PAINESVILLE, Ohio — A new opportunity is coming soon for high school students in Northeast Ohio who want a head start on college credits \u2014 without leaving campus.<\/p>\n
Auburn Career Center and Lake Erie College are teaming up to launch Lake Erie College at Auburn, an on-campus College Credit Plus partnership set to begin in the 2026\u20132027 school year. <\/p>\n
The program will give students the chance to earn transferable college coursework while continuing their hands-on career and technical education at Auburn.<\/p>\n
The goal is to let students have the best of both worlds.<\/p>\n
Instead of choosing between college prep and career readiness, students can now enroll in college classes right where they\u2019re already learning career skills. <\/p>\n
Starting this fall, Lake Erie College at Auburn will be housed in the newly renovated Auburn Workforce and Innovation Center. The former auditorium is being transformed into a professional learning space with three dedicated classrooms designed for college-level instruction. <\/p>\n
Renovations are planned for summer so the space will be ready when classes begin.<\/p>\n
Students will have flexibility in how they participate. They may enroll in a single college course or take a fuller college schedule. Courses will be offered in 50-minute blocks twice per day.<\/p>\n
During its first year, the program will offer a slate of foundational college courses that meet Ohio\u2019s College Credit Plus requirements. Planned offerings include College Writing I and II, Pre-Calculus I and II, Public Speaking and General Psychology.<\/p>\n