About 40 Rochester Early College International High School (RECIHS) juniors are attending MCC part time this spring semester and boosting their chances of college success. This opportunity for students was highlighted in the news on YNN Rochester and 13WHAM News.
WHAM-TV’s broadcast on March 21: https://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/Rochester-college-courses-MCC-high-school/pT8cPOgWc0WxDfSdMnUboQ.cspx
YNN Rochester's broadcast on March 25:
https://rochester.ynn.com/content/all_news/rochester/650659/high-school-students-get-a-jump-on-college/
The 11th-graders integrate their MCC classes with their high school schedules, enrolling in transferrable general education courses and those specific to their field of interest. The students’ aim is to earn at least 20 college credits by the time they graduate from high school. National statistics show that high school students with 20 or more college credits by graduation have a greater likelihood of a successful transition to and persistence in college.
RECIHS serves 298 students — freshmen, sophomores and juniors — this year. It was launched in 2010 with the goal of making college a reality for at-risk and underrepresented students and strengthening the education pipeline in the Greater Rochester area. The initiative is a partnership of MCC, Rochester City School District, and St. John Fisher College and is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The high school juniors aren’t the only ones who have an opportunity to get a head start on college. All RECIHS students are offered dual-enrollment courses through MCC. For example:
- All freshmen take an introductory computer course, and sophomores can choose to enroll in ART 101.
- Currently, 22 students — mostly juniors — are taking a Career and Life Planning course to learn more about themselves, their career choices, and career opportunities in high-tech, in-demand fields as well as educational requirements for these occupations. An MCC faculty teaches the course at the high school.
Hency Yuen-Eng
College and Community Relations
03/26/2013 |