College Now is a partnership between Central Oregon Community College and area high schools that served 825 students in 2010-2011. The program offers high school students the opportunity to earn college credit while in high school. Qualified and approved high school teachers teach College Now courses in their classrooms during regular high school hours.
Upon completion of course requirements, a COCC grade is issued. The course will be recorded on the student’s official COCC academic transcript and can be used to meet COCC certificate or degree requirements or may be transferred to many other community colleges and universities across the U.S. It is the responsibility of the students to know and meet the course requirements of the institutions to which they wish to transfer.
College Now/CTE
The College Now/CTE program is an opportunity for high school students to complete and receive COCC credit for certain COCC professional-technical courses completed in high school. COCC currently offers classes through the in-district high schools in allied health, automotive, business, criminal justice, culinary, drafting, computer information systems, dental assisting, forestry, manufacturing and nursing. There is a fee of $10 per course. Courses offered vary by high school. For more information, call COCC's College Now office at (541) 504-2930, contact the high school counseling office or visit the College Now/CTE web page at http://dualcredit.cocc.edu/cte/default.aspx.
College Now/Transfer
COCC works with area high schools to offer college level general education transfer courses in the high schools, taught by high school teachers, exclusively for high school students. The fee is only $15 per credit, a savings of more than $240 for a COCC four-credit course. Classes can be used to meet COCC certificate or degree requirements, as well as for transfer to community colleges and most universities across the U.S. For complete details and a listing of courses offered in a specific high school, contact the high school counselor, call (541) 504-2930 or visit the College Now/Transfer web site at http://dualcredit.cocc.edu/transfer/default.aspx. Courses are limited to high school juniors and seniors.