May 12, 2022 • 18 mins
The Dual Enrollment program at Chattahoochee Technical College provides an opportunity for students to dual enroll at a participating eligible public or private high school, or home school program in Georgia, and the College. Students take coursework at Chattahoochee Tech for credit towards both high school graduation or home study completion and postsecondary requirements.
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S1 (00:02):
So the great thing about dual enrollment is that the
first 30 credit hours that student takes are completely free.
But if I could give any words of wisdom to
any other parent, it would be if your child is
ready and is interested and wants to do this, the
sooner the better. Because I think people need to take
advantage of the credits earned and the money saved. And
(00:24):
the time to.
S2 (00:25):
Enrollment was really.
S1 (00:26):
Helpful for me because it took me one.
S2 (00:30):
Step outside.
S1 (00:31):
Of my sheltered bubble when I still had the support
of my family and my church and people that I
already knew to fall back on. So I know of
a lot of students that have gained their associate's degree
before they graduate from high school.
S3 (00:50):
98.7 Chatt Tech where 98.7% of our students earn a career. On
today's episode, we're going to look at the Dual Enrollment program.
This is where your student can earn college credits while
they're still in high school. They can get a head
start on college and still participate in activities at their
high school. You get to enjoy watching your child grow
and mature. Plus, let's be honest, we'll save a lot
(01:10):
of money. We'll get to those details later in the podcast. First,
let's hear from a couple of parents with children in
the dual enrolment program at Chatt Tech.
S2 (01:22):
So my name is Jennifer. My daughter Lauren is a
tournament student at Chattahoochee Tech. She has been doing running
for two years, so her junior and senior year of
high school and an education as well. So we were
really excited about the dual enrollment program and I saw
an opportunity for my daughter to open up her schedule
(01:43):
a little bit as a typical high school student, an
eight hour school day, plus her extracurriculars, which she was
really involved with, and the studio dance, you know, extracurriculars
from that perspective. She was busy all the time. And
so I thought, well, I do enrollment schedule would be
(02:04):
better for her because she would have a lot more
time to focus on things she enjoys while balancing her education.
S1 (02:10):
My name is Michelle Bush, and my son did the
dual enrollment program last year, his senior year. While in
high school, I saw my son grow and flourish. He
became a mature, responsible young man in this experience. He
got a jumpstart on college early. He learned how to
navigate that process on his own. Didn't have to do
(02:32):
as much as I thought I would have to do
as I did with my daughter, who did not do
dual enrollment, who went straight from high school to college.
And I had to do a lot more parenting and navigating. Also,
in doing my research and looking at it's the proximity
of Chattahoochee, she when he found out that he could
take classes three miles down the road at the Mountain
View campus or eight miles down the road at Woodstock
(02:53):
that appeased him versus some of the larger colleges that
we looked at, where he was driving farther to a
larger campus. We had, you know, choices in our back yard.
And that was exciting.
S3 (03:06):
Exciting, indeed. So what about the extracurricular activities and does
that fit into the schedule?
S1 (03:12):
My son ran cross-country in high school and also play tennis,
and at the time he took his dual enrollment classes.
Nothing really crossed over or interfered. He had cross-country practice
before school as well as his tennis was after school.
And the way we scheduled his classes, they were all
during his actual school day between eight and 330. So
(03:32):
it worked out perfect that he could do his before
school activities, go to classes at high school as well
as at college, and then come back after school and
participate in his after school. So nothing really crossed over
that impacted either his education or his activities.
S2 (03:48):
My name is Lauren Gibbs. I'm a dealer romance student
at Chat Tech. And I also got out of high school.
I'm a senior this year, and when I graduate with
my high school diploma, I will also graduate with an
associate's degree at Chatham. So in high school I did
(04:09):
a dance team at my high school and I also
did studio dance. So my schedule was I would have
to wake up at like 5 a.m. and then have
practice from like 6:00, 630, all the way to 815.
And then right after that, we would have to go
we have to go to classes from 815 to 315,
(04:33):
and it was like seven periods of classes. And then
right after that I would come home, probably had like
an hour to eat, and then I would have to
leave to go to studio dance. And I was there
for about 3 to 4 hours and then I would
come home and then have to like do all my
homework for all those different seven periods of class that
(04:54):
I had for the next day. Like study for a
test the next day. Like, just like overall, very crammed,
very like I was rushed a lot and all that.
And I was extremely tired after I did do enrollment,
like I, I was nervous that I wouldn't be as
(05:16):
connected with like, like my friends from high school or
like dance team at the high school. But like, that
was not not the case at all.
S3 (05:26):
Okay? Your student can easily manage the schedule so they
can still participate in the extracurriculars. But how exactly does
this all work?
S1 (05:33):
Yeah. So my name is Maggie Trimble, and I am
the student outreach and recruitment coordinator here at Chattahoochee Technical College.
And my job is to just make sure that students
are aware of all of the great opportunities that we
offer the DOE enrollment program. It allows qualified high school
students the opportunity to maximize their education and career training
(05:56):
by taking courses that earn college and high school credit
at the same time. And students must be enrolled in 10th,
11th or 12th grade in a public or private high
school or a homeschool program. In the state of Georgia,
students are super prepared after taking college. Passes with us.
(06:16):
And this gets students a jumpstart in their college career,
and they're getting a jumpstart and getting this experience while
they still have kind of the safety net of high school,
they're still living at home. They have a little bit
of some safety nets there, and it really gets them
a head start in college. So if they're trying to
(06:39):
go to a four year university, this can really knock
off their first year of college classes, for example. Or
if they're wanting to go the more technical route and
get one of our associates degrees, this can really put
them ahead as it only takes two years to get
one of our associates degrees.
S2 (06:56):
I'm Janelle Reece. I'm a senior in high school.
S1 (07:00):
I've been enrolling at.
S2 (07:02):
Texans 10th.
S1 (07:03):
Grade, and I am graduating with a drafting degree this spring.
S2 (07:08):
Enrollment was really helpful.
S1 (07:09):
For me because it took me one step outside of
my sheltered bubble when I still had the support of
my family and my church and people that I already
knew to fall back on. So I think for parents,
I could really see the benefit of putting your kid
into enrollment so that you can be with them when
(07:31):
they're experiencing the outside world instead of them just.
S2 (07:35):
Graduating high school.
S1 (07:36):
Maybe going to a different state, being completely surrounded by
a new environment. So there's still a little bit of
a controlled comfort while you're in high school, but still
being exposed to college students and teachers and material. Yeah,
a lot of the parents have concerns with, you know,
(07:58):
is my student ready or are they going to have
the necessary support for my high school students because they
can start as early as 10th grade. So we definitely
let students and parents know that they're going to be supported.
So from the very get go when they're accepted, we
(08:19):
send them an acceptance email that gives them directions on
how to sign up for one of our new student orientations.
And that's where we go over the whole process with
these students. And then they can also get assistance registering
for classes. And then once they're a student, they have
access to everything regular students do so they can get,
you know, access to our free tutoring services or libraries.
(08:43):
And again, they can always reach out to us. So
I would say that's the most concern, is that parents
are just not sure how they'll be supported, but they
definitely will be.
S2 (08:54):
I've seen some parents who will come with their kids.
You know, my parents just dropped me off. But some parents,
there's a student center.
S1 (09:04):
You can wait in and people will probably think you're
a student.
S2 (09:08):
You're not going to you're not going to stick out
that much. So if you're concerned for your kid, as
you probably should be, then stick around, stay around.
S1 (09:16):
Ask your kid what what you're doing in class.
S3 (09:20):
Chat tech offers students and parents plenty of help, support
and guidance during the entire drill and woman process. But
let's talk about the elephant in the room. That's not necessary.
It's time to talk about money. Michelle has firsthand experience.
S1 (09:38):
In talking about funding for the DOE enrollment program. We
paid nothing. The courses that he took were all academic courses,
so were there. There were no outside fees or supplies
to purchase. And the dual enrollment funding through the state
covered the classes that he took through this program. So
we as a family did not put any money towards
(09:59):
the classes that he took through dual enrollment, etc..
S3 (10:01):
To Jack McGee and expound on this a little further.
S1 (10:06):
Yeah. So the great thing about dual enrollment is that
the first 30 credit hours that student takes are completely free.
So there's no real costs associated with DOE enrollment. So
that is part of the great thing about it. And
the first 30 credit hours, that's usually about ten classes.
(10:26):
That's usually at least the first year of college. And
so they do not have to pay for tuition or
fees or books. Those are all free. The only thing
students may have to pay for is they're really interested
in one of our programs like Welding and need some
kind of special supplies like steel toed boots or or
(10:47):
something like that that they would have to buy. But
as far as tuition fees and books, those are all
covered for the first 30 hours. And then after that,
depending on what classes they're taking, they can also start
getting financial aid a little bit early.
S3 (11:05):
But somebody is paying for this program, right?
S1 (11:09):
Yes. So the state of Georgia actually pays for these
students to take classes to get a head start on
college classes. And basically what students do to make sure
that they get those classes paid for by the state
of Georgia is part of our admissions process. They have
(11:29):
to do an application through something called Georgia Futures. And basically,
they they do that application for the school year. Their
high school counselor can see it as as well as we.
And once they register for classes, their high school or
their home school official will approve the classes. So we
(11:50):
both approve it on our end. And then it's sent
to Georgia Student Finance. Who would fit the bill?
S3 (11:57):
Is your student the right fit for the dual enrollment
program and chat tech? Don't answer too quickly.
S1 (12:02):
The really great thing about Chattahoochee Tech is that it's
meant for a lot of different types of students. And,
you know, your student might be a little bit better
at something that's more hands on. So if your student
is very interested in a certain program especially, or they
(12:22):
may not excel traditionally in the classroom, but they're really
good at working on cars or they are very good
with computers, you know, this is a great chance for
them to even just start out and take a few
classes and take maybe a welding class or a computer
(12:45):
programming class. It's really great for exploration to just just
kind of see what they're wanting to do, their aptitude
for things. And that's a good starting point. They don't
necessarily have to take English and math and psychology with us.
They can come to our college and take a animation
(13:10):
course or something that they actually have interest in. And typically,
if students are more interested, they tend to be more motivated.
And again, they always have that support.
S3 (13:22):
Are you still on the fence? You want to talk
to your student about the idea? There is an episode
of this podcast just for them. You can find it
along with much more information at Chattahoochee Tech dot edu
slash dual enrollment or just Google chat tech dual enrollment
and you'll find us.
S1 (13:37):
I have encountered several parents who have asked me about
dual enrollment. Mine is always on a positive note because
my son had such a positive experience. I tell them
that it was a growing experience. It gets a jumpstart
on college, whether it be for your student to get
that college experience early and all those credits under your belt,
but also for the parents. It saves money. It saves time.
(13:59):
I remember my son telling me after his year experience
of doing your mom at the very end, he flat
out told me that he regretted that he did not
do dual enrollment his junior and senior year. And I
look back now. Of course, we don't have any regrets
at all. But if I could give any words of
wisdom to any other parent, it would be if your
(14:20):
child is ready and is interested and wants to do this,
the sooner the better. Because I think people need to
take advantage of the credits earned and the money saved
in the time. Because I look at him now as
a freshman in college, he's repeating. Courses that he could
have done through doing moments. So it's a great opportunity
and if I could give any words of wisdom is
(14:40):
start as soon as you can.
S2 (14:42):
Aside from the normal things that you would expect, maturity, growth,
it's really changed her attitude. She's she's more sure of herself.
It's given her confidence, it has made her it's opened
her mind, which is an important aspect of college that
we probably just tend to to not think about. But
(15:04):
it's opened her mind to a more global perspective, which
makes her a more fun person to be around. And
it's just it's she it's interesting. She's interested in the world,
but she's also just happier in general because some of
the stress level has been taken away. I think that while, yes,
(15:27):
these classes did force her to become a little bit
more self-driven, they also were refreshing and not the same
old thing that she'd been doing. And it wasn't redundant
and it wasn't sitting in a desk from 8 a.m.
to 3:15 p.m. and then having to rush home to
eat and then had just a few hours before homework
(15:51):
to do the things that she loved. So it's just
really opened her up to she's just less stress and
she's happier.
S1 (15:59):
So I know of a lot of students that have
gained their associate's degree before they graduate from high school.
So and usually it's shortly before, but they receive that,
you know, a week or two before they graduate high school.
So and they can grow. They can walk in our
(16:19):
ceremony as well. And a lot of them do. So
we have students that got an associate's degrees in, you know,
all of our programs, really, besides some of the health
science ones that they're not allowed to do yet. But
we have a ton that have gotten associate's in business management,
criminal justice, drafting, welding, all of these different programs. And
(16:45):
a lot of them get depending on what they want
to do and what their program is, they can get
a job right out of high school. They can continue
on to a four year degree. We have a lot
of students that get their associate's degree and they can
apply that to a four year degree. But then we
(17:05):
also have students that as an 18 year old are
getting a diploma or an associate's degree in something like
diesel equipment technology or welding or drafting. And they're getting
a job right out of high school, making, you know,
a lot a good bit of money for 18 year olds.
(17:28):
They can get entry level jobs making in the $40,000
range a year. So being able to do that at
a young age has been really inspiring to see. But
we have students that just go all different routes, you know,
like I said, like they can get these kinds of
programs where they can get a job immediately. Or we
(17:50):
have students that plan to go on to large four
year universities like University of Georgia, Georgia Tech. We even
have a student that's really wanting to I don't know
if he's been accepted yet, but it's one of our
other coordinator students. But in MIT, you know, sites on.
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So the great thing about dual enrollment is that the
first 30 credit hours that student takes are completely free.
But if I could give any words of wisdom to
any other parent, it would be if your child is
ready and is interested and wants to do this, the
sooner the better. Because I think people need to take
advantage of the credits earned and the money saved. And
(00:24):
the time to.
S2 (00:25):
Enrollment was really.
S1 (00:26):
Helpful for me because it took me one.
S2 (00:30):
Step outside.
S1 (00:31):
Of my sheltered bubble when I still had the support
of my family and my church and people that I
already knew to fall back on. So I know of
a lot of students that have gained their associate's degree
before they graduate from high school.
S3 (00:50):
98.7 Chatt Tech where 98.7% of our students earn a career. On
today's episode, we're going to look at the Dual Enrollment program.
This is where your student can earn college credits while
they're still in high school. They can get a head
start on college and still participate in activities at their
high school. You get to enjoy watching your child grow
and mature. Plus, let's be honest, we'll save a lot
(01:10):
of money. We'll get to those details later in the podcast. First,
let's hear from a couple of parents with children in
the dual enrolment program at Chatt Tech.
S2 (01:22):
So my name is Jennifer. My daughter Lauren is a
tournament student at Chattahoochee Tech. She has been doing running
for two years, so her junior and senior year of
high school and an education as well. So we were
really excited about the dual enrollment program and I saw
an opportunity for my daughter to open up her schedule
(01:43):
a little bit as a typical high school student, an
eight hour school day, plus her extracurriculars, which she was
really involved with, and the studio dance, you know, extracurriculars
from that perspective. She was busy all the time. And
so I thought, well, I do enrollment schedule would be
(02:04):
better for her because she would have a lot more
time to focus on things she enjoys while balancing her education.
S1 (02:10):
My name is Michelle Bush, and my son did the
dual enrollment program last year, his senior year. While in
high school, I saw my son grow and flourish. He
became a mature, responsible young man in this experience. He
got a jumpstart on college early. He learned how to
navigate that process on his own. Didn't have to do
(02:32):
as much as I thought I would have to do
as I did with my daughter, who did not do
dual enrollment, who went straight from high school to college.
And I had to do a lot more parenting and navigating. Also,
in doing my research and looking at it's the proximity
of Chattahoochee, she when he found out that he could
take classes three miles down the road at the Mountain
View campus or eight miles down the road at Woodstock
(02:53):
that appeased him versus some of the larger colleges that
we looked at, where he was driving farther to a
larger campus. We had, you know, choices in our back yard.
And that was exciting.
S3 (03:06):
Exciting, indeed. So what about the extracurricular activities and does
that fit into the schedule?
S1 (03:12):
My son ran cross-country in high school and also play tennis,
and at the time he took his dual enrollment classes.
Nothing really crossed over or interfered. He had cross-country practice
before school as well as his tennis was after school.
And the way we scheduled his classes, they were all
during his actual school day between eight and 330. So
(03:32):
it worked out perfect that he could do his before
school activities, go to classes at high school as well
as at college, and then come back after school and
participate in his after school. So nothing really crossed over
that impacted either his education or his activities.
S2 (03:48):
My name is Lauren Gibbs. I'm a dealer romance student
at Chat Tech. And I also got out of high school.
I'm a senior this year, and when I graduate with
my high school diploma, I will also graduate with an
associate's degree at Chatham. So in high school I did
(04:09):
a dance team at my high school and I also
did studio dance. So my schedule was I would have
to wake up at like 5 a.m. and then have
practice from like 6:00, 630, all the way to 815.
And then right after that, we would have to go
we have to go to classes from 815 to 315,
(04:33):
and it was like seven periods of classes. And then
right after that I would come home, probably had like
an hour to eat, and then I would have to
leave to go to studio dance. And I was there
for about 3 to 4 hours and then I would
come home and then have to like do all my
homework for all those different seven periods of class that
(04:54):
I had for the next day. Like study for a
test the next day. Like, just like overall, very crammed,
very like I was rushed a lot and all that.
And I was extremely tired after I did do enrollment,
like I, I was nervous that I wouldn't be as
(05:16):
connected with like, like my friends from high school or
like dance team at the high school. But like, that
was not not the case at all.
S3 (05:26):
Okay? Your student can easily manage the schedule so they
can still participate in the extracurriculars. But how exactly does
this all work?
S1 (05:33):
Yeah. So my name is Maggie Trimble, and I am
the student outreach and recruitment coordinator here at Chattahoochee Technical College.
And my job is to just make sure that students
are aware of all of the great opportunities that we
offer the DOE enrollment program. It allows qualified high school
students the opportunity to maximize their education and career training
(05:56):
by taking courses that earn college and high school credit
at the same time. And students must be enrolled in 10th,
11th or 12th grade in a public or private high
school or a homeschool program. In the state of Georgia,
students are super prepared after taking college. Passes with us.
(06:16):
And this gets students a jumpstart in their college career,
and they're getting a jumpstart and getting this experience while
they still have kind of the safety net of high school,
they're still living at home. They have a little bit
of some safety nets there, and it really gets them
a head start in college. So if they're trying to
(06:39):
go to a four year university, this can really knock
off their first year of college classes, for example. Or
if they're wanting to go the more technical route and
get one of our associates degrees, this can really put
them ahead as it only takes two years to get
one of our associates degrees.
S2 (06:56):
I'm Janelle Reece. I'm a senior in high school.
S1 (07:00):
I've been enrolling at.
S2 (07:02):
Texans 10th.
S1 (07:03):
Grade, and I am graduating with a drafting degree this spring.
S2 (07:08):
Enrollment was really helpful.
S1 (07:09):
For me because it took me one step outside of
my sheltered bubble when I still had the support of
my family and my church and people that I already
knew to fall back on. So I think for parents,
I could really see the benefit of putting your kid
into enrollment so that you can be with them when
(07:31):
they're experiencing the outside world instead of them just.
S2 (07:35):
Graduating high school.
S1 (07:36):
Maybe going to a different state, being completely surrounded by
a new environment. So there's still a little bit of
a controlled comfort while you're in high school, but still
being exposed to college students and teachers and material. Yeah,
a lot of the parents have concerns with, you know,
(07:58):
is my student ready or are they going to have
the necessary support for my high school students because they
can start as early as 10th grade. So we definitely
let students and parents know that they're going to be supported.
So from the very get go when they're accepted, we
(08:19):
send them an acceptance email that gives them directions on
how to sign up for one of our new student orientations.
And that's where we go over the whole process with
these students. And then they can also get assistance registering
for classes. And then once they're a student, they have
access to everything regular students do so they can get,
you know, access to our free tutoring services or libraries.
(08:43):
And again, they can always reach out to us. So
I would say that's the most concern, is that parents
are just not sure how they'll be supported, but they
definitely will be.
S2 (08:54):
I've seen some parents who will come with their kids.
You know, my parents just dropped me off. But some parents,
there's a student center.
S1 (09:04):
You can wait in and people will probably think you're
a student.
S2 (09:08):
You're not going to you're not going to stick out
that much. So if you're concerned for your kid, as
you probably should be, then stick around, stay around.
S1 (09:16):
Ask your kid what what you're doing in class.
S3 (09:20):
Chat tech offers students and parents plenty of help, support
and guidance during the entire drill and woman process. But
let's talk about the elephant in the room. That's not necessary.
It's time to talk about money. Michelle has firsthand experience.
S1 (09:38):
In talking about funding for the DOE enrollment program. We
paid nothing. The courses that he took were all academic courses,
so were there. There were no outside fees or supplies
to purchase. And the dual enrollment funding through the state
covered the classes that he took through this program. So
we as a family did not put any money towards
(09:59):
the classes that he took through dual enrollment, etc..
S3 (10:01):
To Jack McGee and expound on this a little further.
S1 (10:06):
Yeah. So the great thing about dual enrollment is that
the first 30 credit hours that student takes are completely free.
So there's no real costs associated with DOE enrollment. So
that is part of the great thing about it. And
the first 30 credit hours, that's usually about ten classes.
(10:26):
That's usually at least the first year of college. And
so they do not have to pay for tuition or
fees or books. Those are all free. The only thing
students may have to pay for is they're really interested
in one of our programs like Welding and need some
kind of special supplies like steel toed boots or or
(10:47):
something like that that they would have to buy. But
as far as tuition fees and books, those are all
covered for the first 30 hours. And then after that,
depending on what classes they're taking, they can also start
getting financial aid a little bit early.
S3 (11:05):
But somebody is paying for this program, right?
S1 (11:09):
Yes. So the state of Georgia actually pays for these
students to take classes to get a head start on
college classes. And basically what students do to make sure
that they get those classes paid for by the state
of Georgia is part of our admissions process. They have
(11:29):
to do an application through something called Georgia Futures. And basically,
they they do that application for the school year. Their
high school counselor can see it as as well as we.
And once they register for classes, their high school or
their home school official will approve the classes. So we
(11:50):
both approve it on our end. And then it's sent
to Georgia Student Finance. Who would fit the bill?
S3 (11:57):
Is your student the right fit for the dual enrollment
program and chat tech? Don't answer too quickly.
S1 (12:02):
The really great thing about Chattahoochee Tech is that it's
meant for a lot of different types of students. And,
you know, your student might be a little bit better
at something that's more hands on. So if your student
is very interested in a certain program especially, or they
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may not excel traditionally in the classroom, but they're really
good at working on cars or they are very good
with computers, you know, this is a great chance for
them to even just start out and take a few
classes and take maybe a welding class or a computer
(12:45):
programming class. It's really great for exploration to just just
kind of see what they're wanting to do, their aptitude
for things. And that's a good starting point. They don't
necessarily have to take English and math and psychology with us.
They can come to our college and take a animation
(13:10):
course or something that they actually have interest in. And typically,
if students are more interested, they tend to be more motivated.
And again, they always have that support.
S3 (13:22):
Are you still on the fence? You want to talk
to your student about the idea? There is an episode
of this podcast just for them. You can find it
along with much more information at Chattahoochee Tech dot edu
slash dual enrollment or just Google chat tech dual enrollment
and you'll find us.
S1 (13:37):
I have encountered several parents who have asked me about
dual enrollment. Mine is always on a positive note because
my son had such a positive experience. I tell them
that it was a growing experience. It gets a jumpstart
on college, whether it be for your student to get
that college experience early and all those credits under your belt,
but also for the parents. It saves money. It saves time.
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I remember my son telling me after his year experience
of doing your mom at the very end, he flat
out told me that he regretted that he did not
do dual enrollment his junior and senior year. And I
look back now. Of course, we don't have any regrets
at all. But if I could give any words of
wisdom to any other parent, it would be if your
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child is ready and is interested and wants to do this,
the sooner the better. Because I think people need to
take advantage of the credits earned and the money saved
in the time. Because I look at him now as
a freshman in college, he's repeating. Courses that he could
have done through doing moments. So it's a great opportunity
and if I could give any words of wisdom is
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start as soon as you can.
S2 (14:42):
Aside from the normal things that you would expect, maturity, growth,
it's really changed her attitude. She's she's more sure of herself.
It's given her confidence, it has made her it's opened
her mind, which is an important aspect of college that
we probably just tend to to not think about. But
(15:04):
it's opened her mind to a more global perspective, which
makes her a more fun person to be around. And
it's just it's she it's interesting. She's interested in the world,
but she's also just happier in general because some of
the stress level has been taken away. I think that while, yes,
(15:27):
these classes did force her to become a little bit
more self-driven, they also were refreshing and not the same
old thing that she'd been doing. And it wasn't redundant
and it wasn't sitting in a desk from 8 a.m.
to 3:15 p.m. and then having to rush home to
eat and then had just a few hours before homework
(15:51):
to do the things that she loved. So it's just
really opened her up to she's just less stress and
she's happier.
S1 (15:59):
So I know of a lot of students that have
gained their associate's degree before they graduate from high school.
So and usually it's shortly before, but they receive that,
you know, a week or two before they graduate high school.
So and they can grow. They can walk in our
(16:19):
ceremony as well. And a lot of them do. So
we have students that got an associate's degrees in, you know,
all of our programs, really, besides some of the health
science ones that they're not allowed to do yet. But
we have a ton that have gotten associate's in business management,
criminal justice, drafting, welding, all of these different programs. And
(16:45):
a lot of them get depending on what they want
to do and what their program is, they can get
a job right out of high school. They can continue
on to a four year degree. We have a lot
of students that get their associate's degree and they can
apply that to a four year degree. But then we
(17:05):
also have students that as an 18 year old are
getting a diploma or an associate's degree in something like
diesel equipment technology or welding or drafting. And they're getting
a job right out of high school, making, you know,
a lot a good bit of money for 18 year olds.
(17:28):
They can get entry level jobs making in the $40,000
range a year. So being able to do that at
a young age has been really inspiring to see. But
we have students that just go all different routes, you know,
like I said, like they can get these kinds of
programs where they can get a job immediately. Or we
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have students that plan to go on to large four
year universities like University of Georgia, Georgia Tech. We even
have a student that's really wanting to I don't know
if he's been accepted yet, but it's one of our
other coordinator students. But in MIT, you know, sites on.
S3 (18:09):
Get online and learn more about the dawn of that
program at Chattahoochee Tech 40 you.
S4 (18:15):
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