1. Career-Focused Dual Enrollment Initiative
Shelton Cobb
July 26, 2012

2. Career-Focused Dual Enrollment Initiative
Partner with J.F. Drake State Technical College and Calhoun Community College
A new research report by the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Teachers College, Columbia University, shows very encouraging results. Participants were, on average:
More likely to graduate from high school
More likely to transition to a four-year college (rather than a two-year college)
Less likely to take basic skills courses in college
More likely to persist in postsecondary education
Accumulating more college credits than comparison students
Student tuition will be paid through grants such as: Workforce Development or Scholarship Funds

3. Career-Focused Dual Enrollment Initiative
J.F. Drake State Technical College
Dual Enrollment Opportunities
Automotive Technology
Barbering – (Drake State will provide Instructor at HCT)
Culinary Arts
Cosmetology
Construction
Precision Machining
Welding

4. Career-Focused Dual Enrollment Initiative
Calhoun Community College
Dual Enrollment Opportunities
Aerospace Welding
Business Education
Computer Aided Drafting (CAD)/Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
Computer Electronics Technology
Construction
EMS – (Calhoun Provides Instructor at Grissom)
Graphic Arts
HVAC – (Calhoun Provides Instructor at HCT)
Precision Machine