College Credit for Career & Technical Education Courses Sumner School District
The Sumner School District has developed competency-based articulation agreements between our high schools and local colleges that help students transition from high school into post-secondary programs. Through these articulation agreements, colleges award credit to students who successfully complete college-equivalent courses and programs with a “B” or better while still in high school. Articulation agreements between the individual colleges and the school district define the criteria for equivalency and the granting of credit. The Sumner School District has current articulation agreements with Bates Technical College, Clover Park Technical College, Green River Community College, Highline Community College, Pierce College, and Renton Technical College.
Sumner School District Career & Technical Education courses that qualify for college credit can be found in the course catalog. Students should check with their teacher for specifics.
Transcription Process for Pierce County Careers Connection (PC3)
Posting Your Dual Credits on College Transcript Congratulations! You have completed your Career & Technical Education dual credit classes and are anticipating that your credits earned are automatically posted to your college transcript. Not quite yet! Our office will need to verify that you have completed your CTE courses with a grade of B or better. Please be sure that you are registered and signed up for eligible classes in the Statewide Enrollment & Reporting System (http://sers.techprepwa.org).
TO POST DUAL CREDITS to one of the following colleges – Bates Technical College, Clover Park Technical College, or Pierce College, EMAIL your full name (first, middle, and last name), high school name, and a copy of your high school transcript to: Georgia Elgar, dual-credit program specialist [email protected]
Pierce County Careers Connection will send your request for transcription to one of the following colleges and a college representative will contact you on status via e-mail (there is no charge for this service at the colleges): BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE PIERCE COLLEGE
To TRANSFER Credits to Another College, you can request an official transcript and have it sent to your college of choice (fees will apply).
Transferring Credits: If you wish to transfer credits to other colleges, please visit the college’s website for directions and fees, if any.
College Credit for Career & Technical Education Courses Sumner School District
Transcription Process for Puget Sound Dual Credit Career Consortium (PSDC3)
Green River College (GRC) Apply for admission to GRC (www.greenriver.edu/applynow) Bring their official, sealed HS transcript and the Tech Prep Transcription Request form to Enrollment Services (SA building, 2nd floor) Check their GRC student email account (www.greenriver.edu/studentemail) to be notified when the course has been transcribed
Renton Technical College (RTC) Upon completion of the high school course, or at any time up to 2 years after high school graduation, students apply for admission at RTC and pay the applicable fee. See http://www.rtc.edu/StudentServices/GetStarted/ for admissions information. Students submit an official copy of their high school transcript to the registration office and request a transcript review for dual credit courses. RTC awards college credit based on the articulation agreement in place during the year that the student completed the course with a grade of “B” or higher.
Highline Community College (HCC) Apply for admission with Highline Community College and obtain a Student Identification Number. There is currently a fee of approximately $17. You can find information on how to apply for admission at www.highline.edu After you have applied for admission, e-mail Nancy Warren at [email protected] and indicate that you are applying for college credit for your high school Career & Technical Education courses. Include in the e-mail your Student Identification Number. Request an OFFICIAL transcript from your high school. Have the transcript mailed to: o Nancy Warren, Highline Community College, PO 98000, Des Moines, WA 98198 Please allow 2-3 weeks for processing. Nancy Warren will e-mail you when your college transcript is ready. HCC awards college credit based on the articulation agreement in place during the year that the student completed the course with a grade of “B” or higher.
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Bates Technical College, Clover Park Technical College, Green River Community College and Pierce College utilize the SERS system for awarding credits. Please note that courses will NOT automatically be transcribed onto the official Green River Community College transcript. Students must earn a “B” or better in each Tech Prep class and request courses to be transcribed by completing the following steps: Apply for admission online. Once application is processed, Green River Community College student id number (SID) will be emailed to the email account listed on the application for admission Submit a Tech Prep Transcription Request form with an official high school transcript (transcript must be in a sealed envelope from the high school) to Enrollment Services Pay $20 application fee Access Green River Community College email account. All further communication will be sent to and/or from this account Once Tech Prep courses have been evaluated and transcribed, notification will be sent to the students Green River Community College email account. Student may request an official transcript. Students must allow two weeks for processing.
If you have any questions about the process of earning college credit for Career & Technical Education courses taken in high school, contact the Career Specialist at your high school.
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