The Regional Alliance for Technical Education adopted a model helping all high school students achieve the goal of post-secondary education to prepare for the workforce demands of the 21 st Century. Community and Technical College course work taught at the college for college for credit free of tuition. Community College general education course work taught at the high school for credit free of tuition. Pre-University Course work grounded in the liberal arts, sciences, and mathematics focusing on preparing students to attend any college or university they aspire to attend.
Course work in the creative and performing arts.
Community College course work with dual credit or enrollment. A mixture of high school academic course work and technical classes. Business and industry members of the Alliance Consortium will quickly point out that the post secondary-going rate in this region is lower than it should be. This low level of post-secondary education has an impact of the quality of the workforce and our region s ability to recruit high paying jobs. The basis of the Alliance Secondary Model is a strong liberal arts education for all students through elementary, middle and early high school.