Show Concurrent enrollment Earn a high school diploma while attending college Through the concurrent enrollment program the student will receive a bonafide high school diploma Rick Steven Weber Contributing Writer i i School District G GRANITE offers a Ep program r through TY f. f called concurrent enrollment enT enrollment en- en K T s. s designed to help people complete their high j school education while attending attending at at- r ten tending ding college ColI College ege J credits earned can also be counted toward high school credit 1 2 Mace Rich coordinator said the lithe program is limited to those 18 years-old years and over whose class has graduated There is no competition between between between be be- tween the concurrent enrollment enrollment enroll enroll- t ment system and the public school system C Twenty-four Twenty credits are ret required re re- re- re t 1 to graduate from high I school in Utah Twelve credit hours from college equal twp twp- tw 1 one half high school credits Students enrolled in inthis inthis n this program can also count work experience as credit toward the completion of 4 their high school diploma Students age 25 and oyer over can add four high school credits for each year of full- full time work Students under the age of 25 can add two credits for each year of full- full time work The liThe advantages to acquiring acquiring acquiring ing a high school diploma instead instead instead in in- stead of a GED are many said Rich Many programs including including including in in- the military will no longer accept the GED test as asa asa asa a substitute for a high school diploma Through the concurrent concurrent concurrent con con- current enrollment program the student will receive a high school diploma at no extra cost and the program program program pro pro- gram will not affect any type of financial aid Pell Grants Turning Point or single parent programs Rich said The program has been operating for four years is a satellite branch which currently enrolls about 60 people Combined there are to people enrolled enrolled enrolled en en- rolled in this program Their ages range from 18 to 60 The average age of enrollment is in the late Diplomas are awarded the first Saturday in June through the Granite School District at Cottonwood High School For more information contact contact contact con con- tact Rich or Vo Belnap at |