TULARE JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, TULARE

Partners: College of the Sequoias

The Tulare partnership provided college courses on a high school campus for students participating in a district-wide allied health pathway. Seventy-five percent of participating students came from low-income families. Students received free college credit that is transferable and meets industry certification requirements. The college courses were supplemented with a range of supports, including tutoring, career awareness activities, and college knowledge workshops.

>>Download a chart of the course sequence for the Registered Nursing pathway

Number of students who took courses:

2008–2009: 32
2009–2010: 54

What do students have to say about the program?

[The program] got me more interested in working in the medical field.
—2010 survey

…It was a cool experience; a way to pursue your goals.
—2008 focus group

It’s going to help me later for when I go to college.
—2010 survey