Cooperative Alliances

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Cooperative Alliances
Oklahoma Department of CareerTech
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Cooperative Alliances

• An opportunity for secondary (high school)
  students to earn post secondary (college) credit
  while still enrolled in a secondary school.

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Partnership

• Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
• Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology
  Education

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Local Partnership

• Local CareerTech Center
• Primary Alliance Partner

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Fall 2006 Statewide

• 10,641 credit hours
• 1,944 secondary students

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Who wins?
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Why College Credit?

• Gain the Edge in College or Workforce 
  Preparation
• Take college courses while in high school.
• Develop the study habits necessary for tackling
  rigorous course work.
• Knowledgeable counselors who will work with
  you. 

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Why College Credit?

• Stand Out in the College Admissions Process
• Demonstrate your maturity and readiness for
  college.
• Show your willingness to push yourself to the
  limit.
• Emphasize your commitment to academic
  excellence. 

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Why College Credit?

• Broaden Your Horizons
• Explore the world from a variety of perspectives,
  most importantly your own.
• Study subjects in greater depth and detail.
• Assume the responsibility of reasoning,
  analyzing, and understanding for yourself.

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Why College Credit?
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Why College Credit?

• Unemployment rate/weekly earnings

409 21K 699 36K
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Admission Requirements

• Required Score
• 15 ACT PLAN Score or,
• 19 ACT or,
• 2.5 GPA.
• Parent or Guardian permission

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How Does It Work?

• Attend CareerTech center
• Enroll with a college
• Take classes at CareerTech
• You earn

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A College Transcript!!

• When you complete a course your credit is placed
  on a college transcript.

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Yea, but.

• I do not want XXX State College Credit on my
  transcript.

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Credit Transferability

• Course credit may transfer
• It is up to the receiving institution

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What does it cost?

• 1 bottle of Coke a week for 18 weeks

8 Academic Service Fee (per credit
hour) Average savings of96.81 per
hour (www.okhighered.org)
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What do I get?

• 166 week or,

18 Cokes a Day!
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Fee Waiver

• Available through CareerTech center
• ACT Fee waiver

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• Jeremy L. Zweiacker
• Tech Prep Alliance State Coordinator
• OK Dept. of Career Technology Education
• 405.743.6881/jzwei_at_okcareertech.org
• www.okcareertech.org/alliances