(a)
In this subchapter:
(1)
Articulation agreement
The term “articulation agreement” means a written commitment to a program designed to provide students with a nonduplicative sequence of progressive achievement leading to degrees or certificates in a tech-prep education program.
(2)
Community college
The term “community college”—
(A)
means an institution of higher education, as defined in section
1001 of this title, that provides not less than a 2-year program that is acceptable for full credit toward a bachelor’s degree; and
(B)
includes tribally controlled colleges or universities.
(3)
Tech-prep program
The term “tech-prep program” means a program of study that—
(A)
combines at a minimum 2 years of secondary education (as determined under State law) with a minimum of 2 years of postsecondary education in a nonduplicative, sequential course of study;
(B)
integrates academic, and vocational and technical, instruction, and utilizes work-based and worksite learning where appropriate and available;
(C)
provides technical preparation in a career field such as engineering technology, applied science, a mechanical, industrial, or practical art or trade, agriculture, health occupations, business, or applied economics;
(D)
builds student competence in mathematics, science, reading, writing, communications, economics, and workplace skills through applied, contextual academics, and integrated instruction, in a coherent sequence of courses;
(E)
leads to an associate or a baccalaureate degree or a postsecondary certificate in a specific career field; and
(F)
leads to placement in appropriate employment or to further education.