The Sheboygan Area School District (SASD) and Lakeland University have signed on to continue a program allowing high schoolers to gain college credit.
Both parties have announced that a new agreement has been reached to keep the Lakeland Concurrent Academic Progress Program (CAPP) in place for local students.
Through the program, students can earn college credits simultaneously as they earn credits to graduate from high school.
The partnership officially launched in the fall of 2021 and saw record numbers during the most recent academic year.
In total, last school year, SASD students took 2,293 CAPP courses, earning 6,916 academic credits, which was valued at more than $3.1 million.
On this recent growth, Lakeland President Beth Borgen noted, “When you consider that in our pilot year, 94 students took 111 classes, the growth of this program has been incredible.”
SASD Superintendent Jake Konrath added, “This partnership exemplifies what is possible when schools and higher education institutions work together to remove barriers for students.”
The program also extends to SASD instructors, with 51 teachers taking 117 courses and earning 351 credits last year.
