Looking to earn college credit while still in high school? Consider WCTC’s Dual Enrollment Academy. You can earn credits while exploring high-demand fields, including Tool and Die/CNC, Welding/Fabrication, Automation Systems (Robotics), IT Systems Specialist, Protective Services, Building Construction Trades or Hospitality Specialist areas. This program involves spending the majority of your school-day, both fall and spring semesters, at WCTC. You are required to provide your own safety equipment (e.g. shoes or goggles), school supplies and transportation to and from campus. After successfully completing the program, you’ll earn a WCTC certificate or diploma along with high school credits. Eligibility and timeline information can be viewed here.

Early College Credit Program

Early College Credit Program (ECCP) allows a student in grades 9-12 to apply to enroll in a UW System institution or a participating private/nonprofit institution of higher education (IHE), to take one or more courses up to 18 credits, for which the student may earn high school credit and post-secondary credit. Students must meet certain criteria. For more information about ECCP in the UW System, please click here. For more information about ECCP in the WAICU (Private Colleges & Universities), please click here. The deadline for submitting completed ECCP applications for Spring Semester 2025 is October 1, 2024. The deadline for submitting completed ECCP applications for Fall Semester 2025 is March 1, 2025.

Start College Now

Start College Now allows a student in grades 11-12  to apply to enroll in a Wisconsin Technical College, to take one or more courses up to 18 credits, for which the student may earn high school credit and post-secondary credit. Students must meet certain criteria. For more information on Start College Now, please click here. For information about Start College Now and Waukesha County Technical College please click here. The deadline for submitting completed Start College Now applications for Spring Semester 2025 is October 1, 2024. The deadline for submitting completed ECCP applications for Fall Semester 2025 is March 1, 2025. Students cannot be enrolled in both ECCP and Start College Now at the same time.