Metro Technology Centers

About

Metro Technology Centers has four campuses in the Oklahoma City area that provides career programs for high school and adult students.

Learn More: www.metrotech.edu

Locations

Benefits

There are many benefits to attending Metro Technology Centers for high school students, such as: 

• High school students who are accepted automatically receive free tuition and upon graduation from a Oklahoma City Public Schools’ high school, tuition waivers are available for students under the age of 21. 

• Students receive elective and/or academic credits toward high school graduation requirements for successful completion of coursework. Each year a total of 4 units may be earned and the type of credit received varies among the different career programs.

• Students may earn industry certifications and/or licenses. 

• Completion of some programs may be eligible for college credit. 

• Free bus transportation is provided to and from participating high schools. Students attend a half-day at Metro Tech, either a morning or an afternoon session, and the other half of a day at their home high school.

Eligibility

High school sophomores, juniors, and seniors may attend Metro Technology Centers’ Biomedical Sciences Academy, the Pre-Engineering Academy, or the Computer Science Academy. Students must have maintained 85% attendance from the previous semester, have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0, and must have completed or concurrently enrolled in Algebra I, Geometry, and Science with a B or better.

For all other programs, high school juniors and seniors must have maintained 85% attendance from the previous semester, as determined by the home school, and must have completed core requirements for 9th or 10th grade before enrolling. 

Students interested in attending Metro Tech programs should visit with their high school counselor as early as possible to manage all graduation course requirements and save room for their preferred program.

Enrollment Process

The following steps are usually completed at the student’s high school with the guidance of Metro Technology Centers’ Advisors/Counselors. 

Step 1: Attend a presentation at your high school. 

Step 2: Complete the high school application on Metro Technology Centers’ Website. 

Step 3: Return all forms to the Metro Technology Centers’ Advisor/Counselor for your high school.

Step 4: Visit with a Metro Technology Centers’ Advisor/Counselor to finalize the enrollment process. 

Career Major Programs

The following career major programs are available for high school students: