Over 30 Wayne County high schools are members of the Henry Ford Community College Tech Prep Partnership. The HFCC Tech Prep Partnership is a member of the Southeast Metro Tech Prep Consortium. 

SEMCA (Southeast Michigan Community Alliance) serves as the workforce development board for the Southeast Metro Tech Prep Consortium. Monroe County Community College and Wayne County Community College are also members of Southeast Metro Tech Prep Consortium.

Over 50 Wayne and Monroe County high schools are affiliated with the Southeast Metro Tech Prep Consortium. Students from either county can receive articulated or free college credit at any one of the three community colleges in the Southeast Metro Tech Prep Consortium.

What’s the purpose of the HFCC Tech Prep Partnership?
• Provide professional development for educators through programs like “Educators Visit Industry”. Teachers and counselors spend the day touring a local business or industry speaking with the professionals who work on-site. This event connects educators to the people who hire their students.  The educators learn what skills employers are looking for and pass that knowledge along to their students.

• Provide school-to-work programs for students like “Imagine Your Future” or “Take Stock in Your Future”. Students interested in nontraditional careers are invited to HFCC to speak with professionals who currently work in a nontraditional field. HFCC students majoring in a nontraditional program mentor the high school students by giving them tips about college and majoring in nontraditional programs at HFCC.

• Provide curriculum and articulation meetings between high school and community college instructors.  This forum allows the two sides to meet and agree on what courses will articulate so high school students can earn college credit.

How is Tech Prep funded?
The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Act of 1998 was established to fund Tech Prep programs. The Michigan Department of Career Development (MDCD) facilitates the grant for the federal government. All Tech Prep programs are funded by the Perkins grant, so Tech Prep is an example of your tax dollars working for you.