Like many public two-year colleges across the country, Flint Hills Technical College in Emporia, Kansas, has embraced dual enrollment, a program that allows high school students to simultaneously take college-level courses, usually for credit and often without paying tuition. What sets Flint Hills apart is its preponderance of students in dual enrollment (DE): 83% of […]
College Readiness Articles
Helping students transition to college-level courses
How could Yakima Valley College (YVC) make the transition from College and Career Readiness (CCR) courses to college-level classes smoother for its students? That’s the question the CCR Division recently tackled with the launch of a new program in partnership with the YVC Foundation. “Our division was seeking ways to increase the number of students […]
Empowering students for success
Sinclair Community College is empowering recent high school graduates with the tools they need for academic and career success. Held at the Hope Center for Families in Dayton, Ohio, the program combines a fundamental college math course with personalized mentoring and support services. This innovative initiative launched in June with eight recent graduates from Thurgood […]
Family finds dependable, homeschool educational partners at MCC
In a typical academic year, Nebraska’s Metropolitan Community College (MCC) serves more than 150 homeschooled students. Less typical is the concentration of Yarboroughs who have been in this group for the past four years. As the 2024-25 academic year begins, Blake Yarborough, 17, is on track to be the third student in his family to […]
Getting an early start
New early college program will benefit students in New York A new partnership between New York’s Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC) and two local school districts, Geneva and Waterloo, will give students the opportunity to earn an associate degree by the time they finish high school. The Early College High School is a five-year project […]
Free haircuts for filing a FAFSA
Talk about being on the cutting edge of student services outreach. San Diego City College is breaking the mold via Fresh Cutz, a recently opened, on-campus barbershop that provides free haircuts – with a catch: to get a free cut from a professional barber, students must show they’ve filed a FAFSA form, are enrolled in […]
Community college, K-12 partnership to simplify college access
Portland Community College (PCC) has entered into a direct admissions agreement to seamlessly admit all graduating seniors from Beaverton High School and its Early College High School. This pilot program will allow Beaverton seniors from the 2024-25 school year to be directly enrolled at PCC, starting in the fall of 2025. This initiative, aimed at […]
Signing up for a better future
Nick DiVito and Myles James, who are currently excelling in their first year as automotive technology students at Waubonsee Community College, initially did not consider attending college after graduating high school. During their senior year at Yorkville and Sandwich High Schools, they attended half-day classes and spent the other half at the Indian Valley Vocation […]
A head start on making a difference
Sinclair Community College is empowering 10 ambitious high school students from Trotwood-Madison City Schools to pursue careers as emergency medical technicians (EMTs) through a unique partnership program. This initiative allows the students to complete classes after school at Trotwood-Madison High School and participate in hands-on labs at Sinclair’s state-of-the-art EMS facilities. The program was developed […]
Working together to expand dual-credit access
Dakota Pawlicki knows about education and the challenges the sector faces with improving access and college graduation rates. Since Northeast Community College (Nebraska) is now offering tuition-free dual credit college classes to high school students, it is looking to expand the opportunities for all students. Kayla Burdick, Northeast director of Early College Projects, said identifying […]