ESTABLISHING
START COLLEGE NOW
AGREEMENTS CONNECTING YOUTH
APPRENTICESHIP
CONSORTIUMS
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. 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 teacher. 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 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.
In our TECH NOW partnerships and the building of
career pathways, districts have identified career
pathways that are offered through dual credit.
Districts have an opportunity to work with NWTC and
their Youth Apprenticeship Consortium managers to
create school to work experiences for the students.
This provides a combination of high school dual credit
offerings, NWTC coursework, and job placement to
both curriculum and real world experiences.
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