Learning Opportunities Outside of NMSHS

BOULDERTEC

Are you interested in learning a trade? Or getting a head start on a career?

*Note: There are Career and Technical Education (CTE) classes also offered at NMSHS. View the NMSHS Course Catalog for a list of the different courses or ask your Counselor for more information.  Additional information can also be found on the BVSD CTE Website.

BoulderTEC Bell Schedule

COLLEGE BEFORE GRADUATION PROGRAM (PREVIOUSLY CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT) 

The College Before Graduation Program allows students to earn college and high school credits simultaneously. At NMSHS, this often means the opportunity to take courses at the CU Campus just down the hill or Front Range Community College. Students may significantly reduce their college expenses, increase the likelihood that they will complete college, and earn marketable workforce skills by taking college credit courses while in high school. BVSD offers a variety of ways for students to earn these free college credits.

Please view the BVSD College Before Graduation Website and BVSD Board Policies IGCD and IGCD-R for more details on the program, deadlines, and enrollment procedures as well as the tuition costs. Another resource is the Colorado Deptartment of Education (CDE) Website. All courses must be approved by the student's high school principal and counselor.

The Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation (TREP) program creates the opportunity for qualified students in an educator career pathway to concurrently enroll in postsecondary courses for the two years after the 12th grade year.

Visit the CDE website to learn more about the TREP Program State Guidelines.

Care Forward Colorado is revitalizing Colorado’s healthcare workforce through zero-cost, short-term training programs at community and technical colleges. In a year or less, trainees can learn skills to become a certified nursing assistant, emergency services professional, and many more professions that are desperately needed in Colorado’s healthcare facilities.

Starting in Fall 2022, students who enroll in one of the following healthcare certificate programs will have tuition, fees, and course materials covered as Care Forward Colorado funding allows. 

• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) 
• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) 
• Phlebotomy Technician 
• Pharmacy Technician 
• Medical Assistant 
• Dental Assistant

Visit the Care Forward Colorado Website for more information.

BVSD ONLINE

BVSD Online is a supplemental tuition-based program offering BVSD enrolled students opportunity to take one to two additional courses along with their regular full-time enrollment. This program is available to any high school student at NMSHS. Courses provide students an opportunity to either catch-up on missing courses, improve grades of D or F, or get ahead with additional courses.  The fees can be found on the BVSD Online Course Cost Website.

Note that the BVSD Online Program is not a school and is not available to students who are not enrolled at a BVSD school. If you're interested in taking online classes, please make an appointment to speak with your counselor about it. 

BVSD Online Overview Video - View this video for more information.

BOULDER UNIVERSAL ONLINE SCHOOL

Boulder Universal is an online school where enrolled students have access to courses online that meet the same graduation requirements as the brick and mortar schools courses do. Students follow a weekly deadline schedule.

BVSD SUMMER LEARNING

Students can enroll in the Boulder Valley Summer School Program to make up course deficiencies or to enrich their learning experience. Enrollment materials are available in May on the BVSD Summer Learning High School website.

BVSD ONLINE - SUMMER SEMESTER

During the summer, students have an opportunity to take classes through BVSD Online to either catch-up on missing courses, improve grades of D or F, or get ahead with additional courses.  The fees can be found on the BVSD Online Course Cost Website.