Did You Know? - A Washington Community College Can Award Some High School Seniors a 2 Year Degree!
Did You Know it is
Possible for a Washington High School Student
to Graduate BOTH from High School and Receive an AA Degree?!
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As a real estate agent many
prospective home-buying parents from out of state have asked me
about the public K-12 schools in my area. I readily admit I'm
not an expert on all the public schools in this area and cannot
offer an opinion one way or another. However, I can and do
offer the links below to the school districts themselves.
One important program that is available to qualifying High School
Juniors and Seniors, and perhaps not clearly covered in the links
below, is the program the Washington State Legislature enabled in
1992 called Running Start. This program allows
certain qualifying Juniors and Seniors to take some or all of their
classes at the local community college and earn both High School and
College Level credit (100 level and above).
Clark Community College serves Vancouver, Camas, Felida and many
other communities in Southwest Washington. Clark also
accommodates area High School Juniors and Seniors that qualify for
the
Running Start Program.
Each year the Clark College Running Start program graduates a good
number of students that receive both their High School Diploma, and
an Associates (2-year) Degree from Clark. Many more students
come close to earning their 2-year degree, and end up with College
Level credits they can build on next year at Clark or, take with
them to another College or University. It has been typical
practice in Washington where an AA degree from Clark would allow a
student to matriculate to the University of Washington, or
Washington State University as a Junior. In other words, you
could potentially get a running start on your first two years of
college!
As an example, young B enrolled in Running Start as a high school
Junior. Transportation had to be arranged differently, and the
college Books had to be paid for otherwise, the State paid for the
tuition. At graduation time, the AA was awarded and B could
have gone to the UW as a Junior. What a huge savings for B and
the family.
If you are at all interested in the Running Start program, please
review the program with Clark College, and check with the local High
School to ensure they support the program as well.
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Local Public School Links in Clark
County:
Vancouver
La
Center
Hockinson
Evergreen
Camas
Washougal
Battle
Ground
Ridgefield
Washington
School for the Deaf
Washington
State School for the Blind
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Southwest Washington.
♦ Disclaimer: The information in this
area report
is from reliable sources but not guaranteed. Please work with
a real estate professional you know and trust to ensure the best results in your home
search.
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