Registration is now open for the next session of Iowa College & Career Readiness Academy courses, which starts Monday, June 2.
The Iowa College & Career Readiness Academy, a program of the Iowa Department of Education's Bureau of Iowa College Aid, offers online courses designed for school counselors, teachers, administrators and others helping students attain postsecondary education in Iowa.
Courses available through the academy are tailored to Iowa college access professionals to improve effectiveness in preparing all students for education and training beyond high school. Iowa College & Career Readiness Academy courses are open to anyone working in the college access field.
The next course session, which runs from June 2 to July 27, includes two facilitated courses.
All courses aim to help schools and districts develop practices that lead to postsecondary success, ensuring all students—especially those from low-income backgrounds and first-generation students—have access to postsecondary opportunities. Participants learn to effectively prepare students for education beyond high school through on-the-job training, participation in Registered Apprenticeships, attainment of industry-recognized credentials and degree attainment from two-year and four-year colleges and universities.
More information about the academy and additional course offerings are available on the Department’s Iowa College & Career Readiness Academy webpage.
Summer course offerings include:
101: Foundations of College and Career Readiness in Iowa (2 credits)
Provides an overview of the current state of college and career readiness in Iowa for all participants; prerequisite for all other Iowa College & Career Readiness Academy courses.
Register for 101: Foundations of College and Career Readiness in Iowa
401: Planning and the District's Role in Creating a Student-Centered Career and Academic Plan (2 credits)
Targets the roles of district staff and administration in ICAP processes, including counseling, career planning, transitions, postsecondary opportunities, and issues of equity relative to special populations.
Register for 401: Planning and the District’s Role in Creating a Student-Centered Career and Academic Plan.