Did you know that you can earn college credit while you are still in high school? Best of all, did you know that you can earn that college credit for FREE!
Tech Prep is a program that allows you to take high school classes that count for credit at North Hennepin Community College, Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Hennepin Technical College, and Art Institute International Minneapolis.
To find out which courses qualify for college credit, go to Tech Prep MN and choose “Park Center Senior High” or talk to Ms. Hahn or Mrs. Hamre in the Business, Computer, and Marketing Education department.
Complete any of the following Business, Computer and Marketing courses with a “B” or better, and college credit is awarded, FREE to the listed post-secondary schools.
Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeAccounting A, B and C Computer Applications A and B Keyboarding and Business Communications A  Creative Computers Internet in Business |
North Hennepin Community CollegeAccounting A, B and C Computer Applications A and B Keyboarding and Business Communications A Creative Computers Internet in Business |
Hennepin Technical CollegeComputer Applications A and B Advanced Computers Accounting A, B and C Keyboarding Internet in Business Business Communications A Creative Computers A+ Certification A, B and C Introduction to Programming: HTML |
Art Institute International-MinnesotaStart Your Own Business: Entrepreneurship Introduction to Programming: HTML Computer Applications A |
Anoka Technical CollegeComputer Applications A and B Accounting A, B and C Business Communications A Computer Applications A Creative Computers |
@- course below counts toward Art credit    |   $- college credit
Marketing Specialty Courses
Marketing
Sports and Entertainment Marketing
Financial Specialty Courses
Accounting A, B, C $
Advanced Accounting A, B, C
Accounting Simulations
Money Management
Law Specialty Courses
Know Your Rights
Business and Personal Law
Management Specialty Courses
Starting Your Own Business-Entrepreneurship $
Computers and Computer Science Specialty Courses
Computer Applications A $
Computer Applications B $
Creative Computers @ $
Internet in Business @ $
Introduction to Programming: HTML @ $
Introduction to Programming: JavaScript @
A+ Certification (fall tri only or full year course) $
Business Communications Specialty Courses
Beginning Computers and Keyboarding
Keyboarding $
Business Communications A $
Business Communications B
Miscellaneous Specialty Courses
Career Search
Effective Studying
Independent Study in Business
Introduction to Business