Concurrent & Technical Credits

Advanced opportunities courses pertaining to Career and Technical Education are offered throughout grades 9th-12th, with capstone classes commencing in the 11th and 12th grade.  Currently, the West Ada CTE program in conjunction with the State of Idaho, offers students the option to enroll in concurrent credit courses or technical competency credit courses to offer students and opportunity to jump start their post-secondary career.

Concurrent credit courses are college-level undergraduate courses taken while enrolled in high school, on the high school campus.  A student who is enrolled in concurrent credit and successfully completes the course, will earn transcribed college credits for the college associated with the course.

Technical competency credits, in most cases, only apply to postsecondary technical programs.  Students will document proficiency in their skills and abilities, translating into technical college credits. For CTE high school programs that are SkillStack® aligned, students are given an opportunity to earn SkillStack badges.  To learn more about badging, visit the State of Idaho Career & Technical SkillStack® website

Fast Forward Program

The Fast Forward program provides every student who attends an Idaho public school with an allocation of $4,125.00 to use towards Advanced Opportunities, throughtout grades 7th-12th. The program was expanded by the Legislature in 2016 through the passing of Senate Bill 1292. 

Career and Technical Education (CTE) students can apply fast forward funding toward:

• Concurrent Credits

• Qualifying CTE Exams

How does the Fast Forward program benefit CTE?