Are you interested in: Saving Money on College Tuition Saving Time by Shortening College Attendance Getting on the Right Career Pathway Entering the Job Market Ready Getting a Consistent Education (You may need the Technical Program Classification (CIP) Code for Specific Programs at CACTC) CACTC Technical Programs Autobody Collision/Repair Technology Automotive Mechanics Technology Carpentry Computer Systems Networking Cosmetology Culinary Arts Electrical Occupations Electronics Technology Health Occupations HVAC- Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning Marketing/Management Masonry Protective Services Welding CIP Code 47.0603 47.0604 46.0201 11.0901 12.0401 12.0508 46.0399 15.0399 51.0899 47.0201 52.1801 46.0101 43.9999 48.0508 See information and links below: SOAR – Students Occupationally and Academically Ready Mission of SOAR: The mission of SOAR (Students Occupationally and Academically Ready) is to prepare students for college and careers in a diverse, high-performing workforce. Goal of SOAR: SOAR is the career and technical Program of Study (POS) educational plan that articulates the secondary career and technical programs to postsecondary degree or diploma or certificate programs. SOAR programs lead students into a career pathway that align the secondary courses to a postsecondary program to complete a degree or certificate. What is SOAR?: SOAR is built on programs of study which incorporate secondary education and postsecondary education elements and include coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant career and technical content. These career and technical programs of study includes a statewide articulation agreement partnership between secondary schools and postsecondary institutions. SOAR Supports High Demand Careers: SOAR programs prepare today’s student for High Priority Occupations (HPO) which include career categories that are in high demand by employers, have higher skill needs, and are most likely to provide family sustaining wages. Benefits of SOAR: Saving Money on College Tuition Saving Time by Shortening College Attendance Getting on the Right Career Pathway Entering the Job Market Ready Getting a Consistent Education PDE Programs of Study: http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/programs_of_study/7686 Pennsylvania Programs of Study (POS) Programs of Study incorporate secondary education and postsecondary education elements; include coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant career and technical content in a coordinated, non-duplicative progression of courses that align secondary education with postsecondary education to adequately prepare students to succeed in postsecondary education; may include the opportunity for secondary education students to participate in dual or concurrent enrollment programs or other ways to acquire postsecondary education credits and lead to an industryrecognized credential or certificate at the postsecondary level or an associate or baccalaureate degree. Career & Technical Program Competency Task Lists – by Technical Program Classification Code (CIP) See list of specific CACTC programs and CIP codes above. Program of Study Task Lists: http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/programs_of_study/7686/framework/6 79310 Articulation Information of SOAR: The SOAR Program Agreement: Articulation for advanced credit transfer is made possible when Perkins-allocated postsecondary institutions and Pennsylvania secondary schools offering SOAR programs agree to the terms and conditions stated in the Perkins Statewide Articulation Agreement. This agreement outlines the general agreement conditions between secondary and postsecondary institutions and student qualification measures allowing for the student to acquire postsecondary education credits leading to an industry-recognized credential or certificate at the postsecondary level or an associate or baccalaureate degree. Articulation Agreements and SOAR Programs, this page also references the Student Documentation Forms: http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/programs_of_study/7686/articulations/ 679190 Articulated Credits Transfer COMPLETE SOAR Programs DATA BASE: Articulation data posted on www.collegetransfer.net http://www.collegetransfer.net/tabid/101/Default.aspx?from=4067 See how SOAR Programs of Study taken at the High School level may transfer into participating college, universities, and technical centers Refine Search Engine at www.collegetransfer.net for specific program articulations: http://www.collegetransfer.net/Search/PABureauofCTESOARPrograms/tabid/3381/Default.aspx Postsecondary Institutions accepting SOAR programs for credit articulations. List of PA Perkins-Allocated Postsecondary Institutions Accepting SOAR programs: http://www.collegetransfer.net/Default.aspx?tabid=943&from=4067