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Dual Credit @

Gateway Technical College

Tuesday, 30 January 2024

12-1pm

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Agenda

Welcome & Introductions
Dual Credit Opportunities
Success Stories
Q&A
Breakout Rooms for more information

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Agenda

Welcome & Introductions
Dual Credit Opportunities
Success Stories
Q&A
Breakout Rooms for more information

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Introductions

Introduce yourself in the chat!

Share your name, your high school or what you do at Gateway, and what question(s) you hope to have answered before you leave today.

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High School Partnerships Team

Katie Graf: Director of High School Partnerships

Sam Duczak: Dual Credit Manager

Melissa Earnest: Dual Credit Specialist

Mary Appenzeller: High School Partnerships Associate

Kim Enright: Dual Credit Registration Associate

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New Student Specialist Team

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How High School Students

Earn College Credit

Transcripted Credit
Advanced Standing
Start College Now
High School Academies
Contract For Service
Youth Apprenticeship
Distance Learning/VanGuard

gtc.edu/earn-credit

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What is Dual Credit?

There are two terms, dual credit and dual enrollment, you may hear us use that you might not have heard about before.

What are they?

Dual Credit: This term means that students earn college AND high school credit for the courses that they take through Gateway Technical College.

Dual Enrollment: This means that students are enrolled BOTH in high school and in college at the same time.

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…as well as high school students!

Dual Credit Students ARE Gateway students

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Benefits of Dual Credit

The benefits of dual credit are worthwhile. Students may save time and money by taking college courses while in high school since they are earning college credits at the expense of the school district. Some students may even complete a high school diploma and a technical college degree or diploma at the same time.

Dual enrollment students tend to have higher academic achievement in high school, greater completion rates of high school, college access and enrollment, college credits earned at no cost and higher rates of college degree completion. In addition, students may be more likely:

to see themselves as a college student
to have exposure to career content they may not have had in high school
to have experience, success and confidence to be successful in college
to earn college credits and perhaps even a degree or diploma in addition to the high school diploma

Source: Wisconsin Technical College System

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What is Transcripted Credit

Gateway courses taught by approved high school instructor at the high school

Course follow Gateway curriculum
Students must register with Gateway to earn college credit
No cost to the student or the high school
Students can use the credits earned at Gateway or may be able to transfer the credits to other colleges and universities
Students can request transcripts after completing the course

Check your high school course information to learn more!!

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What is Start College Now

Students enrolled in Public High Schools are approved to take courses at Gateway Technical College

Available for Juniors and Seniors
Suggested Introductory Courses
Must submit application for to your high school

Deadline is March 1 for Fall Semester courses
Deadline is October 1 for Spring Semester courses

High School must approve courses
Students register in Gateway system during registration period - must meet all course requirements
High School pays for tuition and textbooks

Connect with your High School Counselor to apply

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What is an Academy?

High School Academies are a series of courses that lead into a credential and/or a degree program, or require a credential to enroll

Students can take these earned credentials to an employer

Academies are designed to meet high school needs with broad goals of offering:

program exploration,
a recognized industry credential or embedded technical diploma,
and/or up to a full semester of an associate degree program.

Academies afford students the opportunity to finish a post-secondary credential before earning their high school diploma.

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How Does Gateway Do Academies?

Academies are open to high school students, grades 9-12

Fire/EMS Academy students must be 17 by September 1
Nursing Academy students must be high school seniors

Tuition, fees, & books are paid by the high school OR funded by a donor
Academy courses are offered on Gateway’s campuses and centers at the beginning or end of the high school day

It’s important for the student to work with their high school counselor to fit it into their schedule
Academy students are Gateway students and have access to Gateway’s resources and supports as a College student.
Academy students earn Gateway college credit and will have a Gateway transcript
After completing their academy, students can continue on at Gateway to earn additional credentials

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Contract For Service

High schools contract with Gateway to offer courses with college instructors at the high school or on college campuses.
Common Contracted Classes:

IT
Engineering
Nursing Assistant (gtc.edu/cfs-na)
Welding

Contract For Service varies greatly high school to high school

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Youth Apprenticeship

One or two year “earn while you learn” program for high school juniors and seniors consisting of work and related classroom instruction in a chosen occupation. Training is received on-the-job where the employer teaches the skills of the occupation.
Key Components:

Must complete sophomore year of high school before you can begin
At least 450 hours worked per year

Summer hours count

Mentor
Paid at least minimum wage
Complete all skills on the On The Job Learning Guide
High school credit & release time (varies by high school)

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Youth Apprenticeship Career Clusters

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
Architecture & Construction
Arts, AV Technology & Communications
Business Management
Education & Training
Finance
Health Science
Hospitality, Lodging & Tourism
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Marketing
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

Coming soon: Protective Services

gtc.edu/ya

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Distance Learning /Vanguard

High schools contract with Gateway to offer courses with college instructors taught via Zoom.
Usually students from multiple schools participate in a section.
Common Distance Learning/Vanguard Classes:

ASL
Medical Terminology
Social Science
Gateway to Success

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Student Success Stories

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Student Success Story

It was Hunter’s sophomore year he realized that he could, indeed, graduate from high school and college the same year. “I thought, ‘how cool would that be?’” says Hunter. “I mapped out what I would need to do and then I went out and did it.”

He earned 34 transcripted and Start College Now credits — college credits earned free of charge from Gateway and taught by college instructors at Gateway campuses or at the high school by high school teachers certified to teach Gateway courses — as well as taking about the same amount of courses and paying out of his own pocket at Gateway’s Elkhorn Campus.

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Next Steps

Please check with your district office for additional guidance and information regarding specific district deadlines, additional paperwork and prerequisites.

While dual credit programs are free for students, there is a financial impact to the school district for some dual credit programs.

Complete Required Paperwork

Complete your Student Registration Planning with your school counselor (ask about dual credit opportunities)
High School Academy Applications: gtc.edu/HSAcademies (signed by student, parent, and high school administrator)
Start College Now Application: gtc.edu (signed by student, parent, and district board)

Completed forms should be sent from the high school to dualcredit@gtc.edu

Timeline

High School Academy Priority Application Deadline & Start College Now Deadline for Fall: March 1st
Youth Apprenticeship Registration Deadline: March 31st
Start College Now Deadline for Spring: October 1st

*Notifications will be sent to students and High School partners electronically. Paper notifications for Academy students will follow to the student’s home address.

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Other Important Things to Know

FERPA

Consent to Release of Information

Student Resources and Support Services

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Will My Classes Transfer?

Gateway classes ARE college classes.
Many Dual Credit classes are transferable in the state of Wisconsin as part of the Universal Credit Transfer Agreement

Detailed Course Transfer Information (UCTA)

What about out of state schools, schools not on the UCTA, or courses not on the UCTA?

It depends
The college you are transferring to is the school that makes the decision about course transferability
Transferology is a great resource to start figuring out which courses will transfer where (it’s a nation-wide tool)
Your admissions counselor can help do a pre-admission audit to figure out what courses will transfer and how they will transfer
KEEP YOUR SYLLABUS. A lot of times the college you’re transferring to will request the syllabus if they’ve never evaluated the course before. Having your syllabus on hand (digitally or physically) will help this process go a lot more smoothly.