Triton School Corp. Offers Early College High School
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Donna Burroughs-
There is such a program and it’s called an “Early College High School.” This Early College High School program exists locally at Triton School Corporation and is available to any student who wants to apply themselves and work hard to achieve their goals. It is not a program just for high ability students. Any student with a strong work ethic who is an independent learner can be successful in the program.
What is an Early College High School? It’s a program in which high school students take dual credit classes that count for both high school graduation and college credits at the same time. The courses are free to all students, so students can earn the first two years of college credits (up to an associate’s degree) free. The credits transfer, by law, to any public college or university in the state of Indiana. The dual credit classes offered at Triton High School lead to an associate’s degree in liberal arts studies. These are the courses that are general requirements for most four-year degree programs.
The Early College initiative began in 2002 and today more than 240 early college high schools in 28 states serve more than 75,000 students (www.earlycolleges.org). The Early College approach is based on the premise that academic rigor combined with the opportunity to save time and money can be a powerful motivator for students to work hard and meet intellectual challenges with the support of familiar teachers in the familiar setting of their community high school.
Studies from the American Institutes for Research have shown that students from early college high schools are more likely to go on to college and complete their four-year college degree. This is especially true for women, minorities and low-income students. Perhaps that’s because these students take their first college classes while still in the security of the school and home they grew up in and under the guidance of their parents/guardians and teachers. They go on to a four-year college program already having had some success at college course work.
An early college high school partners with a neighboring college or university to conduct the program. Triton High School is partnering with Ivy Tech. The curriculum of the dual credit course taught at the high school is the same as the curriculum taught at Ivy Tech. The high school builds in a support system to help the students with the undertaking of college courses in high school.
Most middle level and upper level jobs now require training beyond a high school diploma. This training and career preparation can be obtained at a vocational school or a four-year college. The early college high school can help students decide on and prepare for a future career.[[In-content Ad]]
There is such a program and it’s called an “Early College High School.” This Early College High School program exists locally at Triton School Corporation and is available to any student who wants to apply themselves and work hard to achieve their goals. It is not a program just for high ability students. Any student with a strong work ethic who is an independent learner can be successful in the program.
What is an Early College High School? It’s a program in which high school students take dual credit classes that count for both high school graduation and college credits at the same time. The courses are free to all students, so students can earn the first two years of college credits (up to an associate’s degree) free. The credits transfer, by law, to any public college or university in the state of Indiana. The dual credit classes offered at Triton High School lead to an associate’s degree in liberal arts studies. These are the courses that are general requirements for most four-year degree programs.
The Early College initiative began in 2002 and today more than 240 early college high schools in 28 states serve more than 75,000 students (www.earlycolleges.org). The Early College approach is based on the premise that academic rigor combined with the opportunity to save time and money can be a powerful motivator for students to work hard and meet intellectual challenges with the support of familiar teachers in the familiar setting of their community high school.
Studies from the American Institutes for Research have shown that students from early college high schools are more likely to go on to college and complete their four-year college degree. This is especially true for women, minorities and low-income students. Perhaps that’s because these students take their first college classes while still in the security of the school and home they grew up in and under the guidance of their parents/guardians and teachers. They go on to a four-year college program already having had some success at college course work.
An early college high school partners with a neighboring college or university to conduct the program. Triton High School is partnering with Ivy Tech. The curriculum of the dual credit course taught at the high school is the same as the curriculum taught at Ivy Tech. The high school builds in a support system to help the students with the undertaking of college courses in high school.
Most middle level and upper level jobs now require training beyond a high school diploma. This training and career preparation can be obtained at a vocational school or a four-year college. The early college high school can help students decide on and prepare for a future career.[[In-content Ad]]
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