Early College: Earn Concurrent Credit
Metro partners with UA-Pulaski Technical College, ASU Beebe, Northwest Arkansas Community College, and Baptist Health College Little Rock to offer concurrent college credit for most courses students take at Metro. This allows students to earn college credit--at no charge to them--while taking their courses at Metro.
Metro has aligned most +12 career pathways to college certificate programs to allow students to graduate high school with a college Certificate of Proficiency.
To see a list of concurrent credit courses offered at Metro, click here.
The slideshow at left gives more details about early college at Metro, including how to enroll.
Certificate Programs:
CULINARY ARTS:
Basic Food Preparation, CP [12 credits]
NETWORKING & CYBERSECURITY:
Cybersecurity, CP [13 credits]
Computer Information Systems, CP [11 credits]
AUTOMATION & INDUSTRIAL TECH:
Electrical Systems, CP [16 credits]
MEDICAL ASSISTANT (CCMA):
Health Information Technology , CP
[9 credits]
To Enroll...
STEP ONE: Qualify. Verify with your teacher you have qualifying GPA & test scores.
STEP TWO: Complete Online Application
(Hand-out: Steps to complete application)
STEP THREE: Complete Enrollment Form Return signed form to teacher (must have parent signature & social security number).
Certificate Programs:
AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES:
Automotive Technology, CP [18 credits]
CRIMINAL JUSTICE:
Law Enforcement, CP [9 credits]
To Enroll...
STEP ONE: Qualify. Verify with your teacher you have qualifying GPA. There are no minimum ACT or Accuplacer test scores required, but you must have test scores on file.
STEP TWO: Complete Online Application
STEP THREE: Complete Enrollment Form Return signed form to teacher (must have parent signature & social security number).
Hand-Out: Step-by-step Directions
CONSTRUCTION TRADES:
Construction Technology, CP [18 credits*]
*The degree plan includes 3 general education hours in math. Students must take the general ed. course through their high school.
To Enroll...
STEP ONE: Qualify. Verify with your teacher you have qualifying GPA ant test scores.
STEP TWO: Complete Online Application Be sure to read directions before you start.
STEP THREE: Complete Class Registration Form. Return signed form to teacher (must have parent signature & social security number).
College Degree:
PRACTICAL NURSING (LPN)
Practical Nursing (PN)
Students who earn the PN degree sit for the NCLEX-LPN to become a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).
To Enroll...
Metro selects a maximum sixteen (16) students each year for the Practical Nursing (LPN) Pathway through a competitive application process. Visit the LPN page to learn more.