Their experiences in the program help them to make career choices. Participating students get ahead start on a degree or certificate program. Students who participate in WATC p rograms earn concurrent high school and college credit. Some finish high school with as many as 40 college hours. Students learn marketable skills that prepare them to enter the workforce upon high school graduation.
Most students complete certification requirements in their chosen area.
And, WATC classes are free to students. The University Center is designed so that Westark College provides the freshman and sophomore courses, and various universities invited to participate provide the junior, senior, and graduate courses leading to specific bachelor's and master's degrees . Registration, financial aid arrangements, textbooks, and other student services are processed through Westark. All classes are held on the Westark campus. Application forms may be obtained in the Admission and School Relations Office in Fullerton Union or the offices for the participating universities in the Math-Science Building.