Located in Keenesburg, Weld Central is part of the Re-3 School District. Students are encouraged to earn tuition-free college credit while in high school through a variety of Guaranteed Transfer courses at their home campus. They can also earn college credits through Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses at the Aims Community College Ft. Lupton campus as well as online courses in any department that offers online learning at Aims. Earning concurrent enrollment credits allows students to get a head start on their secondary education at no cost.
Weld Central High School
Weld Central High School partners with Aims to offer students the opportunity to earn college credit in high school through Guaranteed Transfer and Career and Technical Education courses at the Aims Ft. Lupton campus.
"Concurrent Enrollment has allowed me to feel secure about my future while obtaining credits for college. I truly believe concurrent enrollment has given me the opportunity to save time and make things a bit easier for myself and my parents when it comes to financial needs. I have explored new themes of learning and gained wonderful memories along the way. It's been a great opportunity and I am glad I've got the chance to experience it."
--Jessenia Rodriguez, Weld Central High Concurrent Enrollment student
ENG 1021 - English Composition I: GT-CO1
Emphasizes the planning, writing, and revising of compositions, including the development of critical and logical thinking skills. This course includes a wide variety of compositions that stress analytical, evaluative, and persuasive/argumentative writing. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-CO1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
Credits
3
ENG 1022 - English Composition II: GT-CO2
Expands and refines the objectives of English Composition I. Emphasizes critical/logical thinking and reading, problem definition, research strategies, and writing analytical, evaluative, and/or argumentative compositions. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-CO2 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
Course Prerequisites
ENG 1021 with a grade of "C" or better
Credits
3
HIS 1210 - United States History to Reconstruction: GT-HI1
Explores trends within events, peoples--including Native American--groups, ideas, and institutions in North America and the United States to Reconstruction. This class focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening skills historians use while constructing knowledge and studying a diverse set of narratives through perspectives such gender, class, religion, and ethnicity. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
Credits
3
HIS 1220 - United States History Since the Civil War: GT-HI1
Explores trends within events, peoples, groups, ideas, and institutions since the American Civil War. This course focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening skills historians use while constructing knowledge and studying a diverse set of narratives through perspectives such as gender, class, religion, and ethnicity. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
Credits
3
MAT 1420 - College Trigonometry: GT-MA1
Explores trigonometric functions, their graphs, inverse functions and identities. Topics include: trigonometric equations, solutions of triangles, trigonometric form of complex numbers, and polar coordinates. This course provides essential skills for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) pathways. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-MA1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
Course Prerequisites
MAT 1340 with a grade of "C" or better
Credits
3
MAT 1340 - College Algebra: GT-MA1
Focuses on a variety of functions and the exploration of their graphs. Topics include: equations and inequalities, operations on functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, linear and non-linear systems, and an introduction to conic sections. This course provides essential skills for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) pathways. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-MA1 category. Course readiness is determined by review of high school transcripts, assessment, and/or meeting with an Aims Academic Advisor. Course is not repeatable for credit.
Credits
4
MAT 1260 - Introduction to Statistics: GT-MA1
Introduces descriptive and inferential statistics, with an emphasis on critical thinking and statistical literacy. Topics include methods of data collection, presentation and summarization, introduction to probability concepts and distributions, and statistical inference of one and two populations. This course uses real world data to illustrate applications of a practical nature. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-MA1 category. Course readiness is determined by review of high school transcripts, assessment, and/or meeting with an Aims Academic Advisor. Course is not repeatable for credit.
Credits
3