School Counselor and Staff Resources
As a school counselor, we value you as a partner in helping students achieve the next steps in their educational goals. This page is dedicated to providing resources for school counselors and staff working with College Credit Plus and those looking to continue their education at Northwest State after high school. At any point, you are welcome to contact the Office of Admissions with questions.
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CCP Instructor Credentialing
Becoming an NSCC Dual Enrollment Instructor
Northwest State Community College is committed to ensuring all students have access to a high-quality and affordable education. This multifaceted academic mission spans approaches to education from remediation to acceleration. The College Credit Plus is an extension of the college’s commitment to accelerated pathways to degree completion.
Through College Credit Plus (Ohio’s high-school-in-college) program, NSCC, and districts are able to partner to offer courses and pathways for college-ready high school students on campus, and in the high schools.
In order to achieve the college’s multifaceted academic missions, high school teachers who meet the standards used for full and part-time faculty teaching on the main campus at NSCC may be qualified to teach select courses in their high schools. Those qualifications include institutional minimum qualifications.
Next Steps
Prepare the following items (you must submit these items to Sandra Manon, Administrative Assistant to the Vice President for Academics, smanon@northweststate.edu). A letter of recommendation or email from appropriate district personnel responsible for CCP process; A current professional or curriculum vitae/resume; PDF – Unofficial Undergraduate and Graduate Transcripts (official documents will be needed before classes can begin)
Minimum Qualifications
Our minimum qualifications framework requires faculty in general education coursework, programs, or disciplines to at minimum possess:
A Masters Degree in the Field from a Regionally Accredited Institution
Or a Masters Degree and a cohesive set of at least 18 semester credit hours of graduate work relevant to the discipline
Career and Technical Coursework, Programs, Disciplines should hold:
A bachelors degree, or combination of relevant education, training, and tested experience
After We Receive Your Application
We will review your submitted materials in the VPAs office and attach the credentialing form, to be sent to the appropriate Academic Division Dean. The Academic Division Dean will review, and where necessary discuss with Chairs, and approve or deny the application. Applications approved by the department will be sent back to the VPAs office for final review and approval.
Approved instructors, appropriate district personnel responsible for the CCP process, and the NSCC CCP Office accountable for scheduling will be notified by the VPAs office. As necessary, the Academic Dean will set up times for new faculty to work with mentoring full-time faculty or Chairs. During these meetings, faculty/Chairs may provide information on college course requirements, syllabi, assessment expectations, college policies, and the learning management system (State Regulations require CCP faculty to participate in a minimum of three hours of college-sponsored professional learning, and to conduct annual observation of instruction)
Denied instructors, appropriate district personnel responsible for CCP, and the NSCC CCP Office responsible for learner scheduling will be notified by the VPAs Office
Disclaimers
The subject matter of a course enrolled in under the college credit plus program may include mature subject matter or materials, including those of a graphic, explicit, violent, or sexual nature, that will not be modified based upon college credit plus enrollee participation regardless of where course instruction occurs. From highered.ohio.gov). The Academic Dean within the division evaluates relevant graduate course work, training, and tested experience of all faculty.
Frequently Asked Questions
Please refer to the Ohio Department of Education’s website for frequently asked questions about Ohio’ College Credit Plus program.
Post Graduation Resources
The Office of Admissions at NSCC wants to connect with your students. We recognize that it can be difficult to schedule traditional visits with the class schedule, events, delays, and more at the high school level. With this in mind, we have multiple ways to organize a connection with your students. Contact us today if you would be interested in any of the options below.
Office Hours
An admissions recruiter can come to your school and set aside time to meet with students in an office hour format. All we need is the space and we can take students one at a time to help them with their individual next steps in the NSCC admissions process.
Virtual Visits
Whether your students are in the building or in a remote learning experience, our admissions recruiters are available to do any of the options above through a virtual modality. Let us know if you would like to set up a classroom Zoom, individual Zoom appointments, a Google meet with your interested group, or any other ways that you have students virtually explore their college opportunities.
Classroom Visits
An admissions recruiter can schedule a time to come to your school and speak to a class in a specific subject area to address relevant programs offered. We can also come to classrooms and give a general overview of NSCC and the admissions process.
NSCC Admissions Information Session
An admissions recruiter can come to your school and do a traditional high school visit where students sign up to come meet with them. The admissions recruiter will do a general overview of NSCC and the admissions process in a formal or informal setting.
Contact Us
Ann Fether
Email: afether@northweststate.edu
419-267-1513
Territories: Serving CCP students from Fulton, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert, Mercer, and “Other” counties
Maddie Robinson
Email: mrobinson@northweststate.edu
419-267-1229
Territories: Serving CCP students from Henry, Williams, and Defiance counties