Attendance is crucial for the students to succeed in Career Start, just as it is crucial for adults in the workplace. The following Career Start guidelines will be strictly enforced:

Career Start students are expected to attend every day of the Career Start calendar. Only five absences per semester will be excused. Excessive tardiness figures into each students’ absence count. Being tardy four times per semester is the equivalent of one unexcused absence. On the sixth absence, a student may be dropped from the Career Start program.  

If a school district is closed or on a two-hour delay due to weather, Career Start students and their families should use their best judgment to determine if their child should attend Career Start that day. Students should check D2L (DESIRE 2 LEARN) for messages from Career Start instructors. Weather-related absences will be excused for program purposes but may have a negative effect on a student’s grades if work is missed and not made up. 

Excused absences are those that are school-related. Examples of excused school-related absences are: state-mandated testing, athletics, college visits, school service days. Teacher workdays and parent-teacher conference days are not excused school-related absences. 

Questions about school-related absences should be directed to students’ high school Career Start counselor. Only the high school Career Start counselor may call Pikes Peak State College High School Programs to authorize a school-related absence. Illnesses are not considered an excused absence. Parents/guardians should not contact PPSC High School Programs to excuse a child's absence.

Inclement Weather Policy If a student’s school district is on delay:NO Career Start for that student.

If a student’s school district is closed: NO Career Start for that student.

If PPSC is on a 2-hour delay: NO Career Start.

If PPSC is closed: NO Career Start.

Career Start Flyer

Attendance and Code of Conduct

Career Start Entry-Level Competencies

Career Start Calendar

Career Start Student Info Web Page

Determining what specific credit is earned through Career Start varies from high school to high school. However, the academic credit guidelines were created by curriculum specialists and counselors for this specific purpose.

Many schools have their own application that needs to be completed. In addition to that, students will need to fill out the PPSC Online Application and the Career Start Applications.

Look at each program's descriptions and review the student's interest and abilities. Each program description explains what types of skills, interests, and possible careers that tie to that program. Discuss with your student their top Career Start choices and how they fit in with their educational and occupational goals. We encourage you to send Career Start candidates to an Career Start student visit day. During the visit, they'll get a chance to meet the instructor(s), review the curriculum, and get a glimpse of what the program can offer them. Also, it's a great chance for you to ask the instructor(s) and our High School Programs team as to the fit of your students.

Depending on the program, students have the opportunity to earn anywhere from 10 to 25 credit hours a year! The amount varies each year on how quickly and competently students pass through the curriculum. However, how much credit earned is dependent on the student. A certain grade and performance level is necessary for college credit. 

Check with the four-year colleges and universities to which your students may apply. The credit would be earned under Pikes Peak State College and many in-state schools have transfer agreements for our courses.

Dropping a course can impact students' participation in the program's remaining coursework and high school credit.  If considering a course drop, students should meet with their counselor and connect the the PPSC High School Programs office.  Each course has specific timelines for dropping and withdrawing from course which effect transcripts and costs.  If a student fully leaves Career Start, timing is a critical factor.  Please connect with the High School Programs team to determine how your students' departure impacts transcripts, course expenses, and contracted costs.

If a student is on the wait list for their first choice, that particular program has reached full capacity. Capacity is determined by room size, safety issues, and equipment availability. Students on a wait list for their first choice will be placed in their second choice if it is available. Students will be contacted by the High School Programs office if a seat becomes available in their first choice.

Each semester the High School Programs office needs a list of all your financially sponsored students (including their dates of birth) to ensure proper college coding and to screen in advance for holds.

If you are hosting a PPSC course on your high school campus, High School Programs will need a roster for the college course for registration purposes. Download the student list and roster template for an easy, fillable form to send to High School Programs.

Deadlines for Sponsored Student List and College Course Rosters:

Spring Semester due by November 18

Fall Semester due by March 24

Summer Semester due by March 24 - indicate either by email or on the form if the student is sponsored for Summer

Must be done each semester for each. This is not a payment plan, but a payment acknowledgment regardless of sponsorship. If we have an approved Concurrent Enrollment Agreement on file with your school district, we do not need a separate payment agreement from your student. If you would like High School Programs to review your school's or district's payment agreement to find out if PPSC can accept it, please send a blank copy to the High School Programs office.

Deadlines for Student Payment Agreements/ Concurrent Enrollment Agreements

Spring Semester due by February 1

Fall Semester due by September 1

Summer Semester due by June 1

Must be done each semester for each sponsored student's book purchases. Download the Barnes and Noble Textbook template for an easy-to-fill form that can be sent to the Barnes and Noble bookstore with a list of your sponsored students. If you are purchasing books on your student's behalf, please use the "Bulk Orders" tab on the same template. Send completed lists to Jessica at Barnes and Noble.

Deadlines for Sponsored Textbook Purchases

Spring Semester due by December 2 to Barnes and Noble

Fall Semester due by TBD

New students must create their own account to submit their application. Do not submit an application under another person's application account.

If you are helping your student apply, please be sure to create an application account for the student.

If using another person's computer to complete the admission application, please check that "Auto-Fill" is turned off to ensure you input your correct information. 

Select the earliest semester your student would like to attend. If your students decide later that they would like to attend an earlier semester, they must complete a new application. 

If your student has attended classes or applied within the past calendar year, your student is considered an active student and does not need to reapply. 

If you or your student get stuck with the application, view the troubleshooting and frequently asked questions document. If you need assistance completing the application, connect with a Pikes Peak State Recruiter. 

Students can register for PPSC courses via Navigate in their student portal. There are a few step-by-step guides are that are available to help guide students through this process. 

 Below is a chart on the various delivery methods your student may register for and what the tuition cost will be billed at. 

Delivery Method	Notes	Tuition Cost
Room Location	In-person: Student attends class in-person as scheduled	Face-to-face Tuition Rate
Virtual Remote	Remote Synchronous: Student must login to class on the scheduled day and time each week	Face-to-face Tuition Rate
H Section	Hybrid: Class meets half in-person during scheduled meeting time and day and the rest of the course is online	Face-to-face Tuition Rate
Hyflex	Student has the option to attend virtual synchronously or in-person at the scheduled meeting day and time	Face-to-face Tuition Rate
N or C Section PPSC Online or CCCOnline	Online only section	Online Tuition Rate

The student must self-identify to the ACCESSibility Services Office and they will be primarily responsible for self-advocacy and arranging accommodation for their college courses. Students will need to meet with the Accessibility office each semester. For more information about Accessibility Services, visit their website.

PPSC offers a variety of resources for students' success while they are enrolled in classes. Students can visit the Learning Commons for information on the library and tutoring services. Student Engagement hosts various clubs and activities for students to participate in as well as the opportunity for students to get their PPSC student ID.

Students may declare and/or change a program of study at any time during the term in which they are enrolled. Before submitting the form below to the Enrollment Services Office, students are strongly encouraged to meet with an academic advisor in the High School Programs Office to discuss the impact changing a course of study will have on an educational plan. 

Students must apply for graduation to receive their degree/certificate even if they do not plan to participate in the commencement ceremony. Applications are due by:

July 15 for Summer Semester

November 15 for Fall Semester

March 15 for Spring Semester

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects the privacy of student education records. Generally, Colleges must have written permission from a student to release information from their educational records; however, there are exceptions that permit Colleges to release information without a student’s consent. For more information, visit the FERPA website.