Edward Thomas, president of Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, and John Pugh, chancellor of UAS, were among the officials signing the Tech Prep Articulation Agreement.
Students spend eight weeks in the program.
Another portion of the class teaches life skills such as time management and how to search for a job. Gary Bowen, UAS associate dean and director of the campus's career education program, said the university has a similar Tech Prep agreement with Juneau Douglas High School. They are taught to an adequate standard. We give an exam. If the student passes, we give college credit for what they have taken.