OGT News: High school dropouts get second chance in Clermont County
A column in Friday's Community Press of Cincinnati praises the innovative program at Great Oaks Institute of Technology and Career Development in Clermont County that allows older high school dropouts to return to school and get a diploma.
Other stories have been published in recent months about this program which is sponsored by the institute and the University of Cincinnati Clermont College. The program, called Gateway To Success, is directed at people 18 to 21 who have been out of school for at least a year.
It operates on the theory that many students who drop out of school do so because they have personal problems at the time or cannot find their niche in the world of high school. Given time, these people realize the importance of an education, get their personal problems resolved and once again "get ready to learn."
The curriculum is flexible, lets students come and go and work around employment schedules. It also gives those enrolled a "leg up" on college since students can take college courses on the campus as they are finishing their high school education.
Twenty-three students are currently enrolled in the program. Some came in with no high school credits; others were just a few credits short of a diploma. All must pass the five sections of the Ohio Graduation Test before they can receive a diploma. The first student is slated to graduate this spring.
Other stories have been published in recent months about this program which is sponsored by the institute and the University of Cincinnati Clermont College. The program, called Gateway To Success, is directed at people 18 to 21 who have been out of school for at least a year.
It operates on the theory that many students who drop out of school do so because they have personal problems at the time or cannot find their niche in the world of high school. Given time, these people realize the importance of an education, get their personal problems resolved and once again "get ready to learn."
The curriculum is flexible, lets students come and go and work around employment schedules. It also gives those enrolled a "leg up" on college since students can take college courses on the campus as they are finishing their high school education.
Twenty-three students are currently enrolled in the program. Some came in with no high school credits; others were just a few credits short of a diploma. All must pass the five sections of the Ohio Graduation Test before they can receive a diploma. The first student is slated to graduate this spring.
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