
UC, Warren County School Districts Partner to Tackle Region s IT Talent Deficit
Students at five more Greater Cincinnati area high schools will have the opportunity to finish their first year of the University of Cincinnatis bachelors degree program in information technology by the time they complete high school.
UC College of Education, Criminal Justice & Human Services Dean Lawrence Johnson signed bilateral agreements with the superintendents of Kings Local Schools, Lebanon City Schools, Little Miami Local Schools, Springboro Community City Schools, and the Warren County Career Center on Monday. The agreements give high school students in each school system the opportunity to participate in Early College IT programs.
By beginning this process while in high school, students will enter college at a sophomore level and immediately be eligible for the co- op experience where they can earn an income that can be used to help pay for the remainder of college, said Kim Gambill, the Warren County Career Centers director of curriculum and student development. We are all so excited to help students get an early and meaningful start on their college experience responsibly while also working within our community to help fill the estimated 2,000 unfilled jobs in the region due to a lack of qualified candidates. It is clearly a win-win for all involved!
These agreements are similar to the Early College IT program UC partnered with Cincinnati Public Schools to create in September. Participants in the ECIT must take a combination of advanced-placement and college-level classes such as Computer Networking, Web Development and System administration. All classes must be completed with a C- or better to qualify for automatic acceptance to UC and sophomore status in UCs baccalaureate IT program.
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