus
- Health Technology
- Nursing, RN
Ohio University Lancaster Campus
- Health Technology
- Medical Assisting Technology
- Paramedic Training Academy
Central Ohio Technical College has articulation agreements that enable Tech Prep high school students to have dual enrollment status at the college, so they are earning both high school and college credits at the same time during their junior and senior years. COTC also has consortium-wide articulation agreements.
Columbus State Community College has articulation agreements for this College Tech Prep program that enable high school graduates to qualify for college credit for certain technical courses within the designated associate degree programs. In the case of the Nursing degree program, students may be able to get credit for certain prerequisite courses they need to qualify to apply for admission to the Nursing program.
Cuyahoga Community College has articulation agreements for this College Tech Prep program that enable high school graduates to qualify for college credit for certain technical courses within the designated associate degree programs.
Ohio University Chillicothe and Lancaster Campuses offer a pathway upon completion of an Associate Degree for a Bachelor of Technical and Applied Science.
The Bachelor of Technical and Applied Science Degree is an opportunity for a student who has completed or is completing a two-year technical degree program from an accredited community college, regional campus, or technical college who wishes to pursue a baccalaureate degree. The program provides a student with knowledge and skills to have the opportunity for advancement in a career and integrates the technical skills of the technical degree with the professional skills of courses from the bachelor’s degree courses. The BTAS degree utilizes 96 hours of associate degree credit, of which 36-45 hours must be in a technical field.
Ohio University Chillicothe Campus offers a pathway upon completion of an Associate Degree for a Bachelor of Nursing.
About the Health Science Curriculum
- Ohio Career Fields Technical Content Standards are the blueprint for this 2+2 program. To see the current State CFTCSs for Health Science, visit http://www.techprepohio.net/
- The consortium health science curriculum review took place in January 2008. The next consortium curriculum review will take place in 2013.
For More Information
High School Programs
Medical Academy Program; Medical Assisting; Exercise Science
Career & Technology Education Centers (C-TEC) of Licking County
http://www.c-tec.edu/
Health Technologies
Chillicothe High School
(Pickaway-Ross JVSD Satellite Program)
http://www.pickawayross.com/hs/
http://www.chillicothe.k12.oh.us/
Health Technologies
Circleville High School/Berger Hospital Annex
(Pickaway-Ross JVSD Satellite Program)
http://www.pickawayross.com/hs/
http://circlevillecityschools.org/
Dental Assisting; Health Technologies
Delaware Area Career Center South
http://www.delawareareacc.org/
Dental Assisting
Eastland Career Center
http://www.eastlandfairfield.com/index2.htm
Dental Assisting; Health Technologies
Fairfield Career Center
http://www.eastlandfairfield.com/index2.htm
Advance to Nursing; Clinical Lab Technician; Dental Assistant; Exercise Science; Medical Assistant; Surgical Assistant; Veterinary Technology
Fort Hayes Career Center
http://www.columbus.k12.oh.us/website.nsf/(ccs_pages)/Schools_HS_Websites?opendocument
Medical Tech Prep
Lancaster High School – Stanbery Career Center
http://www.lancaster.k12.oh.us
Therapeutic Health Careers
Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center
http://www.pickawayross.com/hs/
Health Technologies
South-Western Career Academy (SWCS)
http://www.swcs.k12.oh.us/
Health Academy:
(Pharmacy Technology/Medical Aid; Pre-Nursing; Sports Medicine and Exercise Science; Pre-Veterinary)
Tolles Career & Technical Center
http://www.tollestech.com/
Postsecondary Programs
Central Ohio Technical College
http://www.cotc.edu/prospective-students/techprep/Pages/Articulationagreements.aspx
Columbus State Community College
http://www.cscc.edu/k-12/HSA.htm
Cuyahoga Community College
http://tri-c.edu/Pages/default.aspx
Ohio University Chillicothe Campus
http://www.ouorc.ohio.edu/chillicothe.htm
Ohio University Lancaster Campus
http://www.ouorc.ohio.edu/lancaster.htm
