Welcome to the North Central Ohio Tech Prep

Educational Tool Box for Students

Accepting An Offer
- You've been extended an offer to attend a college, congratulations!! Know how to read your acceptance letter and financial aid award letter, find out how now.
Articulation Credit (Claiming Your Tech Prep Credit)
- You have earned the credit; take advantage of it! Don't waste thousands of dollars in free college credit ...
Assessment Exams
- Whether you need to take the COMPASS, ACT, or SAT --- find information on the tests, study guides, and test taking tips
Assessing Your Choices & Finding the Right Fit
- Local community college or big ten university? What is the difference between an associates degree and a bachelors degree? What is a major? How much money can I expect to make with a college education? Where will you feel most comfortable and be set up to succeed? Research your options!
Campus Visits
- Going on a campus visit? Get all you can out of your time on campus! Prepare for your visit, find out how now!
Credit Cards & College Finances
- You are going to be bombarded with credit card offers when you go off to college... Be prepared! Know how to manage your (oftentimes, very limited) finances, understand the importance of building good credit, and know the dangers of using credit cards.
Dorm Life
- Sharing bathrooms, living with a messy roomate, balancing studying and socializing, and doing your own laundry! These are just a few things you'll have to learn when you live in a dorm... Here's the down-low on dorm life.
Financial Aid / Scholarships
- College can be expensive, but thankfully there are a lot of ways to pay for it! Be sure to check out our Financial Aid / Scholarship page for more information.
Information for Parents
- Got a child going off to college? Let us help alleviate any questions you may have!
MythBusters
- Let us bust some common myths about college for you!
Recommendation Letters
- You need strong recommendation letters -- which means you need to give your reference enough information about you so that they can write you a strong recommendation letter. Find out what you need to give them so they can write you the best letter possible!

Senior Passport
- If you complete a senior profile, it will make writing college admissions essays and scholarship essays a lot easier for you! It is also a nice tool to be able to give to teachers and guidance counselors when you need them to write a letter of recommendation for you.
Timeline
- Seniors -- do you know what you need to do and when you need to do it in order to be admitted into college?
Taking A Year Off
- Are you debating about taking a year off? If so, find information here on the pros and cons of taking a year off.
Writing a College Essay
- Let us bust some common myths about college for you!