Career Pathways Academies

What is the Health Careers Academy?

Career Pathways Health Careers Academy is a one year partnership program between Genesee Valley Educational Partnership and Genesee Community College for highly motivated high school seniors interested in exploring the medical field as a career choice. In addition to earning 15 college credits, students investigate a multitude of health careers through job shadows and internships at a variety of related facilities.

I’m Accepted, How Do I Register?

• Register for the AM Batavia Health Academy
• Register for the PM Batavia Health Academy
• Register for the AM Dansville Health Academy
• Register for the PM Dansville Health Academy

What Else Should I Know?

• Students are responsible for payment of college tuition. Credit hour cost for academy students is 1/3 of the regular GCC tuition rate.
• Students will receive a GCC ID and have access to college facilities including: computer labs, athletic facilities, library databases, and GCC email
• Job Shadow Rotations are available in hospital departments.
• All lab coats, college textbooks, and materials for the classroom and Biology labs are supplied.
• Classrooms as well as job shadows and internships are hosted at a number of professional sites across the GLOW region.
• Jump start your college career with 15 college credits:
  • Fundamentals of Cell Biology
  • General Psychology
  • Health Career Planning
  • Medical Terminology
  • Responding to Emergencies

What is the Justice Academy?

Career Pathways Justice Academy is a one year partnership program between Genesee Valley Educational Partnership and Genesee Community college for highly motivated high school seniors interested in investigating careers in the legal field. In addition to earning 15 college credits, students explore multidisciplinary legal professions through job shadows and internships at a variety of law enforcement and legal facilities.

I’m Accepted, How Do I Register?

• Register for the AM Batavia Justice Academy
• Register for the PM Batavia Justice Academy

What Else Should I Know?

• Students are responsible for payment of college tuition.  Credit hour cost for academy students is currently 1/3 of the regular GCC tuition rate.
• Students will receive a GCC ID and have access to college facilities including: computer labs, athletic facilities, library databases, and GCC email
• Field trips including Monroe County Crime lab, Genesee County Sheriff’s Office and Court House, UB Law School, Hall of Justice, Federal Detention Center and full-access tour of Attica Prison.
• Job Shadows and Internships, including Genesee County Sheriff’s Office, Law Enforcement Agencies, Law Offices, Judges, Probation offices, and Courts.
• Jump start your college career with 15 college credits:
  • General Psychology
  • Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • Introduction to Legal Studies
  • Introductory Sociology
  • Public Speaking

What is the Sports Science Academy?

Career Pathways Sports Science Academy is a one year partnership program between Genesee Valley Educational Partnership (Mt. Morris Campus only) and Genesee Community College for highly motivated high school seniors interested in exploring the world of Sports Science as a career choice. In addition to earning 15 college credits, students will explore many technical or professional careers related to physiology, psychology, anatomy, biomechanics, biochemistry, bio kinetics while learning skills and professionalism required in the field.  Sports Science Academy students combine secondary education with collegiate education to achieve their long term goal of successful employment.

The Sports Science Academy program is targeted for high school seniors who have successfully maintained an 80 average for the first three years of high school.  Students should have exemplary attendance, demonstrate proficiency in reading and writing, and possess the responsibility required to work independently and in teams.

I’m Accepted, How Do I Register?

• Register for the AM Sports Science Academy
• Register for the PM Sports Science Academy

What Else Should I Know?

• Students are responsible for payment of college tuition. Credit hour cost for academy students is 1/3 of the regular GCC tuition rate.
• Students will receive a GCC ID and have access to college facilities including: computer labs, athletic facilities, library databases, and GCC email.
• The college course work combined with the hands on activities will allow students to gain valuable insight into the sports science career field.
• Students participate in job shadows and/or internships.
• Students explore the realities of working in the Sports Science Career environment.
• Students develop a network through job shadows and professional and college mentors.
• The program provides a unique opportunity to be academically challenged.
• The program has a multi-disciplinary design providing a sense of closure to their high school education and a direct transition to their next level of professional development into a specific sports science profession.
• The program provides work-based learning experiences that are focused and relevant and assist in creating a sports science career network.
• Business and community involvement is encouraged by extending the classroom beyond the traditional four walls.
• A foundation in accessing sports science information, problem solving, working in teams, communicating through oral and written expressions and professional behavior is provided.
• Self-motivated students who are able to master time management skills are ideal candidates.

Jump start your college career with 15 college credits:

• • Responding to Emergencies
  • Health Sciences Related to Coaching
  • Introduction to Physical Education
  • Introduction to Sports Management
  • Athletic Training

Genesee Community College Tech Wars is a competition for high school and middle school technology students in the GLOW (Genesee, Livingston, Orleans and Wyoming Counties) region organized by a committee of local teachers to bring technology alive. The goal is to allow students to take what they learn in their Technology classrooms and compete in a hands-on educational yet fun program. Hopefully this competition will boost the students’ interest in technology so they will enroll in additional related classes. Ultimately the imagination of some students may go beyond the classroom where they develop such a deep interest in Technology that they make a career of it. Some day these students may come back as a teacher or mentor of the technology students of the future. For more information visit the Tech Wars Website.

Virtual Business is a business designed for students to learn real-world business through hands-on work while facilitated by a teacher. Virtual Businesses conduct business with one another in a simulated environment using various forms of electronic communication such as internet, e-mail and phone. Although there is no actual transfer of goods or currency, students manage all the usual activities involved in operating a business such as conducting sales, sending orders, issuing invoices, maintaining financial records, paying employees, and filing taxes.

Every year all students come together on campus for a Professional Day and a Trade Fair.