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Tech Prep Consortium at Bristol Community College is at the forefront of collaborative education initiatives with its development and implementation of a Women in Technology (WIT) project-based learning program in high tech manufacturing. A Special Populations Grant in 1996 encouraged interested educational institutions to develop a program that would address the need to get high school students involved in careers in which one gender was under-represented. Bristol Community College's Tech Prep program responded and was awarded the funding necessary to implement a series of activities to address the need for young women to get involved in the various fields of engineering and technology. Crucial to the WIT program's success was the establishment of strong partnerships with industry, government and education. In 1997, the Bristol Community College Tech Prep program implemented its first WIT project-based experience at Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) in Attleboro, Massachusetts for 12 students. At TI, students have acted as junior engineers as they developed designs and devices that addressed real-world engineering problems. Every year since, the program has grown significantly and has had a positive effect on the lives of over 200 students. The WIT program clearly demonstrates that integration of academic disciplines within a combined content and contextual framework can foster widespread success for students, schools, industry, and communities.