A Second Chance to Earn Your High School Diploma
How do you feel since you’ve dropped out of school? Many high school dropouts realize that getting a diploma is the key to moving ahead in life. The problem is, most of them figure it’s too late to do anything about it. Well, it’s not.

You can finally earn that diploma from your high school through The Gateway Program. The Gateway Program is a cooperative effort between Vanguard-Sentinel Career Centers, your former high school, and Terra State Community College. To qualify for the program, you must be 18-22 years old and have not attended high school for at least one year.

How It Works
First, you will take basic high school classes, like Math and Science, using the latest technology in one of Terra’s computer labs. You’ll work at your own pace on the computer to earn the credits your home school requires in order for you to graduate.

Second, you will also enroll in at least four introductory level classes at Terra State Community College that are taught by Terra instructors. Classes like Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning; Early Childhood Education; Industrial Electricity; Law Enforcement; and Plastics.

Gateway Program classes at Terra State Community College are offered from 8 am to 8 pm, so you can schedule classes around your work schedule.

A BONUS: You’ll earn college credit for those classes, which are tuition-free, while you earn your high school diploma. Who knows, maybe you’ll keep going and earn a college degree through Terra State Community College!

Apply Now!
Haven’t you waited long enough to earn that high school diploma? Just fill out the online application. If you have any questions, call The Gateway Program coordinator at Terra State Community College,
419-334-8400, Ext. 219.

Note: Vanguard-Sentinel Career Centers serve the following school districts: Bettsville, Clyde-Green Springs, Fostoria, Fostoria St. Wendelin, Fremont Ross, Fremont St. Joseph, Gibsonburg, Hopewell-Loudon, Lakota, Mohawk, New Riegel, Old Fort, Port Clinton, Seneca East, Tiffin Calvert,
This Could Be You
Here is what typically happens to high school dropouts:

1. They end up in prison -- 80% of American prisoners are high school dropouts

2. They earn less money -- dropouts earn an average of $6,415 less per year than high school graduates

3. They are more likely to be unemployed –studies show that nearly 30% of students who had dropped out of high school within the past 12 months were unemployed

4. They are more likely to –
     - Have health problems
     - Engage in criminal activities
     - Become dependent on welfare and other government        programs

5. They are a burden to taxpayers

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, North Central Regional Educational Laboratory

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