Increasing the Number of Technical Experiences in a Comprehensive High School Lead to an Increase in Dual Enrollment at the Community College

This 9-page unpublished paper, provided by Northwestern Connecticut Community College (NCCC), discusses the impact of NCCC's grant project that aimed to increase "student interest and capability to enter STEM programs and technical careers by building a pipeline from middle school to high school, on to college and into the workforce." For the project, NCCC partnered with Torrington High School to provide teachers with support and professional development training, externships in industry, and materials and funds needed to implement technical lessons into classroom instruction. The paper goes into detail on the project and its results, describing the impact it had on teachers, students, and curriculum development at Torrington High School. Included are excerpts from interviews with high school teachers that participated in the project.

Classroom materials developed as a part of the project are available to view separately.