Central Nine

Juniors and seniors in ten participating school districts have the opportunity to enroll at Central Nine Career Center. Students need to complete an application and are selected by the respective high schools on the basis of sincere interest, necessary aptitudes and abilities, attendance, and academic performance. Applications are completed in January through March of students’ sophomore and junior years.

Juniors must have 22 credits at the beginning of their junior year in order to take courses at Central Nine. Seniors must have 29 credits at the start of the senior year in order to enroll in Central Nine courses. Enrollees receive 3 high school credits per semester for successful completion of course requirements in most programs.

Transportation: Buses transport students daily to their elective career program at Central Nine for periods one through four, and return students to Franklin Central for lunch and periods five through seven for completion of required academic classes and participation in extracurricular activities.

There is the opportunity for cooperative training during the senior year in several of the programs, allowing paid, on-the-job training with various employers. **SPECIAL NOTE** Central Nine charges additional course fees for their classes taken.

Dual credits (college and high school credit) or work-based certifications are available in all programs except for the Work-Based Learning program.

Additional information about Central Nine Career Center (C9) is available at https://central9.k12.in.us/prospectivestudents/