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 National Studies show
about 1 in 3 students
drop out of high school |
 Enrolling now for fall
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Without a diploma, most are
doomed to a future of low wages,
shut out of post-secondary
education and advancement |
The Gateway to College© program
at Clackamas Community College serves at-risk youth, 16 to 20 years old, who have dropped out of school. The program gives students the opportunity to earn a high school diploma while achieving college success. Students simultaneously accumulate high school and college credits, earning their high school diploma while progressing toward an associate degree or certificate.
Gateway to College students learn how to succeed in an educational setting, under the guidance of a caring team of instructors and student support specialists with experience and interest in at-risk youth. In their first term, students learn in a cohort. The cohort experience builds their academic and personal skills, preparing them for college courses with the general student population. In addition to reading, writing, and math, cohort students take a career development class to help focus their academic goals, and a college survival and success class, to learn how to take effective notes, study for tests, and juggle school, work, and family life.
The Gateway program is changing lives. Students who had little chance of even graduating from high school are earning their diplomas and succeeding in college. They are pursuing four-year degrees and challenging careers. In short, they are reinventing themselves for their future.
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