Concurrent Enrollment Partnership Program
The Concurrent Enrollment Partnership Program provides secondary schools with the opportunity to expand their curriculum by scheduling KCKCC courses in conjunction with their regular class offerings. Students have the advantage of taking their classes right at the high school.
Courses taught at the high school have identical course content to that of courses being offered on campus and are evaluated by an Instructional Dean at the College before being implemented at the high school. Faculty are evaluated and must meet the same criteria as instructors who teach on campus.
Students interested in participating in the program should contact their high school counselor for additional information and details on the enrollment process.
Students may accumulate a maximum of 24 college credits through this program. In addition, the Kansas Board of Regents may require guidelines for students to follow that the College must adhere to even though they are not listed in this catalog.
Guidelines:
- Juniors and/or seniors are eligible for this program.
- Each qualifying student will obtain written permission from the principal to enroll at KCKCC by completing a Concurrent Enrollment/Acceptance Form.
- In order to enroll, each student will complete an application for admission and be admitted to KCKCC.
- Students will pay tuition before the semester begins. Tuition for year-long classes will be paid in the fall semester.
- Students enrolled through the Concurrent Enrollment Partnership Program are limited to no more than 24 credit hours during their junior and senior years. Students may not enroll in more than 12 credit hours per semester.
- Students must take the entire placement exam. It is available in some high schools or in the Academic Resource Center on campus.
Call (913) 288-7664 for information regarding on-campus testing. For more information on the Concurrent Enrollment Partnership Program, contact Brian Patrick at 913-288-7192 or by e-mail at bpatrick@kckcc.edu
Advantages of Concurrent Enrollment Partnership Program
- Eliminate curriculum redundancy - There is a great deal of overlap between the junior / senior years in high school and the freshman / sophomore years in college. Nearly one-third of the first two years of college is repetition of high school work. While some repetition may be necessary, even essential, for students who are deficient in basic skills, for academically able students such duplication is a waste of time.
- Financial ramifications - It is estimated that curriculum redundancy -- teaching courses in colleges that have already been taught in high school -- may cost students up to $1.5 billion annually.
- Increasing length of time to earn a college education - It takes most students five to six years to earn a four-year bachelors degree. Concurrent enrollment allows students to get a head start on meeting degree requirements. Once in college, students can complete their programs at an accelerated rate, or they can opt for more electives and more specialized courses in their major earlier in their college careers.
- Changing demographics of college population - There is a greater demand for post-secondary education. In this country, a higher percentage of students are pursuing post-secondary work. Since the year 2000 eighty percent of the jobs in this country require some post-secondary education.
- Antidote for "senioritis" - By the time students have reached their senior year, many of them find school unchallenging. Enrollment in a concurrent program presents a new challenge; it offers an intellectually stimulating experience that both bolsters their ego and gives them a taste of what to expect when they enter college.
- Assessment of ability - Concurrent enrollment provides an opportunity for students to assess their ability to do college-level work before making major commitments of time and money.
- Introduce college as an option - Concurrent enrollment introduces college to groups of students who had previously not considered it as an option. Concurrent enrollment may also increase college attendance by under-represented groups.
- Communication link - Concurrent enrollment programs develop communication links between high school and college, enhance status of teachers, and provide a positive community image of the high school.