Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools provides you with more than state-of-the-art technical training and high school credit.

Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools is dedicated to preparing students for a successful transition to college. Partnerships have been created with several colleges/universities and the Ohio Board of Regents to give students a head start on earning college credits while still in high school, saving both time and money.

The college credits available fall into four categories: Articulated Credits, Transcripted Articulation Credits, Dual Academic Credits, and Career-Technical Credit Transfer (CT)2. The type you earn depends on your qualifications.

Articulation Agreements

An agreement between EFCTS and a 2- or 4-year college/university that awards college credit to eligible students in a Career-Technical program.  Students must attend the college/university awarding the credit.

Process and Awarding of Credits

  • apply and be accepted to the college/university awarding the credit within the timeline outlined in the agreement;
  • earn a qualifying grade in the articulated course, determined by the college/university; each college/university may require additional criteria;
  • obtain the Recommendation for Articulation Credit form available in the ECC/FCC guidance office or the program instructor at Satellite locations;
  • Complete and submit the Recommendation for Articulation Credit form and any other required documentation to the college/university
NOTE: Articulated credits are the responsibility of the student to pursue.  Awarding of credits is at the discretion of the college/university. 

Transcripted Articulation Agreements


EFCTS has partnered with Central Ohio Technical College, and Cincinnati State Technical and Community College to award both high school and college credit to eligible students in a Career-Technical Program.  These colleges recognize that students are doing college-level work through their EFCTS Tech Prep program.  The agreements provide students the opportunity to earn technical college credits for skills they will learn.  Students do not have to attend any classes at the college. A transcript will be issued by COTC or Cincinnati State Technical and Community College with the awarded credits that can be transferred to any college or university in Ohio and many others across the nation.  

Process and Awarding of Credits for COTC

  • submit COTC application with a $20 non-refundable fee by March of each year (if students apply junior year, no further application is necessary for the senior year);
  • enroll in and pay ½ of the tuition for a one credit course through COTC (no cost for additional courses earned);
  • earn a grade of a C or higher in the COTC related courses per agreement
Transcripted Articulated Credits are available to students in the following programs:

Architecture/Construction Management, Computer & Network Support Technology, Cosmetology, Criminal Justice, Culinary Arts, Electronics, Financial Services, Graphic Design, Health Technologies, Interactive Media, Marketing & Logistics Management, Medical Office Technologies, Multimedia, Pre-Engineering Technologies, Programming & Software Development, Restaurant Services.

Process and Awarding of Credits for Cincinnati State

  • completing a Cincinnati State High School Dual Enrollment Application/Registration form;
  • enroll in the Basic Techniques Biotechnology course through Cincinnati State at a reduced rate;
  • be approved by the lab instructor as being academically prepared for the course
Transcripted Articulated Credits are available to students in the Bioscience Technology program.

NOTE: Awarding of credits is at the discretion of the college/university. 

Career-Technical Credit Transfer (CT)2

Students are guaranteed the transfer of applicable credits among Ohio's public colleges and universities through the Ohio Board of Regents. Students who successfully complete specified technical programs are eligible to have technical credit transfer to public colleges and universities.

Process and Awarding of Credits

  • contact the college/university of choice to make sure the degree program is offered;
  • apply for the statewide credit transfer guarantee within two years of completing their program;
  • complete Part I of the Verification of Course/Program Completion form and submit to your lab instructor;
  • request official high school transcript and submit along with the Verification of Course form
(CT)2 credits are available to students in the following programs:

Auto Technology, Computer & Network Support Technology, Culinary Arts, Electronics, HVAC, Pre-Engineering, and Teaching Professions.

Dual Academic Credits

Dual credits enable students to earn college credits while in high school through agreements with Hocking College, and Ohio University-Lancaster. Successful students will graduate from high school with a college transcript and credits that can transfer to many other colleges and universities! Classes are taught at ECC or FCC by EFCTS academic teachers.

Academic credits earned through Hocking College are:  Calculus (ECC/FCC), College Freshman Composition (ECC/FCC), and College Anatomy & Physiology (FCC).
Academic credits earned through Ohio University-Lancaster include: Pre-Calculus (ECC/FCC), Chemistry and Advanced Chemistry (ECC).

Process and Awarding of Credits

  • successfully complete the pre-requisite class with a B or higher;
  • obtain the qualifying Compass score;
  • earn a grade of a C or higher in the college academic course;
  • contact the college awarding the credits to obtain a transcript.



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