Adults 18 years of age or older and not enrolled in a secondary school may be admitted to workforce development and continuing education classes. A minor, age 16 and 17, may enroll in workforce development, continuing education, transitional studies, and personal interest course sections at SCC subject to the following:
- Minors shall not displace adults.
- Minors shall pay the registration fees associated with the course section except for cases where they meet eligibility requirements for a fee waiver or financial assistance.
- If the minor is enrolled in high school, the following restrictions apply:
- Colleges shall not designate continuing education course sections taken by the high school student to provide partial or full credit towards meeting high school graduation requirements.
- Colleges shall not offer continuing education course sections that are specifically scheduled for high school students except course sections that are part of an approved Workforce Development Continuing Education Career and College Promise Pathway (1D SBCCC 300.4 (c)(1)(D)).
The provisions within statute and code provide the college the ability to effectively respond to workforce development or short-term training needs impacting minors, age 16 or 17, whether through the high school directly (juniors and seniors within an approved Workforce Continuing Education Career and College Promise Pathway) or within the community broadly.
Students registering for a workforce development or continuing education class will complete a registration form, pay a registration fee, and sign the receipt roster (Procedure 3.01.09). Minors, 16 and 17 years old, enrolling in transitional studies classes must officially withdraw from public school, obtain a Minor Applicant form from appropriate public school personnel, and attend a required pre-enrollment meeting with the SCC Transitional Studies Recruiter/HSE examiner. Both student and parent/legal guardian must be in attendance.
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