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Best Practice- New Opportunities. Second Semester Senior Program. Eliminates Senioritis 50/50 Tuition On-campus Post-secondary Experience IHSA Eligibility. Early College. Complete one year of AS degree Three high schools Alton Carlinville Roxana Working toward AAS degree.
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Second Semester Senior Program • Eliminates Senioritis • 50/50 Tuition • On-campus Post-secondary Experience • IHSA Eligibility
Early College • Complete one year of AS degree • Three high schools • Alton • Carlinville • Roxana • Working toward AAS degree
Welding Grant • One of only nine community colleges in U.S. • Curricular advice provided by national expert • Participants are L&C Dean and dual credit welding teacher at Roxana HS • Provides funds to purchase equipment for all dual credit welding programs
Automotive Expansion • High school courses in afternoon • Students from multiple schools • Accelerated AAS degree
Trebuchet • 26 Teams • Engineering & CAD students • Compete on design, accuracy, written report • Expect 50 teams this year
CTE Week • 18 Programs represented • On-campus Allied Health Tours • Hovercraft competition • Enrollment & Financial Aid presentation • Mock Trial
NACEP Accreditation • High schools aware of standards • Better understanding of student expectations • Community confidence
Trust & Cooperation With Schools • Schools consult College on hiring • Requests for School Board Meeting presentations • College, high schools and River Bend Growth Association holding college & career exploration event for seniors during PSAE testing
Savings • Savings since 1999 provided on each school district • More than $11.2 million in savings
Retired Teachers Teaching Dual Credit • Chemistry • Speech
Our Faculty Teaching InHigh Schools • Exercise Science • Art • Distance Learning • High School-College faculty coop agreements