Collegiate Academy

Gainesville ISD is proud to partner with North Central Texas College to offer a wide variety of dual credit options, including academic and career and technical courses. Dual Credit is an opportunity for 9th-12th grade students to earn college credit and high school credit simultaneously. This year, GHS had 169 students enrolled in academic courses and an additional 73 in one of the Career & Technical Education programs (CTE). A total of 2,484 college credit hours were earned!

Students who choose the academic dual credit route have several options for taking college courses, two of which require joining the Collegiate Academy in 9th grade and following a dual credit course plan for all four years. The first option is to earn an Associate degree, which requires completion of 60 college credit hours. The second option consists of earning 42 college credit hours to be considered “core complete,” which enables the student to have a block of courses that can be transferred to any state university in Texas. The third option is for students who enroll in dual credit courses later in high school and typically earn between 3 and 30 college hours.

The GHS Class of 2022 had nine students who completed the Collegiate Academy, three who earned an Associate ASSOCIATE DEGREES: Chloe McNamara Jon Isaac Katherine Ochoa

CORE COMPLETE: Aedan Kemp Adrian Olvera Emanuel Vargas Christy Landeros Maria Perez Keila Gonzalez

degree and six who obtained core completion.

Students who choose the technical route as juniors have the potential to earn industry certification before graduation, allowing them to enter the workforce immediately after high school. These hands-on programs give our students the experience and confidence needed to be successful in their chosen career.

The Class of 2022 included four students who obtained cosmetology certification, which required four semesters in the program. In addition, 21 students earned a Level 1 welding certificate. A Level 1 certificate may have 15-42 credit hours and is usually completed in one to three semesters. COSMETOLOGY CERTIFICATE: Denisse Hernandez Salynda Herrera Jaycee Hubble Kirsten Goyne

WELDING CERTIFICATE: Gerado Atonal-Texis Angel Barcenas Terran Borden Jessica Castro Robie Dunmeyer Emilio Gutierrez Brayan Hernandez Brian Huerta Damien Johnston Moses Marin Jovany Martinez John Mathews Mario Morales Isaak Ontiveros Ramiro Rodriguez Zachary Robertson Edgar Salazar Micah Sanders David Sudan Elijah Trevizo Luke Wilson