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Rollins, Joseph Ryan – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This qualitative research study describes perceptions of Northwest Arkansas' business, industry and post-secondary institutions as to the Don Tyson School of Innovation (DTSOI) and its ability to prepare students for Northwest Arkansas' college and career needs. Designated as one of the first schools of innovation in Arkansas through ACT 601 of…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, Educational Innovation, Internship Programs
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Kearl, Christine; Byrnes, Deborah; Maahs-Fladung, Cathy – eJEP: eJournal of Education Policy, 2013
This was a study about the New Century Scholarship (NCS) program offered to Utah high school students at commencement for earning an Associate of Arts (AA) degree by the time they graduate from high school. An Associate of Arts degree is earning 60 college credits toward a specific AA program. The goal of the NCS program was to assist students to…
Descriptors: State Programs, Scholarship, High School Students, Program Descriptions
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Born, Terry – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2006
Middle and early college high schools offer traditionally underserved students the opportunity to simultaneously engage in high school and college classes, with the goal of attaining both a high school diploma and an associate degree within five years. This chapter describes how two such schools support students as they confront the complexities…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Educational Strategies, Acceleration (Education), High Schools