COLLEGE NOW Natalie Schmidt-Konkel, OW Braden Decker, JCCC WHAT IS - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

COLLEGE NOW Natalie Schmidt-Konkel, OW Braden Decker, JCCC

WHAT IS 
 COLLEGE NOW? ● College credit a student has the OPPORTUNITY to earn in a high school class with a high school teacher authorized by the community college to teach the curriculum ◦ College level textbooks ◦ College level curriculum ◦ Grade will be on BOTH the high school transcript and college transcript

WHAT CLASSES QUALIFY FOR COLLEGE NOW CREDIT? ● AP US History- 6 credit hours- 3 per semester ● AP European History- 6 credit hours- 3 per semester ● Spanish 4 - 10 credit hours- 5 per semester ● Pre-Calculus - 5 credit hours ● AP Calculus AB - 5 credit hours ● AP Physics- 5 credit hours ● College Biology - 4 credit hours ● Horticulture – 2 credit hours ● AP Chemistry - 5 credit hours ● Fund. of Programming - 4 credit hours

Steps to APPLY, 
 ENROLL & 
 PURCHASE 
 COLLEGE NOW CREDIT 
 *all the information you need is on-line at: http://www.jccc.edu/collegenow/

APPLICATION PROCESS *applying is a step that you only complete once. If you have enrolled in CN previously, skip steps #1 and #2. 1. Apply on-line as a JCCC student- http://admissions.jccc.edu

ENROLLMENT 
 & TUITION PAYMENT 
 PROCESS *If you have previously applied/enrolled in College Now, then you would skip right to step (#3 or) #4 2. Send Test Scores (ACT scores or Accuplacer Test if necessary) 3. Enroll in the class & PAY for the credit hours ▪ This step is taken care of with JCCC- walk in/ telephone/on-line ▪ Cost is $93 per credit hour

GRANT MONEY ◦ Financial Assistance is available for those students who qualify for Free and Reduced Lunch! ◦ See Mrs. Schmidt-Konkel to get a grant application. ◦ Deadline to apply for grant is Sept. 15th


 What classes require 
 ACT score or Accuplacer test? 
 ▪ AP Chemistry ▪ Math ACT Subscore- 26 ▪ Appropriate Accuplacer Score (71-120 range) ▪ AP Physics ▪ ACT Math Subscore of 28 ▪ Appropriate Accuplacer Score (71-120 range) ▪ Pre-Calculus ▪ Math ACT Subscore of 26 ▪ Appropriate Accuplacer Score (0-3 range) ▪ AB Calculus ▪ Math ACT Subscore of 28 ▪ Appropriate Accuplacer Score (7-10 range)

How to send ACT Scores: 3 options: ● 1) List JCCC as a receiving school when registering for the ACT. If that was done, JCCC already has the scores. ● 2) All OW transcripts must be requested through www.careercruising.com ● 3) Go to www.actstudent.org and click on “send your scores” to send them to JCCC. ● This will take 2-3 days for JCCC to receive, so you CANNOT wait until the enrollment deadline date! DO NOT ASK OW to send scores/ transcript!

My Transcripts Career Cruising Students from the class of 2018 and beyond will use Career Cruising to request their transcript. Please request transcripts at least 2 weeks prior to the application deadline. To initiate a request for a transcript: 1. Log onto www.careercruising.com . After logging into Career Cruising using your schools credentials, log onto your individual plan. 2. From My Plan , click My Education 3. Select My Transcripts . 4. Click Send Ad-Hoc Transcript Request . 5. Select the destination for your request. 6. If the NCAA is the destination, confirm the request. If the destination is a college, click a state and then choose the college by name. 7. Click Send Now to confirm the request.

Accuplacer Test Requirement: ● Take Accuplacer TEST by September 15 Take photo ID & JCCC student ID number to JCCC Student Center- 3 rd Floor/ Testing Center- allow one hour per test ◦ Check out www.jccc.edu/testing for Test Center hours, study guides, AND… SECURITY requirements which are STRICT!!! ◦ STUDENTS HAVE TWO ATTEMPTS TO MAKE THE APPROPRIATE SCORE!!

COLLEGE NOW vs 
 AP Test Credit Question? College NOW AP Credit Credit How much does it $93 per credit hour $94 per EXAM cost? When is enrollment? start of each semester March (test in May) How is Credit Guaranteed: after doing Risky: must score 3-5 on AP Awarded? quality work! Exam! How do I know if www.jccc.edu/collegenow www.collegeboard.com these credits will transfer? Are their limits to the Depends on the University unlimited number of credits one can earn?


 COLLEGE ALGEBRA…. ✓ IS NOT CONSIDERED COLLEGE NOW ✓ IT IS A QUICK STEP PROGRAM WITH ENTIRELY DIFFERENT DEADLINES ✓ INFO PACKETS AVAILABLE FROM COLLEGE ALGEBRA TEACHERS or on-line at www.jccc.edu/quickstep 


DEADLINES for 
 Fall SEMESTER ❑ BY SEPT 1 ❑ Submit Application ❑ http://www.jccc.edu/collegenow/admission.html ❑ Submit ACT Scores ❑ BY SEPT 15 ❑ Complete Accuplacer Test if needed ❑ Enrollment & Pay tuition for the course (Note: Payment is DUE the same day)

COLLEGE NOW www.jccc.edu/admissions www.jccc.edu/collegenow www.jccc.edu/testing www.jccc.edu/quickstep Success center: 913-469-3803

Additional Informational Presentations *Aug. 22 at 6:30 at JCCC’s Olathe Health Education Center (21201 W. 152nd St.) *Aug. 31 at 6:30 in Regnier Center Room 101 on JCCC’s main campus *Representatives from several public universities in Kansas will be on hand to discuss transferability of coursework.

Natalie Schmidt-Konkel OW Junior Counselor nrschmidtkonkel@olatheschools.org 913-780-7180

Braden Decker Recruiter | JCCC Admissions 12345 College Blvd. Overland Park, KS 66210 913-469-8500 ext.4276