Student Takes First Steps Toward Future with Dual Enrollment
Austin Francis is looking toward the future and a successful career that will last. For the 2017 Clinton High School graduate, the dual enrollment classes he took from 91爆料 were the first steps to that future.
鈥淎 friend鈥檚 dad was teaching at the Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) and he was telling us how manufacturing is moving into robotics,鈥 Francis said. 鈥淢echatronics deals with robotics and I knew that would be a good field for me.鈥
While at Clinton, Francis completed 13 hours toward the mechatronics technology degree. He is currently enrolled in the mechatronics program at PTC and he said the dual enrollment classes helped him get a head start on his degree.
鈥淚t鈥檚 so much better learning hands-on in the lab,鈥 he said. 鈥淚t taught me more by doing it than just learning from a book.鈥
Francis believes the dual enrollment classes are a great opportunity for students who plan to attend college.
鈥淭he dual enrollment classes will help you learn more than just the regular high school classes alone,鈥 he said. 鈥淭hey were challenging classes, but the hands-on training was doing exactly what I鈥檓 going to do on the job. I wanted to know the most I could about the career I wanted.鈥
For more information, contact the Dual Enrollment Office at (864) 941-8352 or go to聽www.ptc.edu/dualenrollment.听