Are you interested in:
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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:
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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