High School Enrollment Information 2007 - 2008
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Kansas City, Kansas Area Technical School
2220 North 59th Street - Kansas City, Kansas 66104
913-627-4100
 

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Only Kansas high school seniors are eligible for enrollment in these programs. Attend ATS half a day and your high school half a day (dual-enrollment). Approval by the home high school and ATS is required.

 

High school seniors while receiving high school credit, and also enrolled at ATS  get a head start in completing a postsecondary skill training program leading to employment or additional education.

 

Potential students should begin talking to the home high school counselor about ATS enrollment as underclassmen. Applications are submitted by the home high school to ATS by March of the junior year.

 

Attendance, attitude, grades and recommended reading and math levels are all evaluated as there are a limited number of high school openings at ATS which are distributed among nearly 15 schools in the area.

 

No tuition is charged  to the student during high school. The home high school pays HS tuition while students are dual-enrolled. Some programs have fees which are listed in the course description.

CLASS SCHEDULES
HS enrollment at ATS is offered in 4-credit blocks unless noted otherwise.
Most 4-credit classes meet 7:30 - 10:35 am or 11:20 am - 2:15 pm, however:

  • 4-credit Professional Cooking meets 7:30 - 10:35 am only.

  • 5-credit Professional Cooking meets 7:30 am - 12:15 pm.
  • Heating/Refrigeration meets 7:30 - 10:35 am only.
  • Cosmetology is a 6-credit class which meets 9:30 am - 3:00 pm only.
  • 5-credit Admin. Assistant, Accounting and Office Assistant meet 9:30 am - 2:15 pm.
  • 2-credit Health Careers meets 7:30 - 10:35 am or 11:20 am - 2:15 pm for one semester only.

PROGRAM COMPLETION
Health Careers students are scheduled at ATS enough clock hours to complete training during their senior year depending on attendance and class performance.

To complete other programs, graduating seniors must return to ATS after high school as full-time postsecondary students for 14 weeks to 7 months of training to be fully employable and receive college transfer credit.
Students only pay tuition for postsecondary training, currently $1.65 per clock hour. Subject to change 7/1/07

  • 4-credit HS students are scheduled at ATS enough hours to receive a maximum of 500 clock hours of postsecondary standing in one school year toward program completion (depending on attendance and class performance). To complete requirements and receive a certificate, they must return as full-time postsecondary students: • For 900-hour programs - Approx. 14 weeks• For 1080-hour Welding - Approx. 5 months • For 1290-hour programs - Approx. 7 months
  • 5-credit HS students are scheduled at ATS enough hours to receive a maximum of 720 clock hours of postsecondary standing in one school year toward program completion (depending on attendance and class performance). To complete the certificate requirements, they must return as full-time post secondary students: • For 900-hour programs - Approx. 5 weeks • For 1290-hour programs - Approx. 5 months
  • HS Cosmetology students (6-credit) receive a maximum of 850 clock hours (depending on attendance and class performance) and must return for approximately 4 months of postsecondary training.

COLLEGE CREDIT Students successfully completing a full ATS program and granted a certificate are deemed employable and may also receive college transfer credit. KCKCC and Donnelly College will transfer from 20 - 43 hours of college credit toward an Associate Degree to an ATS graduate depending on the length of the ATS program. Other colleges may also grant transfer credit.

ENROLLMENT -- HS juniors dual enroll through their high school counselor before March 1 to attend ATS during their senior year.