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CONTINUED SUCCESS OF THE ALGONQUIN “DUAL CREDIT” INITIATIVE
Submitted by Tracy Norris, Dual Credit Coordinator
Algonquin College is on track to break the record of 1000 Dual Credit students this year, with the summer program (Summer School Within a College) bringing us to this total. We would like to share one of our student’s inspirational success story with you. This is Amy’s story…
I am a high school student in Ottawa, named Amy Brown. In the fall of 2012 with the help of my high school counselor and the Dual Program at Algonquin, I became a Dual Credit student at Algonquin College. So basically at only seventeen, not only was I a high school student but I was a college student and began attending my first semester at Algonquin in the Cook Apprenticeship Program. I was integrated into classes with the other full time college students at the college and whenever I was not in class, I was busy working and applying my skills at my co-op placement as a cook in the Brookstreet Hotel. This whole experience was certainly challenging, but extremely rewarding, as I continued to earn high school credits to graduate, while completing my first semester in college.
I am pleased to say that I was successful at my co-op placement and in all of my college courses. I am fortunate that now once I graduate from high school this spring, all I need to complete to become a college graduate is my second semester. But my story gets even better. Before I return to school, I am going away to work in England, something I have always hoped to do. With the help of Scotia Personnel and the support of my college instructors, I have been hired to work as a cook in a hotel that the company and I have chosen together. Accommodations and food will be provided by my employer and I will also receive a salary for my work. This is truly a fantastic opportunity to learn and gain experience. For me, the dual credit program has been a great experience – filled with exciting learning, great support, friends and growing opportunity.