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Post Secondary Options

Learn about the benefits of Early College, including compressed years of schooling, free tuition, mentoring, and the opportunity to earn an associate degree or vocational certificate. Discover how to earn college credits through articulated courses, dual enrollment, and on-campus or off-campus enrollment options.

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Post Secondary Options

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  1. Post Secondary Options College Options. Career Options. Success for Life. College Options. Career Options. Success for Life.

  2. Show Me the Money$$$ College Options. Career Options. Success for Life.

  3. What is an Early College? • Compresses the number of years needed at traditional collegiate institution. • Prepare all learners for career and college readiness after high school College Options. Career Options. Success for Life.

  4. Why an Early College? FREE TUITION!! Assigned mentor EARN AN Associate DEGREE OR VOCATIONAL CERTIFICATE College Options. Career Options. Success for Life.

  5. College Options. Career Options. Success for Life.

  6. Benefits of an Early College: • Academic/ Transitions Support • Mentoring • Cost Savings • Opportunity to take up to 60 credits or complete vocational certification College Options. Career Options. Success for Life.

  7. Program Details • Compresses the number of years needed at traditional collegiate institution. • Completed Early College Application by Junior Year • Mentoring support by Merrill High School and Post Secondary Staff • Post Secondary Partners: Delta College and Greater Michigan Construction Academy (GMCA) • High School Diploma AND • 60 Free college credits or Associates Degree OR • Vocational Certification in 14 Different Skill Trades Areas • Textbook Assistance • Maintain eligibility for Freshman Scholarships College Options. Career Options. Success for Life.

  8. Individualized Programming College Options. Career Options. Success for Life. College Options. Career Options Success for Life.

  9. Greater Michigan Construction Academy Sample Class Sequencing College Options. Career Options. Success for Life.

  10. Delta College Sample Class Sequencing College Options. Career Options. Success for Life.

  11. How Do I Earn College Credit: • Articulated Courses • Dual Enrollment • On Campus College Courses • Delta College • Internet College Courses • Vocational Accredited Course • Off Campus College or Vocational Courses • Delta College • Greater Michigan Construction Academy College Options. Career Options. Success for Life.

  12. College Options. Career Options. • Articulated Courses • Dual Enrollment • Transfer Credits • Program of Study • Vocational Certificate College Options. Career Options. Success for Life.

  13. On Campus Enrollment Options • Delta College • Fall 2016 • ENG 111 • BIO 111 • COM 114 • Winter 2017 • ENG 112 • LW 222 • SOC 211 • GMCA • Welding, Limited Level I Certificate College Options. Career Options. Success for Life.

  14. Off Campus Enrollment Options2015-2016 • Delta College Dual Enrollment • www.delta.edu • Greater Michigan Construction Academy • www.greatermichiganconstructionacademy.org • Carpentry • Electrical • HVAC • Pipefitting • Welding (through Merrill Institute) • Saginaw Career Complex College Options. Career Options. Success for Life.

  15. Articulated Courses: Merrill Institute of Technology (Greater Michigan Construction Academy): • WLD 101 • WLD 102 • WLD 103 • WLD 114 • WLD 115 • WLD 117 • WLD 118 Delta College: • SKCA 114 Introduction to CAD • CAD 114 Introduction to CAD • DRF 121 Blueprint Reading • RC 104 Construction Lab 1 • CKCT 205 Cabinet Making Millwork • RC 205 Cabinet Making and Millwork College Options. Career Options. Success for Life.

  16. Delta College Dual Enrollment • On the Delta College campus with Delta College students for Delta College credit • To participate, learners must be “credentialed”: • Learners take up to 10 college classes from their freshman to senior years • Tuition and fees paid by district on eligible courses College Options. Career Options. Success for Life.

  17. College Ready Credential To demonstrate readiness a learner must: • Have an Educational Development Plan (EDP) on file in Career Cruising that has been updated within the semester. • Have participated in Strategies for Academic Success/Career and College Readiness Seminar with a 2.0 or higher College Options. Career Options. Success for Life.

  18. College Ready Credential To demonstrate eligibility a learner must test into college-level coursework by earning the following scores (only need one): • COMPASS • Math: 41 (level 5) • Reading: 81 (level 4) • Writing: 60 (level 4) • ACT • Math: 19 • Reading: 20 • English: 20 College Options. Career Options. Success for Life.

  19. College Ready Credential To demonstrate preparedness a learner must: • 2.0 GPA or higher • Successfully completed all Michigan Merit Curriculum courses at grade level with grade of 2.0 or higher. • Have a parent/guardian signature of maturity College Options. Career Options. Success for Life. 2.0 GPA requirement in MHS courses waived for learners who earn state qualifying scores for dual enrollment courses

  20. College Options. Career Options. Success for Life.

  21. What’s Next? • Class of 2018 applications MUST be received by Friday, October 7 to MHS Office • Class of 2019 applications can be submitted at any time PRIOR to fall of 2017. • ACCUPLACER College Placement Assessment in Feb • Khan Academy online www.khanacademy.org • CollegeBoard Assessments College Options. Career Options. Success for Life.

  22. Questions Rod Kitzmiller, Director of Off Campus Programming kitzmiller@merrillschools.org Tara Mager, Guidance Counselor mager@merrillschools.org College Options. Career Options. Success for Life.

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