Such distortions in the 1993 survey are probably small, however, since fewer than a third of the 10 percent of all consortia that include districts participating in multiple consortia reported that they were able to count Tech-Prep enrollments at all. As expected, local education agencies and community colleges are the mainstay of Tech-Prep consortia. Virtually every consortium includes a secondary school district, and 96 percent include a two-year college. About three-quarters of all local coordinators reported that corporations were consortium members. Four-year colleges were cited as members by 39 percent of all consortia, labor groups by 18 percent, and proprietary schools by 10 percent.
Most consortia receive some kind of support from the private sector or labor groups.
This pattern may indicate that in some consortia the involvement of these organizations may be limited to a formal role on governing boards. About half of all consortium coordinators reported that these groups helped to define program outcomes or to promote and market Tech-Prep. In 16 percent of all consortia, representatives from these groups taught some classes in consortium schools. Employers are less involved in direct activities with students at the workplace. Tech-Prep resources have resulted in the creation of quite modest consortium staffs.