PCC Options 

For High School Age Students

Welcome to PCC Options (for high school age students).  The information included in the Web page is an attempt to describe the different opportunities available for high school age students.

We hope that this information will be useful to high school and PCC staff in advising students as well as directly to students and their parents in choosing options which best fit their interests and needs.

How to use this Web page:

Choose from the following options. You may move back-and-forth among the choices at any time.

1. If you would like to sort the options listed below according to a variety of criteria, click How to Sort on the left hand menu.
2. To view a chart showing all of the options and the criteria at once, click on PCC Options Chart in the left hand menu.
3. To learn more about how this information was produced or to make comments or suggestions, click on About PCC Options or Comments in the left hand menu.
4. If you would like to see the PCC's "Guiding Principles" (related to PCC serving high school age students or to the role of PCC in CAM implementation), click on the appropriate PCC Guiding Principles in the left hand menu.

PCC Options Programs for High School Age Students
PCC PROGRAM	ABSTRACT
PCC Dual Credit	High school Professional Technical courses that are equivalent to PCC professional technical courses. High school academic courses that are equivalent to PCC Lower Division Collegiate transfer courses.
Credit Recovery	Students enroll in PCC courses to make-up missing credits required for graduation at their home high schools.
PCC High School Completion (HSC)	Students enroll in PCC courses to obtain a PCC HS diploma while accumulating college credits.  Some districts subsidize some costs.
Open Enrollment / Home School	Students enroll in regular PCC courses to "jump start" college, pursue specialized interests, make-up or supplement high school experience.
Expanded Options Program (EOP) Senate Bill 300	High school 11th or 12th grade students who are at least 16 years old and who qualify for the EOP program through their home high school can take PCC courses at the expense of their home high school district.  After first being qualified by their home high school counselor, they are referred to the PCC Admissions Office for PCC placement testing and PCC enrollment.
Culinary Assistant & Custodial Program	Program for special education students.  Emphasis is on training in the food service industry.
The PCC programs listed below are all managed by the PCC Prep department:
Gateway to College-High School Completion Program	Earn a high school diploma from PCC while accumulating credits you can apply to a PCC degree or transfer to a university.
Multicultural Academic Program (MAP)	Bilingual program with focus on English computation, prevocational and college preparation.  School district pays costs.
Youth Empowered to Succeed (YES)	Concentration on five academic areas of GED.  Intensive case management to help overcome barriers and make transitions to further education or employment.  School district pays costs.

Notes: There are no income eligibility requirements for any of these programs. Each of these programs is available to students who are 16-20 years old except where a specific grade level is specified. Expanded Options Program gives priority to at-risk students and students who have dropped out.