{"id":6359,"date":"2017-07-19T16:32:23","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T16:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/?p=6359"},"modified":"2017-07-19T16:34:47","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T16:34:47","slug":"recent-high-school-grads-prepare-for-college-during-summer-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/2017\/07\/recent-high-school-grads-prepare-for-college-during-summer-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent High School Grads Prepare for College During Summer Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Group-Photo-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Group Photo\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Group-Photo-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Group-Photo-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Group-Photo-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/>Twenty-five recent high school graduates are getting a taste of college life during the Summer Bridge program at Nash Community College.<\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6361\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_0126-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0126\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_0126-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_0126-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_0126-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>With classes held from 9:00 am \u2013 4:00 pm Mondays-Thursdays and 9:00 am -12:45 pm on Fridays\u200b,\u200b the program gives incoming freshman the opportunity to make a successful transition to college while\u00a0allowing students to earn four semester hours of college credit.<\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6363\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_0129-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0129\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_0129-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_0129-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_0129-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;Students enjoy seeing what Nash Community College has to offer, and parents like that they can save time and money as their students prepare for life beyond high school,\u201d Renee Martinez, Summer Bridge Program Coordinator, and Humanities instructor said.<\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6362\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_0128-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0128\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_0128-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_0128-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_0128-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe three-week program helps recent high school graduates adjust to the academic demands of college and to build relationships with their peers, instructors and staff. Program participants generally demonstrate improvement on placement test scores and an overall increase in comfort level of being on campus as they prepare to enter college in the fall,\u201d \u200bMartinez said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twenty-five recent high school graduates are getting a taste of college life during the Summer Bridge program at Nash Community College. 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