High School Academies are a series of courses that lead into a degree program. Academies are designed to meet high school needs with broad goals of offering program exploration, a recognized industry credential or embedded technical diploma, or up to a full semester of an associate degree program. High School Academies can be offered at a CVTC campus or at the high school location. Academies may include any combination of Transcripted Credit or "Start College Now' course sections.ww.cvtc.edu/admissions/college-credit-opportunities-in-high-school/hs-academies
CVTC High School Academies that the River Falls School District offers the opportunity for include:
EMT 1 and EMT 2
CNA (Nursing Assistant)
Intro to Teacher Education
Construction (summer) *This is NOT the full year program
Medical Terminology (must take RFHS Med Term prior)
Welding
Interested students are required to complete a River Falls School District High School Academies application prior to applying for admission through CVTC. This application serves as a contract that details specific requirements and responsibilities. The application can be found below.
Students apply to the academy of choice and if approved, must follow the course and program requirements. If a student fails to comply with the course or program requirements, fails the course or drops a course/program once it has begun, the student will the required to reimburse the District for the tuition and applicable fees.
For more information about academies offered visit CVTC's website at: https://www.cvtc.edu/admissions/college-credit-opportunities-in-high-school/hs-academies
STEP 1:
Complete the River Falls School District Application
STEP 2:
Complete the CVTC application for the academy of choice from the list above that RFHS offers
Both applications must be completed and approved in order to be considered for an academy option.
If a students is interested in more than one academy opportunity, an application for each academy option must be completed and submitted for approval. Note that if a student submits two applications for different academies in the same term, CVTC will void the first application.