Rural High School Support
Our team is dedicated to connecting rural high school students to Career Technical Education (CTE) pathways.
FREE College Classes for High School Students
We are offering FREE college classes (including books) this fall term for current high school students grades 9-12 in our service district. This includes students from rural and non-rural high schools.
All of our classes will be offered in a complete online asynchronous format. Meaning that all the course work will be completed online through Canvas. Free fall classes will be 11-week college course that will run from March 30th to June 13th. Students must be registered by March 27th in order to participate in this opportunity.
The table below outlines the courses we are planning to offer for the summer. Students must register in the specific courses listed below with the unique CRNs listed below in order for the course to be FREE.
CRNs will be posted March 9th, but students are able to complete the application process now for Spring 2026 in preparation.
| CRN | Course Title | Instructor | Modality | Placement Assessment Required |
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BA101Z Introduction to Business | Karen Edwards | Online | No |
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HM120 Medical Terminology 1 | Celina Mesa | Online | No |
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HM121 Medical Terminology 2 | Celina Mesa | Online | Completion of HM120 with a grade of a C or better. |
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MTH105Z Math in Society | Frankie Hruzek | Online | Placement into WR115 (or higher), or completion of WR090 (or higher): and placement into MTH105Z (or higher). |
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MTH111Z Precalculus1: Functions | Matthew Keeling | Online | Placement into WR115 (or higher), or completion of WR090 (or higher): and placement into MTH111Z (or higher). |
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PSY104 Workplace Psychology | Arianna Stone | Online | No |
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WR121Z Academic Composition | Chris Semansky | Online | Placement into WR121Z; or completion of WR115 (or higher), with a grade of C or better. |
All high school students in Chemeketa’s service district are eligible to take advantage of this opportunity as long as all steps of the process are completed and have met the minimum placement assessment requirements outlined for each course. Homeschooled students registered with the Willamette ESD are also eligible to participate in this opportunity as well.
Interested in taking advantage of this opportunity? Get a head start by downloading the instructions below and completing all of the steps outlined in the instructions. This will prepare you for when the registration window opens up in May. Classes are filled on a first come, first serve basis.
Registration Instructions in English
Registration Instructions in Spanish
Services for Rural High Schools
Our team is federally funded through the Rural Post-Secondary Economic Development (RPED) Grant awarded to the college in 2024. This grant is dedicated to helping rural high school students engage and learn about CTE pathways through:
- Individual and group advising for CTE program exploration
- CTE dual credit registration
- Completing college admission and financial aid applications
- CTE high school workshops/presentations
- CTE guided tours
- Free CTE courses in the spring & summer
Who is Eligible?
Rural high schools through this grant in Chemeketa's district include:
- Amity
- Cascade
- Dayton
- Falls City
- Jefferson
- McMinnville
- North Marion
- ODE YCEP
- Perrydale
- Sheridan
- St. Paul
- Willamina
- Yamhill Carlton