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Career and Technical Education
Dual Credit

Whatcom CTE Dual Credit Consortium
Memorandum of Agreement
Academic Year 2024-2025

The Whatcom CTE Dual Credit Consortium is a partnership of School Districts, Bellingham
Technical College, and Whatcom Community College that meets common regional needs by
preparing students to successfully advance from high school through postsecondary education
into the world of employment. Membership includes the following school district and college
partners: Bellingham, Blaine, Ferndale, Lynden, Lynden Christian, Meridian, Mount Baker, and
Nooksack Valley School Districts; Bellingham Technical College (BTC) and Whatcom
Community College (WCC).

CTE Dual Credit articulation agreements are designed to award college credit to students who
successfully complete articulated college level career and technical education courses and
programs while still in high school. RCW 28B.50.530 authorizes community and technical
colleges to establish agreements in collaboration with local school districts. Articulation
agreements define the criteria for equivalency and the granting of credit. The following
guidelines provide a framework and operational structure for colleges and school districts to
facilitate the implementation of articulation through direct transcription.

1. Purpose

The purpose of this Memorandum of Agreement is to enable students completing high school
career and technical education programs to earn college equivalent credit for courses taken as
part of their secondary education program. Each program covered under this agreement will
have an articulation agreement signed by the college and school district designees from each
participating institution. An articulation agreement is designed to provide students with a non-
duplicative, coherent, sequence of progressive achievement leading to technical skill
proficiency, a credential, a certificate, or a degree. Currently, transcription fees and college
credit awarded for approved courses is provided free of charge through BTC and/or WCC.

Provisions

Maintaining college standards is important to the overall strength of a dual credit course. In an
effort to prepare students who will be educationally competitive, the same rigorous college
standards will be applied to all dual credit courses irrespective of where or how the instruction
is delivered. These standards will be maintained through established articulation agreements
between participating high schools and colleges for each dual credit course. High school
faculty teaching the dual credit course(s) will provide instruction to support the competencies
listed in the articulation agreement.

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College Partners Will:

Establish the course requirements for college credit to be granted. Course
competencies identify the academic and technical skills for each course and may
include requirements such as term papers, portfolios, or industry certification exams.
Students must achieve a B (3.0) or better grade in the course, as well as successfully
complete all required competencies to qualify for college credit.

Identify the articulated course on the transcript as a regular college-level course. No
designation will be used to indicate the course was taken while the student was in high
school.

At the discretion of the college division program chair, a student failing to make
satisfactory progress in a college course or a college program of study may be required
to retake a college course for which the student had previously earned credit through
the high school CTE Dual Credit program.

Provide appropriate levels of program support and supervision to ensure effective
implementation of the CTE Dual Credit Program.

Identify primary college administrators to serve as liaison between college and
Consortium administration.

Ensure college faculty and staff involved in CTE Dual Credit articulations are
knowledgeable about the requirements for articulations and college credit.

Provide appropriate levels of communication and leadership to ensure positive staff
involvement in Consortium sponsored activities, including CTE Dual Credit program
articulations.

Provide financial and in-kind support to the partnership organization as agreed to
through this MOA.

District Partners Will:

Ensure all College CTE Dual Credit articulated courses are taught by instructors who
meet the WA State CTE teaching requirements and/or meet WCC and BTC
employment criteria pursuant to WAC 131-16-095 (2).

Ensure the high school program/courses meet the academic and technical standards
established for career and technical education (CTE) state approved programs.
Ensure that courses teach to the agreed upon competencies as established by the
signed articulation agreements between participating high schools and colleges.
Identify an administrative point of contact (principal/CTE director) to ensure instructor
compliance with the articulation agreement.

Ensure student compliance with college enrollment policy to avoid duplication of
courses and credits.

Ensure all participating teachers submit an updated course syllabus or other program
verification information to the CTE Dual Credit office by stated deadline.

Administrative Fee: For the academic year 2024-2025, the following District Partners agree
to fund $2,400 each for the administrative costs (salary & required benefits of a part-time
director and a part-time administrative assistant, marketing, and program/course support
materials): Blaine, Ferndale, Lynden, Lynden Christian, Meridian, Mount Baker, and Nooksack
Valley School Districts.

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For the academic year 2024-2025, Bellingham Schoo! District agrees to fund $3,200 for the
administrative costs (salary & required benefits of a part-time director and a part-time
administrative assistant, marketing, and program/course support materials).

Both college partners agree to fund $3,200 for the administrative costs associated with the
Consortium Agreement. In lieu of paying the annual Consortium Administrative Fee of $3,200,
BTC agrees to provide office space, office equipment, and miscellaneous office supplies for
the Consortium.

WCC agrees to fund $3,200 in support of marketing and the administrative costs (salary &
required benefits of a part-time director and a part-time administrative assistant, marketing,
and program/course support materials). Marketing costs incurred by WCC will be deducted
from WCC’s portion of annual administrative costs.

Students Served: The college and school district partners will make reasonable efforts to
ensure all student populations are aware of and served by the CTE Dual Credit program where
applicable.

Data Collection: All partners agree to assist in the collection of data concerning student
participation, student performance, and instructor participation in the CTE Dual Credit program.
Data will be used to determine the success of students who receive articulated credit during
high school and then transfer to college in the same or similar pathway program.

Agreement Revision/Renewal: As required by law, this agreement will be reviewed regularly
and approved annually by the lead administrators (college presidents and school district
superintendents or their designee) of the educational partners. (Perkins 2006, SEC. 3)

Credit Transfer: College credits, including those awarded through direct transcription, may or
may not transfer to four-year institutions or other colleges. It is the responsibility of the student
to consult with those institutions concerning specific credit transfer and admissions
requirements.

Agreement Termination: Individual school districts and/or college partners may terminate this
agreement without cause by giving 90 days written notice. If the college partner(s) terminate
participation in the CTE Dual Credit program, the college will continue to honor CTE Dual
Credit college credits for students currently enrolled in articulated courses at the secondary
school and registered to earn college credit at the end of the term.

Procedural Steps in the Agreement Process:

1. Students must be enrolled in an approved CTE Dual Credit articulated CTE course
or program of study.

2. Students must register for dual credit using the consortium’s registration process
and specified timeline.

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3. Students must register to earn credit at only one college when the same high school
course is articulated at multiple colleges within the consortium.

4. Participating high school instructors will use the consortium’s registration/grading
process to enter grades and verify student completion of articulated courses during
the specified timeline.

5. Students will receive college credit upon successful completion of the dual credit
course(s) with a grade “B” (3.0) or better.

6. Students may be required to submit an application and/or registration fee.

7. Participating colleges will post a grade to the transcript of students who have
successfully completed the registration process and met all course competencies.
Transcripts will be made available to students.

AUTHORIZING SIGNATURES
2024-2025

Agreement made for the academic year 2024-2025 between the following education partners:
Bellingham Technical College, Whatcom Community College and Bellingham, Blaine,
Ferndale, Lynden, Lynden Christian, Meridian, Mount Baker, and Nooksack Valley School
Districts.

Colleges

| [Chrctan’ Mimeln— 5/15/2024
Whaicom Community College President or Designee Date

Kathi H. Hiyane-Brown, Ed.D.

| Lock 5/3/2024
ellingham Technical College President or Designee Date

James Lemerond, Ed.D.

Blaine School District #503

Blaine School District Superintendent or Designee Date
Christopher Granger, Ed.D.

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