Tara High’s CY-T.E.C.H. Academy is an East Baton Rouge Magnet Public “School within a School”. All incoming 9th graders residing within East Baton Rouge Parish are encouraged to apply. Through a partnership with The East Baton Rouge Parish School System, Baton Rouge Community College, and IBM, Tara High School provides students the opportunity to graduate with both a high school diploma and an Associate’s Degree in Computer Science.
The Cy-T.E.C.H. Magnet Academy is a school-based program designed after Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) model, which combines high school, college and the professional world. This school-within-a-school encompasses grades 9 to 14. With the promise that students in this six-year time frame, students earn not only a high school diploma, but also an Associate in Computer Science degree in Software Development from Baton Rouge Community College. Graduates will have the skills and experience to step into well-paying jobs in Information Technology (IT) and earn an opportunity to interview with IBM.
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Students who go through this program obtain a high school diploma as well as an Associate’s degree in a Computer Science from Baton Rouge Community College.
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ACADEMIC ADVISOR/COLLEGE LIAISON: Micah Green
Graduates will have the skills and experience to step into well-paying jobs in Information Technology (IT) and earn an opportunity to interview with IBM.
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