OUR PARTNERSHIPS

Image: CCI partners who participated in the Career Ladders Project's technical assistance activity at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, CA.

In March 2008, eight secondary/postsecondary partnerships from across California were selected as grantees of the Concurrent Courses Initiative. Although the partnerships hail from across the state, all are located in areas with significant numbers of minority students, students with limited English proficiency, or first-generation college students. All partnerships aim to implement five core components: strong collaboration, integration of academics and career/technical content, visible pathways through high school to college and careers, rigorous college courses, and effective student supports.

While the CCI dual enrollment programs share similar goals for this work, by design there is considerable variation in the specific features of the partnerships. Dual enrollment programs are collaborative efforts among secondary and postsecondary institutions, and the CCI sites differ in terms of who is the lead partner, the number and type of other partners involved, whether it is an existing program or a new effort, the number of students served, and the specific career focus.

The following are the eight Concurrent Courses Initiative sites. Click on the side navigation to learn more about each partnership.

Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High School, Sacramento
Partner: Sacramento City College

City College of San Francisco, San Francisco
Partner: San Francisco Unified School District

Jordan High School, Long Beach Unified School District, Long Beach
Partners: Long Beach City College, California State University Long Beach

Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles
Partners: Hollywood Senior High School, Downtown Business Magnets High, Miguel Contreras Learning Complex

North Orange County ROP, Anaheim
Partners: Anaheim Union High School District, Cypress College, Fullerton College

Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara
Partners: Santa Barbara High School District, Carpinteria Unified School District, South Coast ROP

Shasta Union High School District, Shasta
Partners: Anderson Union High School District, Shasta College, Shasta-Trinity ROP

Tulare Joint Union High School District, Tulare
Partner: College of the Sequoias