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Elizabethton board hears plan for Middle College with Northeast State to let juniors finish an associate degree
Summary
District staff and a Northeast State representative outlined a proposal to let Elizabethton High School juniors and seniors follow an accelerated dual-enrollment track to complete a 60-credit associate degree while meeting high school graduation requirements; staff said about 15 students have already expressed interest.
Elizabethton City Schools officials and a representative from Northeast State Community College presented a plan at the board meeting to launch a Middle College program that would allow qualified juniors and seniors at Elizabethton High School to complete a 60-credit associate of applied science degree while finishing high school.
District staff said the program would combine high-school and college coursework during the regular school day and use a mix of in-school, online and northeast-state–taught classes on the Elizabethton campus. Staff identified roughly 15 students who have expressed interest in the initial cohort.
Why it matters: The Middle College pathway is designed to accelerate postsecondary progress for students who want to complete two years of college credit by high…
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