West Shore Career-Technical Education District is dedicated to offering students the opportunity to earn college credit through West Shore Career-Technical College Link. Earning college credit requires acceptable performance and attendance in the CTE program. Individual colleges maintain their own criteria. College credit will not be granted if a specific criterion is not met. In general, most colleges require a 2.0/2.5 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) that is the Grade point average and a 3.0 in the Career-Technical program. Some colleges require a 90% attendance rate. Some colleges require completing Algebra 2 before graduation to qualify for college credits. A student interested in earning college credit through their CTE program should complete all necessary paperwork and meet deadlines. Below are the colleges that offer college credit opportunities for West Shore Career-Technical Students. Project Lead the Way 1. CT2 is a state wide college credit articulation agreement system. West Shore has been approved within this system. The following colleges are approved to offer college credit to West Shore students: BELMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE CINCINNATI STATE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE OWENS COMMUNITY COLLEGE COLUMBUS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SINCLAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE EASTERN GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE SOUTHERN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDISON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE STARK STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY JAMES A RHODES STATE COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON KENT STATE UNIVERSITY-KENT CAMPUS UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI LAKELAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE WASHINGTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE MARION TECHNICAL COLLEGE YOUNGSTOWN STATE MIAMI UNIVERSITY OXFORD ZANE STATE COLLEGE NORTH CENTRAL STATE COLLEGE NORTHWEST STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Once the student is been accepted to the college and has decided to attend, the student must complete the CT2 form in the West Shore office. 2. Project Lead the Way Ohio offers students many options at several different colleges. The Certificate of Completion is a communication tool between the high school Project Lead the Way program and colleges and universities. It is used to verify the student’s success in the PLTW courses for the purpose of articulation. In general, students at West Shore who earn a “B” average or higher in their PLTW courses and score 70 percent or higher on the PLTW college credit exam are eligible to apply for college credit or recognition, depending on the requirements of the affiliates. If the benchmark is reached and the student will receive their Certificate of Completion in their Career Passport. Students should present their Certificate of Completion to the college/university when applying for admission. Log on to their site to see the college courses affiliated with Project Lead the Way Ohio. http://www.pltwohio.org/pltw_paths.php 3. Project Lead the Way is a national initiative. National college partners accept West Shore Project Lead the Way students Certificates of Completion as well. Log on to the below sites for colleges affiliated with PLTW. http://www.pltw.org/university-partners-locator http://www.pltw.org/university-partners .