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Owens Community College and Penta Career Center
announce
New Dual Enrollment Partnership
Owens Community College and Penta
Career Center have entered into an agreement that enables
junior and senior students at Penta to earn transcripted college
credit from Owens. As a result of this initiative, more than 80
percent of Penta’s programs will offer transcripted college
credit opportunities through Owens. Currently 445 Penta students
have submitted applications for dual enrollment with Owens.
“We are very proud to have established this agreement with Owens
Community College because it provides our students with a
valuable opportunity to get a head start on college while still
in high school,” said Ronald Matter, Superintendent of
Penta Career Center. “By offering transcripted credits through
Owens, students will be meeting state approved high school and
college curriculum requirements simultaneously by successfully
completing their career-technical coursework at Penta.”
“Owens Community College is proud to further strengthen our
longstanding partnership with Penta Career Center and announce
the establishment of a new dual enrollment agreement which
enhances learning opportunities for students,” said Dr. Mike
Bower, President of Owens Community College. “Penta Career
Center is known throughout the Northwest Ohio region for its
commitment to academic excellence and Owens Community College
looks forward to working with them on the new dual enrollment
initiative and many future programs that can open doors to
educational opportunities.”
The dual enrollment initiative between Penta and Owens provides
transcripted college credits to Penta students. This means the
credits are documented on a student’s official school transcript
which they can use at Owens and other colleges and universities
(at the discretion of the other institutions). Transcripted
credits reduce time to degree completion, and are a financial
benefit for students. There are no costs for students to
participate in dual enrollment.
For more information, about the dual enrollment agreement
between Penta Career Center and Owens Community College, contact
Susan Short, Supervisor of Curriculum, Testing and
Teaching Professions at Penta Career Center at (419) 661-6496 or
Joe Carone, Manager of Dual Enrollment Partnerships at Owens
Community College at (567) 661-7190.
Penta Career Center
serves high school students from the following school districts:
Anthony Wayne, Benton-Carroll-Salem, Bowling Green, Eastwood,
Elmwood, Genoa, Lake, Maumee, North Baltimore, Northwood,
Otsego, Perrysburg, Rossford, Springfield, Swanton and Woodmore.
Penta offers more than 30 different career-training programs
that prepare students for entry-level positions in hundreds of
occupational fields or for post-secondary education. Penta also
serves the training needs of adults in the surrounding
communities through its Adult & Continuing Education Division.
For more information, visit
www.pentacareercenter.org. |
