Early College Career Center

EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAMS

Five programs currently offer all the technical courses required to earn

a postsecondary credential before high school graduation.

Those marked with an * also require academic dual credits courses

at the home high school to complete the credential.

GENERAL INFORMATION

8 Core Principles of Early College Career Centers

Fall 2020 Parent Newsletter

2020 Ivy Tech Commencement Guide

2019 Ivy Tech Graduation Photo (year 1)

HISTORY

In March 2020, WCC was fully-endorsed as an Early College Career Center by the Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning at the University of Indianapolis. Initially, three programs were designated as Early College career programs because of their dual credit partnership with Ivy Tech. All three programs offer the dual credits necessary to earn a postsecondary credential after two years at WCC.

During the 2019-20 school year, Whitewater Career Center students could earn the following Certificates (CTs):

Postsecondary Credential	Partner	Credits	WCC Program
CT Structural Welding	Ivy Tech Community College	27	Welding Technology

CT Maintenance & Light Repair	Ivy Tech Community College	21	Automotive Technology

CT Machine Tool Technology	Ivy Tech Community College	21	Precision Machine Technology

Certificates (CTs) are the first postsecondary credential at Ivy Tech. With additional technical courses and academic courses, students can work toward the next credential – Technical Certificates (TCs).

In addition to the programs above, the following were added for the 2020-21 school year:

Postsecondary Credential	Partner	Credits	WCC Program
CG Law Enforcement*	Vincennes University	15	Criminal Justice

TC Education*	Ivy Tech Community College	12	Education Careers

CT Dementia Care	Ivy Tech Community College	3	Health Science II

While WCC does not offer academic dual credit courses at this time, the sending high schools offer a wide variety of academic dual credit. Connersville High School is an endorsed Early College High School, and Franklin County High School is seeking endorsement during the 2020-21 school year. Students are encouraged to complete the academic dual credit courses at their high schools to move toward the Technical Certificate at Ivy Tech and the Certificate of Graduation (CG) at Vincennes.

*requires academic courses to earn the credential.

For more information on specific programs and the postsecondary credentials, visit the PROGRAMS tab and select a program.