A thriving partnership between Palomar College and Bonsall High has enabled students there to earn high school and college credit at the same time. With graduation approaching, 18 Bonsall students recently completed Digital Publishing Certificates.<\/p>\n
BONSALL, CA \u2014 At Bonsall High School, a campus of 360 9th-12th graders north of San Marcos, 18 students recently earned college-level Digital Publishing Certificates thanks to a Dual Enrollment agreement between the school and Palomar College.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are credits and grades that will stay with them,\u201d said Liz LaBlond, a full-time high school teacher in Bonsall and adjunct professor at Palomar College. \u201cThis is really powerful for the students, and really helpful for the schools\u2014it\u2019s a win-win for everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n
In order to complete the certificate, the teens had to take a sequence of four Palomar College courses, provided at the high school during the day, at no cost to the students. LaBlond said the group of certificate awardees included two sophomores, with the rest being juniors and seniors.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are proud of the work that our students are doing even before they graduate high school,\u201d said Superintendent\/President Dr. Joi Lin Blake. \u201cIt\u2019s inspiring to see students as young as 16 getting a head start on their college education while they work toward their diploma.\u201d<\/p>\n
LaBlond said the Digital Publishing Certificates will open up so-called \u201cmiddle-skills\u201d job opportunities to the students directly out of high school.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey can go into a business and help with social media, website design, any marketing materials that need to be created,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m also looking at it from a teacher\u2019s perspective\u2014yes, they\u2019re getting college credit for free, but the bigger thing is, we\u2019re teaching them what college is. That\u2019s the bigger takeaway.\u201d<\/p>\n
Palomar College is proud to have Dual Enrollment partnerships with the following 12 local high schools:<\/p>\n
Bonsall High School
\nEscondido Charter High School
\nEscondido High School
\nFallbrook Union High School
\nGuajome Park Academy
\nHigh Tech High North County
\nJulian Union High School
\nOrange Glen High School
\nRancho Buena Vista High School
\nSan Marcos Unified School District
\nValley Center High School
\nVista High School
\nPalomar College classes are always available to high school students for free. For more information about the Dual Enrollment program at Palomar College, please visit https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/dualenrollment\/<\/p>\n
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Media contacts:<\/p>\n
Laura Gropen, Public Affairs, lgropen@palomar.edu, 760-744-1150 x2152<\/p>\n
Tom Pfingsten, Public Affairs, tpfingsten@palomar.edu, 760-744-1150 x2960<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"