Program Overview

The College Now program provides a means for institutions to work together to "prepare students for a lifetime of learning" while encouraging postsecondary education by providing articulated courses in the high schools. The program is also responsible for coordinating the articulated credit between the colleges and the high schools while providing necessary resources to make this articulation possible. Resources and activities provided for schools include resource materials, software, software upgrades, teacher and counselor workshops, technology training, plant tours, internships, job shadowing, campus tours, career fairs, and guest speakers.

In addition to working with students and school districts, the consortium also provides work-based learning by working with business and industry in the

county to encourage opportunities for preparing the workforce of tomorrow. These business partners provide plant tours, job shadowing experiences, teacher internships, guest speakers, and participate in career fairs for the school districts in the consortium. The success of the College Now program depends on a collaborative effort between the postsecondary and secondary institutions, parents and students, business and industry partners, the local advisory committee, area Chambers of Commerce, and the Arkansas Department of Workforce Education.

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