Reply #5: Every Vocational School in the US [View All]

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is required to meet the same general education requirements as a non-vocational school. When I was a junior, because of my shop assignment, my academic group was in the lower third of four tiers.

I wasn't happy. I talked to the guidance director about my academic concerns and he was able to move me into the top tier academic group, where I flourished.

When I applied to college several of my shop-related material was considered above college prep level.

I did trig and calc from Freshman year on in Related Math
My CNC programming language was accepted as a foreign language credit

As for community college, you get out of it what you put in. I chose community college for economic reasons, received my associate of arts degree in Elementary Education, then transferred as a Junior into a 4 year school and finished my Bachelors work.

Since you can't go back in time and change your high school experience, you can change your future prospects. Go to community college. Challenge your professors to challenge you. Do your best regardless of the environment.

And you will succeed.