Running Start Program
2013 Parent Information Nights are April 30th and May 8th at 6:00 PM in Conference Room 185
509.527.4262 (Walla Walla) / 509.758.1718 (Clarkston)
Parent Information Night presentation
Running Start, a program created by the Washington State legislature, provides an opportunity for juniors and seniors in public high schools to enroll in courses at Walla Walla Community College. This program provides academically qualified students an opportunity to attend college courses and earn college credits, tuition-free, while completing high school graduation requirements. Home-schooled and private school students must enroll in a public high school to participate in this program.
WWCC Running Start Enrollment Checklist |
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Apply for admission online at www.wwcc.edu/apply |
Take the Compass Placement Test at WWCC. (View the test schedule online at www.wwcc.edu/testing.) WWCC strongly recommends you take all three sections of the Compass (reading, writing, and math). Bring a copy of your most recent high school transcript to the testing session to secure your math placement. |
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At the end of your Compass Placement Test session, a testing proctor will provide you with a Placement Card. Take your Placement Card to your high school Running Start official, or schedule an interview with a WWCC Running Start advisor, so that he/she might do further assessment. |
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Obtain a signed Quarterly Referral Form and an Enrollment Verification Form from your high school official and bring the completed forms to the WWCC Student Development Center. If you are under the age of 18, a parent/guardian must sign your Enrollment Verification Form. Schedule a Running Start Orientation session and an advising appointment in person. |
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Bring documentation, verifying low-income eligibility to your orientation/advising appointment. |
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Attend orientation and meet with a Running Start advisor to create an academic plan and arrange your classes. A Running Start Registration Clearance & Fee Responsibilities Form must be completed to pay for your tuition. |
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Register and pay any fees to the Business Office by the date listed (usually 10 days before the first day of the quarter) in the online e-schedule. |
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NEW Running Start students must sign-up in person for orientation and advising on or May 27th .
Students need to have taken the COMPASS placement test prior to sign-up and bring a completed RS Quarterly Referral and Enrollment Verification Form for fall quarter from their high school counselor or principal to the Student Development Center.
Tues. June 18th
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Wed. June 26th
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Tues. August 13th
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Wed. August 28th
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Thurs. September 5th
9:00 am - 1:00 pm


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