New Hampshire Community Technical College Project Running Start

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New Hampshire Community Technical CollegeProject
Running Start

• NH Department of Education
• Career Development Bureau Training
• July 19, 2005

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Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships

• Other terms
• Dual Enrollment
• Dual Credit
• Students have the opportunity to earn credit for
  college courses prior to high school graduation
  while concurrently earning credit toward high
  school graduation.
• Courses are taught at the high school by high
  school teachers during the high school day.

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CEPs continued

• Courses, textbooks and instructors are approved
  by the college
• No extra work is required on the part of the
  student.
• Students enrolled in the college course receive
  an official college transcript.

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CEPs are NOT

• Programs in which the high school student travels
  to the college campus to take courses prior to
  graduation either during the academic year or
  during the summer
• Programs where college faculty travel to the high
  school to teach college courses to high school
  students
• AP IB programs where standardized tests are
  used to assess students knowledge of a
  curriculum developed by a committee consisting of
  both college and high school faculty.
• Source http//www.nacep.org

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What is Project Running Start?

• Title of the NH Community Technical Colleges
  concurrent enrollment program.
• A program through which high school students have
  the opportunity to enroll in NHCTC courses
  Project Running Start courses DO NOT exist!
• Course to course articulation

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Benefits for Students

• Experience college-level work and expectations in
  high school
• Increased confidence
• May be a deciding factor in attending
  post-secondary education
• Access to college resources
• Beginning of a college education at a reduced
  tuition

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Benefits for Teachers

• Opportunity to raise the objectives and
  competencies in the curriculum
• Motivated students
• May increase appropriate placement of students
• May increase enrollment
• Working relationship with college faculty
• NHCTC course voucher
• Students appreciation

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Project Running Start Coordinators

• NHCTC Berlin
• Bob Corrigan bcorrigan_at_nhctc.edu 752-1113 x 1210
• NHCTC Laconia
• Jay Plyler jplyer_at_nhctc.edu 524-3207
• NHCTC Manchester
• Betsy Stull estull_at_nhctc.edu 668-6706 x 223
• NHCTC Nashua
• Interim Sid Barnes sbarnes_at_nhctc.edu 882-6923 x
  1464
• NHCTC Stratham
• Kathleen Totten ktotten_at_nhctc.edu 772-1194 x 306

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Service Areas
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NHCTC Berlin Service Area

• Berlin
• Colebrook Academy
• Gorham
• Groveton
• Haverhill Cooperative
• Lisbon Regional
• Littleton

• Pittsburg
• Profile (Bethlehem)
• Stratford
• White Mountain Regional
• White Mountain School
• Woodsville

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NHCTC Claremont Service Area

• Mascoma Valley Regional
• Monadnock Regional
• Newport
• Orford
• Stevens
• Sunapee
• Winchester (Thayer)

• Claremont Christian Academy
• Fall Mountain Regional
• Greater Claremont Christian School
• Hanover
• Hinsdale
• Keene
• Kimball Union Academy (Meriden)
• Lebanon

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NHCTC Concord Service Area

• Bishop Brady
• Bow High School
• Concord Christian
• Concord High School
• Hillsborough/Deering Cooperative
• Hopkinton High School
• John Stark Regional

• Kearsarge Regional
• Merrimack Valley
• Pembroke Academy
• Pitsfield High School
• Proctor Academy
• St. Pauls
• Trinity Christian

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NHCTC Laconia Service Area

• Lincoln (Lynwood)
• Moultonboro Academy
• The New Hampton School
• Newfound Area
• Pemi-Baker Regional
• Plymouth
• Saint Bani
• Tilton
• Tilton (Winnisquam Regional)
• Wolfeboro (Kingswood)

• Alton
• Belmont (Shaker Regional)
• Brewster Academy
• Calvary Christian (Plymouth)
• Conway (Kennett)
• Franklin
• Gilford
• Holderness
• Inter-Lakes Cooperative Meredith
• Laconia
• Laconia Christian

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NHCTC Manchester Service Area

• Bedford
• Calvary Christian School (Derry)
• Derryfield
• Goffstown
• Manchester
• Central
• Memorial
• West Side

• Pinkerton Academy
• Raymond
• Salem
• Trinity High School
• Victory Christian

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NHCTC Nashua Service Area

• Alvirne (Hudson)
• Bishop Guertin
• Contoocook Valley
• Con-Val Regional
• Dublin Christian Academy
• Dublin School
• High Mowing School
• Hollis/Brookline Cooperative
• Jaffrey (Conant)

• Londonderry
• Mascenic Regional
• Merrimack
• Milford
• Nashua
• Pelham
• Souhegan Regional Cooperative
• Wilton-Lyndeboro Cooperative
• Litchfield Campbell High

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NHCTC Stratham Service Area

• Coe-Brown (Northwood)
• Dover
• Epping
• Exeter Area
• Farmington
• Good Shepherd
• Milton (Nute Academy)
• Newmarket
• Oyster River (Durham)
• Phillips Exeter Academy
• Portsmouth

• Portsmouth Christian Academy H. S.
• Rochester (Spaulding)
• Sanborn Regional
• Somersworth
• Southeastern NH Christian Academy
• St. Thomas Aquinas
• Timberlane Regional
• Tri-City Christian Academy
• Winnacunnet (Hampton)

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Course Approval Process

• Facilitated by the Project Running Start
  Coordinator
• College course objectives (as stated in Course
  Content Outline) are included in high school
  curriculum
• Textbooks, lab manuals and equipment are either
  those used by the college or are approved by the
  college department chair

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Course Approval Continued

• High School and College Faculty Partners meet to
  discuss course outcomes
• Completed Course Approval Form, Teachers Resume
  Transcripts, and Course Syllabus must be
  submitted to Project Running Start Coordinator
• Appropriate Dept Chair and Vice President of
  Academic Affairs sign Course Approval Form
• Once the course is approved, students are
  eligible to register.

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Transferability of NHCTC Credits

• Official Transcript sent to the college or
  university the student is attending.
• A course grade of C or higher is required for
  transfer credit
• Only credits are transferred, not grade point
  average (GPA)

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Transferability Continued

• Students intended major may determine which
  general education and degree major courses are
  eligible for transfer credit.
• Sample course transfer matrixes for the
  University System of NH found on
  www.nhtransfer.org
• History of Transferred Coures found on
  http//www.nhctc.edu/prs/rscolleges.htm

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Student Response To PRS

• This is a great program that makes my college
  workload much easier. Thank you!

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Student Response Continued

• I was surprised UNH would take all of them!
  (Microbiology, College Composition, Intro to
  Business)
• It would be beneficial to offer more of these
  courses in the high school.

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Student Response Continued

• Worked wonderfully very easy
• Excellent way to take care of a gen ed before
  freshman year.
• Very helpful. I can now skip Freshman English
  and take a class I want instead.
• Im four credits ahead of everyone else. Its
  great!
• This really helped me prepare for college and
  definitely gave me an advantage.