Enroll at JPEC to Prepare for the Career of Your Dreams
What if your student could graduate high school with a degree and a career path already mapped out? At Jackson Preparatory & Early College (JPEC), you don’t have to choose between college and a career: you can pursue both, completely tuition-free. Read on to learn about Michigan’s only whole school Early College program, one that starts students on the path to a real career before they ever leave high school.
Real Career Certifications
Starting in 11th grade, students can pursue vocational certification through the Jackson Area Career Center (JACC), which is conveniently located nearby making certification an accessible part of the JPEC experience. JACC programs run in focused, hands-on tracks that prepare students for real careers in high-demand fields. This pathway is tuition-free, credit-bearing, and designed to give students a meaningful head start on whatever comes next.
Early College at Jackson College
Beginning in 9th grade, through the JPEC Early College program, students take real college courses at Jackson College, on the same campus where they attend school every day. By graduation, students can earn up to 60 college credits or a full associate's degree, saving families an average of $73,000 in future college costs. Students earn transferable credits that can count toward a bachelor's degree at universities across Michigan.
Careers You Can Launch Straight Out of JPEC
Whether your student is drawn to the trades, healthcare, technology, education, or the arts, JPEC offers a personalized path that turns passion into a launchpad. Take a look at some of the career paths available through the JPEC and JACC partnership:
Army JROTC
Healthcare
Automotive Technology
Computer Information Technology: Networking & Cybersecurity
Skilled Trades
Culinary Arts
Cosmetology & Esthetics
Engineering & STEM
Law Enforcement
Welding
Whatever a student's passion may be, there's a pathway worth exploring. Interested in touring the facilities and learning more about the program offerings? JPEC 8th grade students have an opportunity to tour the facilities each Fall, and JPEC 10th grade students have an opportunity to tour each Spring. For more information, please contact our Counselor, Mrs. Jessica Yonnick, at [email protected]
If your 6th-12th grader is ready for something more than a traditional school experience, JPEC could be the place where everything clicks. Come see it for yourself. Schedule a tour at jacksonpec.org, or apply today and take the first step toward a future your student is ready for. Real learning starts with real connection. At JPEC, that connection starts now.
About Jackson Preparatory & Early College (JPEC)
As a public school academy for middle and high school students Jackson Preparatory & Early College (JPEC), Michigan’s only whole school Early College program with a middle school, offers 6th – 13th graders the opportunity to foster independence safely. Founded more than a decade ago and housed at Jackson College, JPEC offers access to world-class facilities which enables us to provide an excellent tuition-free education that includes credit-earning college courses and career-defining certifications. We value competency-based learning -- what you know how to do, not just what you know. Achieve an associate’s degree and a high school diploma simultaneously. Every student can succeed here. Enroll now. Find us at jacksonpec.org. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
