What is SOAR?
SOAR (Students Occupationally and Academically Ready) is a set of articulation
agreements that seamlessly links high school and college Career and
Technical Education (CTE) together, allowing well qualified high
school graduates to earn college credit for successfully completing
certain CTE programs at a technical high school. With SOAR credits,
a student can graduate with an associate's degree sooner, with less
student debt and with the technical skills necessary to join the
workforce in a High Priority Occupation.
What CCAC programs
are included in SOAR?
Pennsylvania's
Bureau of Career and Technical Education (BCTE) has
compiled a list of programs that are offered at many of the
technical high schools across the state for inclusion in SOAR. For
each, the Bureau has compiled a task list of skill competencies
that a high school student will master upon successful completion
of the curriculum. Successful completion at the high school level
can then translate into college credits at any of the state's 14
community colleges and many other postsecondary technical
schools.
CCAC has created 75 SOAR articulation agreements with
Pennsylvania technical high schools in 34 different technical
programs (both the most in the state).
CIP Nunber |
CCAC Program |
HS Graduation Years |
11.0801 |
104
Multimedia Web Design, Certificate |
2013 - 2018 |
52.0302 |
217
Accounting, Certificate |
2013 - 2018 |
52.0401 |
234
Administrative Computer Specialist, Certificate |
2016 - 2018 |
11.0901 |
242
Information Technology Support, Certificate |
2013 - 2018 |
15.1301 |
270
Architectural Drafting & Design, AS |
2013 - 2018 |
15.1301 |
276
Mechanical Drafting and Design Technology, AS |
2016 - 2018 |
15.1301 |
277
Civil Engineering Technology, Certificate |
2016 - 2018 |
15.0303 |
299
Basic Electronics, Certificate |
2013 - 2018 |
15.0303 |
300
Electronic Engineering Technology |
2013 - 2018 |
47.0201 |
312
Heating and Air Conditioning, Certificate |
2013 - 2018 |
47.0201 |
313
Heating and Air Conditioning, AS |
2013 - 2018 |
48.0508 |
316
Welding Technology, AS |
2013 - 2018 |
48.0508 |
317
Welding Technology, Certificate |
2013 - 2018 |
48.0508 |
319
Welding, Gas & Oil Certificate, Certificate |
2013 - 2018 |
52.0302 |
340
Accounting Specialist, AS |
2013 - 2018 |
47.0604 |
349
Automotive Technology, AS |
2013 - 2018 |
47.0604 |
350
Automotive Technology Program, Certificate |
2013 - 2018 |
46.0503 |
365
Plumbing, Certificate |
2014 - 2019 |
50.0402 |
374
Graphic Communication, AS |
2013 - 2018 |
50.0402 |
376
Graphic Design, Certificate |
2013 - 2018 |
46.0401 |
383
Facilities Maintenance Technology, Certificate |
2014 - 2019 |
46.0401 |
384
Facilities Maintenance Technology, AS |
2014 - 2019 |
12.0508 |
405
Foodservice, Lodging and Recreation Management, AS |
2017 - 2019 |
12.0508 |
406
Lodging & Recreation Management, Certificate |
2017 - 2019 |
12.0508 |
407
Foodservice Management, Certificate |
2017 - 2019 |
26.1201 |
416 Biotechnology, AS - Career Track only |
2014 - 2019 |
51.0801 |
419
Medical Assistant, Certificate |
2013 - 2018 |
15.1301 |
422
Computer Aided Drafting and Design, AS |
2016 - 2018 |
51.0801 |
535
Medical Assistant, AS |
2013 - 2018 |
43.9999 |
600 Criminal Justice & Criminology, AS - Computer
Forensics |
2017 - 2019 |
43.9999 |
600 Criminal Justice & Criminology, AS - Corrections |
2017 - 2019 |
43.0107 |
600 Criminal Justice & Criminology, AS - Law
Enforcement |
2017 - 2019 |
43.9999 |
615
Homeland Security, AS |
2017 - 2019 |
43.9999 |
616
Homeland Security, Certificate |
2017 - 2019 |
19.0708 |
621
Early Education and Child Development, AS |
2013 - 2018 |
19.0708 |
622
Early Education and Child Development, Certificate |
2013 - 2018 |
19.0708 |
623
Child Development, Diploma |
2013 - 2018 |
12.0508 |
670
Culinary Arts, AS |
2014 - 2019 |
15.1301 |
717
Basic Computer Aided Drafting, Certificate |
2016 - 2018 |
15.0303 |
722
Mechatronics Technology, AS |
2016 - 2018 |
15.0403 |
722
Mechatronics Technology, AS |
2017 - 2019 |
15.0303 |
723
Mechatronics Technology, Certificate |
2016 - 2018 |
15.0403 |
723
Mechatronics Technology, Certificate |
2017 - 2019 |
11.0901 |
783
Information Technology Support, AS |
2013 - 2018 |
15.1202 |
783
Information Technology Support, AS |
2014 - 2019 |
52.0401 |
785
Administrative Assistant, AS |
2013 - 2018 |
To see which CCAC courses have been articulated for specific SOAR
programs, use CollegeTransfer.net or view
the pdf file Articulated CCAC Courses by CIP.
What are the
advantages of SOAR for students?
- Saving money on college tuition
- Saving time by shortening college attendance
- Getting on the right career pathway
- Entering the job market with marketable skills
- Getting a consistent education from secondary through
postsecondary
What does a high school
student need to do to earn the articulated SOAR credits at
CCAC?
- Earn a high school diploma with a minimum 2.50 cumulative grade
point average on a 4.0 scale in the technical courses
- Complete the secondary component of SOAR (all required high
school technical courses).
- Achieve a competent or advanced level on the secondary school
end-of program assessment, the National Occupational Competency
Testing Institute (NOCTI) test.
- Achieve proficiency on all items on the approved PDE SOAR
Secondary Competency Task List
- Submit documentation to verify qualification to the CCAC
admissions office.
What documents must students submit to CCAC for SOAR
credit?
- Completed Secondary Competency Task List (sample) with a Secondary Competency
Task
- Secondary Competency Task List Coversheet (sample); which lists:
- Student's Name
- Program of Study Name
- Program of Study CIP number
- Instructor's Signature
- Instructor's Name
- School Name
- School Mailing Address
- School Telephone Number
- Perkins Statewide Articulation Agreement Documentation
Coversheet (sample)
- Official High School Transcript
- Diploma
- Any Earned Industry Certification
To get a printable set of SOAR documents (Task List Coversheet,
Secondary Competency Task List Coversheet and a program Task Grid)
go to
gettingthemthere.com.
When does a CCAC student get the articulated
credits?
Unless stated otherwise in the agreement, students will be
awarded the articulated credits upon the successful completion of
their first CCAC course.
Where will CCAC's SOAR
students come from?
Any high school Career and Technical Education student,
who successfully fulfills the requirements of a secondary SOAR
program, can earn articulated credits at any community college or
postsecondary institution within Pennsylvania that has signed onto
that particular SOAR agreement. For CCAC, we anticipate that most
of our SOAR students will come from the Pittsburgh Public Schools
or one of Allegheny County's five Career and Technical Education
Centers: