Jump Start Course Options
Is Jump Start for you?
If you would like to explore high demand careers while earning both high school and college credit, the answer is YES! Southeastern Community College is teaming with high-schools to offer programs enabling students like you to explore career possibilities, develop new skills, and gain insights into today's workplace and high-paying career fields
Check out the program you're most interested in, talk to your parents, and then check with your high school counselor to discuss the next steps.
Agriculture
Whether you're thinking about a degree in Agriculture Production or Precision Agriculture
- or just want to explore agricultural studies at the college level - these courses
can help you! Hands-on instruction insures that students are well-equipped with the
skills they need.
Classes are available at:
New London High School
Mediapolis High School
Central Lee High School
Wapello High School
Automotive Technology
In this academy you'll learn the basic skills needed to service and maintain today's
sophisticated autos. Program courses are aligned with the National Institute of Automotive
Service Excellence, the National Automotive Technician Education Foundation and Automotive
Service Excellence (ASE) standards.
Classes are available at:
Mount Pleasant High School
SCC West Burlington Campus
Construction Technology
The field of construction is broad and rewarding and students can get a jump start
on college, career, or apprenticeship by successfully completing courses in this academy
program. The Southeast Iowa Builder's Association is an active partner with area high
schools and SCC to provide input to this program, insuring a current curriculum meeting
the needs of local employers. Hands-on experience provides students with "real world"
learning.
Classes are available at:
Fort Madison High School
Mount Pleasant High School
Winfield-Mount Union High School
New London High School
Graphic Communication
Organizations, large and small, are looking for talented, skilled people in the pre-press/pre-media
field as graphic artists, web designers, production artists, or marketing specialists.
Courses in this academy will prepare you for numerous opportunities across a broad
range of visual communications careers.
Classes are available at:
SCC West Burlington Campus
Health Sciences
These academic courses give you a close-up view of the field of health. In your first
course, you'll learn the basic expectations of a heath care of classwork and assisting
with patient care. When you successfully complete this CNA course, you will be eligible
to take the Nurse Aid certification test.
Students must have a current physical, a Hepatitis B vaccination and are required
to purchase "scrubs".
Classes are available at:
New London High School
Fort Madison High School
Mount Pleasant High School
Keokuk High School
Burlington High School
Wapello High School
Winfield-Mount Union High School
SCC West Burlington Campus
Welding Tech
Welding is a skill necessary across multiple occupations in a variety of career paths.
Hands-on learning will equip students with valuable welding techniques and knowledge.
Classes are available at:
SCC West Burlington Campus
Fort Madison High School
WACO High School
Burlington High School
Mount Pleasant High School
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I started at a community college before earning a degree in Chemical Engineering, so I know what it takes to succeed.
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