Where every Bearcat graduates career, college and community ready
Career Academies are “schools within a school” tailored to different career interest areas. All ninth graders participate in Freshman Academy, a special learning environment for a smooth high school transition. At the end of ninth grade, all students declare a career-focused pathway, and in 10th grade, begin interest-based and experiential learning for their chosen pathway.
Career Academies students benefit from:
- Smaller learning communities
- Tailored coursework and experiential learning
- Career fairs and college visits
- Industry field trips
- Job shadowing
- Internship opportunities
Battle Creek Central High School Career Academies
Career Academies Student Experiences
By fostering collaborative partnerships between Battle Creek Central High School and the local business community, every Bearcat will graduate career, college and community ready! There are various offerings of student experiences that each Bearcat can explore:
- Career Exploration Fairs
- Career Panels & Guest Speakers
- Industry Tours
- Mock Interviews
- Job Shadowing
- Project-Based Learning
- Industry-Recognized Certification
- Pathway Mentors
- Academy Internship
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Capstone Experience
The BCCHS Health Care Simulation Lab
In the Health Care and Nursing pathways, Career Academies students have access to a new, state-of-the-art health care simulation lab. Here, students can experience hands-on learning with access to the equipment and experience that is typically found in real-life nursing and health care facilities only, including:
- A replica of an ambulance
- Stretchers, tables, and lifts
- “Practice patients” in the form of fully-articulated, high-fidelity medical dummies
The only one of its kind in the region, the lab is a state-approved training site for Certified Nursing Assistant and Emergency Medical Technician certification programs, right here at Battle Creek Central High School!
Experience the BCCHS Health Care Simulation Lab
BCCHS Career Academies Community Partners
Become a Career Academies Community Partner
An engaged community is the cornerstone of effective, powerful Career Academies at Battle Creek Central High School. Community partners are essential to helping students connect the academic world to careers available in their own community through an array of collaborative services.
Local employers will gain access to a new pool of local talent leaving high school ready to work, learn and grow. We hope you will consider joining us as a Career Academies community partner to shape the future of our graduates, your future workforce and our local economy. Learn more!
Contact
Sarah Kerry
Community Engagement Specialist
Goodwill Industries of Central Michigan’s Heartland
(269) 788-6500 ext. 2028