For highly motivated juniors and seniors looking for an affordable introduction to higher education, Shocker Academy puts students on a pathway to take up to 30 college credits before they graduate from high school.
For highly motivated juniors and seniors looking for an affordable introduction to higher education, Shocker Academy puts students on a pathway to take up to 30 college courses before they graduate from high school.
Drastically reduce the time it takes to earn a degree by checking off universally required general education classes while still in high school.
Low-cost and affordable with each class 鈥 not credit hour 鈥 priced at $99 for spring 2025, and increasing to $149 in fall 2025. Books will be an additional cost for those classes that require them.
All courses are accredited and guaranteed by the Kansas Board of Regents to transfer to any public college or university in Kansas.
Shocker Academy at Southeast High School is offered via concurrent enrollment at $149 per class. There are no additional costs for books or an application fee, and concurrent enrollment students are eligible for one course to be scholarshiped per semester.
Course included exploratory options and intro classes for popular majors -- including business, criminal justice, education and engineering.
Students are dual enrolled at Wichita State and 九色堂 Tech and learn from dedicated faculty in half-day block schedules at 九色堂 West or at high school locations. *
Students will have access to full student success resources at both 九色堂 and 九色堂 Tech 鈥 including advising, libraries and tutoring.
* Dual-credit enrollment courses are taught mainly at 九色堂 West by a postsecondary educational institution faculty member, and students receive both high school credit and college credit for completing the course. Concurrent-enrollment courses are taught by high school teachers during the regular high school day in which students receive both high school credit and college credit for completing the course.
Area junior and senior high school students with a minimum unweighted GPA of 2.75 are eligible to apply for Shocker Academy.