Two students from Hightstown High School, Brianna Eve Rapp and Nick Concepcion Jr., starred in MCCC’s student production of “Romeo and Juliet” in April 2015. They took dance and theater classes at Mercer as part of the college’s partnership with Mercer County Technical Schools. Ten additional programs of study will be offered for high school seniors starting this fall, bringing the total to 16. Photo by Robert Terrano.
In a continuing expansion of academic programs for Mercer County’s high school seniors, ten new areas of study in arts and communication are now available through a partnership between Mercer County Community College (MCCC) and Mercer County Technical Schools (MCTS).
The new programs are: Advertising Design, Communication, Entertainment Tech: Theatre, Entertainment Tech: Musical Production, Fashion/Apparel Design, Fashion Merchandising, Game Design, New Media and Journalism, Photography and Visual Arts.
This latest expansion more than doubles the areas of study now available to high school seniors. The other programs include TV/Radio Production, Criminal Justice, Culinary, Theatre/Dance, Fire Science, and Exercise Science.
The enrollment process begins when students are high school juniors. As they develop their schedules for their senior year, they can apply to participate in the Career Prep program, which typically includes four college classes – two in the fall and two in the spring. Then, as seniors they will complete their required high school classes in the morning and take transportation provided by the county to MCCC for afternoon classes.
Cooperative programs between MCCC and MCTS have been on the rise in recent years. The Mercer County Health Science Academy was established five years ago and a new STEM Academy (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) will begin in the fall and will be housed on MCCC’s West Windsor campus.
Each course is open to 10 to 15 seniors, who may apply online before August 15 to enroll in programs for the 2015-16 academic year. An adult family member should visit mcts.edu. (A green ‘Apply Online’ tab can be found on the right-hand side of the opening webpage.) Interested rising seniors should also contact the guidance counselor at their high schools.
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