Running Start is available to eligible 11th- and 12th-grade students. Students should work with their high school counselor and Bates Tech to determine eligibility and how Running Start courses will fit into their high school graduation plan.
Eligible Programs:
- Accounting
- Advanced Machining
- Applied Business Management
- Architectural Woodworking/Cabinet Making Technology
- Auto Body Rebuilding and Refinishing
- Automation and Mechatronics
- Automotive Technology
- Barber
- Biomedical Service Technician: Clinical Engineering
- Broadcasting/Video Production
- Carpentry
- Community Services and Public Safety
- Culinary Arts
- Cybersecurity
- Dental Assisting
- Dental Lab Technician
- Denturist
- Diesel and Heavy Equipment Technology
- Digital Media
- Early Childhood Education
- Electrical Construction
- Electrical Engineering Technology
- Electronic Equipment Service Technician
- Facilities Maintenance Engineer
- Fire Service
- Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology (HVAC)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Motorcycle and Marine Technology
- Occupational Therapy Assistant
- Phlebotomy
- Sheet Metal Technology
- Software Development
- Welding
Pre-requisite courses for the following programs: