Overview

TalentReady Prince George’s (“TalentReady”), is an early college partnership with Prince George’s Community College, Employ Prince George’s, Inc., four-year colleges and employer partners. It is designed to expand student access to college, prepare students for careers in information technology, and meet the growing demand for local IT talent in the nation’s capital. The program prepares students for one of four high school to career paths: software development, networking, data management, and cybersecurity.

Requirements to Enroll and Complete Program: Be in good academic standing with an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher.

Did You Know?

1/3 of CTE Students can earn college credit and/or industry certiﬁcation through CTE¹
CTE Graduates earn signiﬁcantly more than those who majored in academic ﬁelds²
6 in 10 Students plan to pursue a career related to the CTE area they explored in high school.³
CTE Graduates with technical or applied science associates degrees out-earn bachelor’s degree holders by $11,000.⁴

About

Each path is comprised of:

Summer Bridge
Specialized Curriculum
Dual Enrollment
Industry-recognized Credentials
Work-Based Learning and Internships
Embedded Supports

To strengthen the IT workforce pipeline, this program includes outreach, engagement, and professional development opportunities developed in partnership with industry partners and an advisory board.

Admission Requirements

Students must be a rising 9th grade student whose boundary school is Largo High School.
Students must have at least a 2.5 GPA.
Students must be interested in Information Technology
Students must complete the entire application for admissions, including the 200-400 word essay.
As part of the application, students must have two teacher references:

one from their current math teacher
one from an elective teacher

Students must attend the Summer Bridge Program, prior to beginning their 9th grade year at Largo High.

Application

To be announced: the application link and deadline.

Pathways and Certifications

Software Development
Cyber Security
Data Management
Networking

Certifications: IC3, Microsoft Technology Associate, CompTIA, CISCO

Partnerships

The organizations involved in TalentReady Prince George’s span the public sector, industry, and educational arena.

Contact

For questions, please contact cte.talentready@pgcps.org

1 Source: My College Options®/ACTE research study (2016). National sample includes 40,192 high school CTE students., 2 Jacobson and Mokher, Florida Study of Career and Technical Education, 2014, as cited in the 2014 National Assessment of CTE Final Report, 3 NRCCUA® and ACTE 2016, 4 Schneider 2013, College Measures