Eligible students participate in special programs in their junior and senior years.
The programs include not only their occupational training courses but academics as well. In one program, for example, the English class focuses both on college preparation and on preparation for the culture of work, while in mathematics sequential math content is contextualized in technical material. In New York City there are five Tech-Prep consortia, one in each borough, in association with Queensborough Community College, New York City Technical College, and the Fashion Institute of Technology. Fourteen high schools participate in these consortia. Seward Park High School has developed a link with Kingsborough Community College through their Bridge Program .