High School Career Readiness

Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide students with exciting educational opportunities both in and out of the classroom setting to learn more about future career possibilities; while also meeting required Pennsylvania Career Education and Work Standards.

High School Partnerships

🗃️ CEW Program Resources

Smart Futures - See what program students use to assist them in meeting the Career Education & Work state requirements

📜Industry Recognized Credentials , Certifications, and Pre-Apprenticeship Programs

Industry Recognized Credential Programs:

Industry-Recognized Certification/Credential Course Catalog: See how you can earn credentials from OSHA, CPR, Everfi, Smart Futures, and Ladder Safety
- Contact your counselor to enroll in a program course that aligns with your post-secondary career pathway.

Pre-Apprenticeship Programs:

🎭 Dual Enrollment / Dual Credit

Dual Enrollment

Students are enrolled in college courses while also taking their high school courses. These are separate courses, but allows students to take college courses and get a head start in credits while still in high school: Dual Enrollment Student Guide

Current Partners:

For more information, please reach out to:

cassandra.august@padistance.org

Dual Credit

Students earn high school AND college credits simultaneously for a single course (Often flagged as “College in High School”, or CHS, these PA Distance courses have been approved by post-secondary institutions to receive credit from their school while also earning high school credits for graduation) : Student Guide for CHS

Current Partners:

For more information about Dual Credit / College in High School, please reach out to your school counselor

🔊 College and Career Presentations

See resources from presentations shared by trade schools and universities:

📂Presentation Materials:
- All presentations are recorded. Find the recordings and the slides from the presentations in this folder.
🗓️ Schedule for Visits:
- Find the schedule for the visits here! All visits are held via Zoom. Each Zoom link can be found in the student's Google Calendar as well as this document.