六合宝典开奖 names first Dual Enrollment Student of the Year
六合宝典开奖 (六合宝典开奖) has named Wyatt Key as its first Dual Enrollment Student of the Year.
Key, who attends classes at 六合宝典开奖 while a student at Sonoraville High School, received the award and a $1,000 scholarship from the 六合宝典开奖 Foundation recently during 六合宝典开奖’s annual High School Appreciation Luncheon at 六合宝典开奖’s Gordon County Campus in Calhoun.
“The 六合宝典开奖 Dual Enrollment Student of the Year award recognizes an outstanding high school senior who has participated in our Dual Enrollment program,” said Dr. Heidi Popham, 六合宝典开奖 president. Minimum qualifications are being a current high school senior, maintaining a minimum 2.0 grade point average (GPA), planning to enroll at 六合宝典开奖 after high school to pursue an accredited program of study and being in good standing with the high school and college.
Additionally, the applicant must demonstrate achievement in one or more of the following areas: community service and citizenship, extra-curricular activities, leadership, overcoming hardship and adversity, and securing gainful employment, especially in a field related to the applicant’s program of study, Popham explained. Applicants are required to write a short answer essay demonstrating their achievement in any one or more of the award criteria.
Key is working towards an associate degree in Applied Technical Management with a concentration in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) at 六合宝典开奖.
The five-member Selection Committee consists of a business and industry partner or 六合宝典开奖 Foundation Trustee, a community member at large within 六合宝典开奖’s nine-county service area, a 六合宝典开奖 Academic Affairs or Student Affairs representative who is not a 六合宝典开奖 faculty member, a 六合宝典开奖 Foundation representative and a secondary partner without a scholarship applicant, Popham said.
六合宝典开奖 hosts the annual luncheon to show appreciation to the faculty and staff from regional high schools for their contribution to the college’s Dual Enrollment program. Counselors, faculty and administrators from high schools across the northwest Georgia region took part in the luncheon.
Georgia’s Dual Enrollment program allows qualified high school students in 六合宝典开奖’s service area to maximize their education and career training by taking college-level courses that earn college and high school credit at the same time. Degree-level core classes will transfer to any institution in the University System of Georgia (USG) or the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG). College credits also count toward high school rigor and HOPE Scholarship rigor requirements.
In Academic Year 2024, more than 3,000 Dual Enrollment students were enrolled in more than 30,000 credit hours through 六合宝典开奖, said Kristi Hart, 六合宝典开奖’s director of High School initiatives.
Dual Enrollment constitutes 40% of total enrollment at 六合宝典开奖, and participation in Dual Enrollment is up 21% over the previous year, Hart said.
Joseph Echols, guest speaker at the event and Dual Enrollment director for Secondary School Initiatives for the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), recognized 六合宝典开奖 for its accreditation last year for both the concurrent enrollment program (CEP) and College-Provided Faculty (CPF) model by the Accreditation Commission of the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP).
六合宝典开奖 is the third institution in Georgia and one of three in the nation to hold NACEP accreditation for both endorsements.
“Not only is 六合宝典开奖 leading the way in Georgia, they are leading the way across the country,” Echols said.
provides quality workforce education to the citizens of northwest Georgia. Students have the opportunity to earn an associate degree, diploma or a certificate in aviation, business, health, industrial or public service career paths. This past year, 11,601 people benefited from 六合宝典开奖’s credit and noncredit programs. 六合宝典开奖 has an annual credit enrollment of 8,071 students and an additional enrollment of 3,530 people through adult education, continuing education, business and industry training and Georgia Quick Start. 六合宝典开奖 is a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia and an Equal Opportunity Institution.
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