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Cleveland High School Students Graduate With an Associate Degree Before Completing High School

Posted on: Thursday, 8 June 2006, 15:00 CDT

CLEVELAND, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Cuyahoga Community College's High Tech Academy will graduate 77 high school students who have earned college credits on Saturday, June 10 at Tri-C's Metropolitan Campus. Four of these 12th grade Cleveland Municipal High School students, and a fifth former Cleveland student that transferred to Garfield Heights High School but remained at Tri-C, earned enough college credits to earn their associate degrees from Tri-C in 2006 prior to graduating with their high school diploma. Those students participated in Tri-C's Commencement on Thursday, May 18, 2006.

Graduates from the High Tech Academy have many opportunities, says Cuyahoga Community College's President Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton. "These students have options. They are ready for employment, can continue their education at Cuyahoga Community College, or can take their credits and transfer to a four-year institution."

The five graduating 12th graders that earned their Associate of Arts Degree from Cuyahoga Community College are:

LaMia Flowers will attend Miami University (Ohio) and major in engineering. LaMia is from John F. Kennedy High School.

Ajalynn McNeal plans to attend Bowling Green State University and major in education. Ajalynn is from East Technical High School.

Joenisha Sanders is planning to attend The Ohio State University and major in business. Joenisha is from John Marshall High School.

Shannon Williams is planning to attend the University of Akron and major in bio-chemistry/pre-med. Shannon is from Collinwood High School.

Latoshia Mitchell plans to attend the University of Akron and major in pre-med. Latoshia began High Tech Academy from East Technical High School, however during the year transferred to Garfield Heights High School and remained in the academy.

This partnership between Cuyahoga Community College and the Cleveland Municipal School District, developed four years ago, provides the opportunity for high school students to receive college credit while still in high school. The students participating in the High Tech Academy graduation have earned a minimum of 25 college credit hours in the Academy's rigorous three-year instructional program. This year Tri-C had 250 High Tech Academy students complete college courses focused on academic, technical and career skill development.

The High Tech Academy prepares high school students for higher education and technological careers. It helps them further develop their academic skills in the much-needed areas of math, science, technology and communications. Participation in the program includes opportunities for students to interact with area businesses, and work in cooperative education assignments and paid internships.

The program features a rigorous application process. Students who apply to the program need to have a GPA of 2.5 or higher, proficiency test scores, an excellent attendance record, and completion of an application, which includes a high school transcript, essay and letters of recommendation. Students enter the program at the beginning of their sophomore year of high school and attend classes at their school and the College. The students participate in a rigorous curriculum just like other college students when they begin classes at Tri-C. The program is made possible with assistance from National City Corporation and NASA.

Cuyahoga Community College

CONTACT: Janet R. Cannata, Metropolitan Campus, Marketing andCommunications of Cuyahoga Community College, +1-216-987-6155, or cell,+1-216-403-8156, or janet.cannata@tri-c.edu

Web site: http://www.tri-c.edu/

Source: PRNewswire

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