Ventura COHS Success
Story
With Library’s
Support, 52-year-old Mom of Four Overcomes Obstacles to Finally Earn Her High
School Diploma
Venco Library News: 9.13.2018 by Scribbles
Ventura
County Library’s Career Online
High School program helps adult student improve her family’s life.
Tammy
Marquez always wanted to earn her high school diploma, but she was worried that
reaching her fifties meant it was too late to achieve this educational
milestone. Early motherhood caused her to drop out of high school in her teens,
but Tammy knew that was no excuse to stop her education, especially since her
family had grown by three more boys since then. Once her eldest son reached the
age of 20, Tammy was motivated to consider non-traditional options so she could
be a role model for her children.
Several
years later when she learned that Ventura
County Library offered Career Online High School to residents 19-years-old
and older, Tammy knew this was the way to pick up where she left off. The
accredited program enables students to earn their high school diploma — not a
GED — while gaining real-world career skills along with a career certificate,
all in 18 months or less. The only requirement for residents to enter the
program is complete a 15-question online self-assessment, participate via an
in-person interview and then pass a 2-week pre-requisite course with a grade of
70% of higher. READ MORE >>
To
be considered for the COHS program, applicants must:
* Be an adult aged 19 or older
* Be a resident of Ventura County Library
service area
* Have a library account in good standing
(or
be willing to get a Ventura County Library card)
* Have successfully completed an online
self-assessment and a two-week
prerequisite course, followed by an in-person
interview
