Establishing Start College
Now Agreements
Start College Now allows qualified high school juniors
and seniors to take post-secondary (college-level)
classes at NWTC. District school boards determine
approval of Start College Now coursework if a
comparable course is not offered within the student’s
school district. A student can work with his or her high
school counselor to select coursework to be reviewed
by the student’s district school board. Students that
successfully complete coursework will receive both
high school and post-secondary credit.
In our TECH NOW partnerships and the building
of career pathways, districts have identified large
cohorts of students that might be interested in NWTC
coursework not available at the high school due to
limitations with workload, resources, etc. NWTC has
viewed this as an opportunity to offer coursework
to both the high school student and/or community
members. Through work with K-12 Relations team,
these courses can be established at the high school
setting, taught by NWTC faculty, if the proper lab,
resources, and minimum enrollment are met. NWTC
will try to best accommodate the high school and
NWTC faculty instructor that might be available to
instruct the course. Start College Now programming
is an additional dual credit method that can enhance a
schools’ career pathway development.
Connecting Youth
Apprenticeship
Consortiums
Youth Apprenticeship allows high school
juniors and seniors an opportunity to enroll in
occupational course work, and at the same time,
practice skills and competencies learned on
the job, with a mentor as an on-site instructor.
Students attend industry-related courses offered
at NWTC and have the potential of being placed
at a jobsite related to their youth apprenticeship
program area. Students are paid for the time
they spend on the job. The Youth Apprenticeship
program is coordinated by different consortiums
and its availability differs by school district.
In our TECH NOW partnerships