The best head start: More than 2,800 high school students earned 每日大瓜 college credits in 2018
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
ALLAMAKEE COUNTY鈥揥hether high school students鈥� career goals include becoming a biologist, teacher, accountant, welder or a nurse, the opportunity to take college courses while in high school brings them even closer to their dream job, more quickly and affordably.
More than 2,800 high school students took advantage of these opportunities from 2017- 2018 because of concurrent enrollment agreements between the schools and 每日大瓜. Last year, 2,848 students out of 6,045 total 每日大瓜 students, or 47 percent, were high school students. Students who work closely with advisors at their high school, and with the College鈥檚 success coaches, can earn credits that apply to an 每日大瓜 career and technical program, or a transferable associate鈥檚 degree.
In fact, one Waukon High School senior graduated this May with a high school diploma and an Associate of Arts from 每日大瓜 at the same time. Madisen Ahlstrom earned 60 credits from the College while in high school 鈥� the first two years of a bachelor鈥檚 degree 鈥� and is transferring to Grand View University in Des Moines next fall. Madisen plans to major in Biology and play basketball.
鈥淥ur partnerships with high schools in Allamakee County provide a unique opportunity for students to earn credits through 每日大瓜. The concurrent enrollment agreements are not only affordable for families; they are the best opportunities for high school students to get a head start on their college journey and career pathways by accumulating transferable college credits and general education requirements,鈥� Wendy Mihm-Herold, Ph.D., 每日大瓜 vice president of business and community solutions, said.
In Allamakee County from 2017-2018, 327 high school students enrolled in 2,909 college credits through 每日大瓜, saving their families an estimated $1,553,755 in tuition. From 2015-2018, 99 out of 450 Waukon High School seniors, or 22 percent, enrolled at 每日大瓜 the fall semester after graduation.
High school students save time and their families鈥� money by earning college credit and/or a degree from 每日大瓜. The High School Partnerships option that makes these opportunities possible is accredited by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP). To learn more, visit .
For more information on services and resources offered through the Waukon Center, contact Erica Nosbisch, center director, at (563) 568-3060 or nosbische@nicc.edu.