When people ask me about the human services program at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, I tell them we prepare the helpers of the future. So many people’s career decisions
This fall, Elizabethtown CommÂunity and Technical College will roll out new eight-week class schedules. The initiative, called 8 Week Advantage, offers multiple advantages to students, from new high school graduates to working adults who are coming back to the classroom for the first time in a while.
8-Week Advantage reorganizes studentsâ schedules, so they can focus on fewer classes at a time. The fall and spring semesters will have two eight-week sessions. One eight-week session will be offered in the summer.
For example, during a traditional 16-week semester, a full-time student typically takes five three-credit-hour courses, earning a total of 15 credits. With 8-Week Advantage, that student will take two or three classes per eight-week session. The student will focus on fewer classes at a time and earn the same 15 credit hours. Over the course of the semester, the average time devoted to their classes will not change.
Central Hardin High School senior Katelyn Windell dreams of one day becoming a neonatal nurse practitioner and when she graduates this year, she will be well on her way.
Taking dual-credit classes through Elizabethtown ComÂmunÂity and Technical College and HarÂdin County Schools Early College and Career Center, WinÂdell is on her way to earn an associate in science and an associate in arts degrees this year.
âIt gives me a lot of comfort knowing that I have such a head-start on my education,â she said. âWhen I sit down and think about it, this head-start has really helped me. I have had a lot tougher classes and a heavier workload; however, I think this has prepared me for college and the workforce.â