Interested in Willamette Career Academy?

Uncover your best possible future.

We are currently preparing for student forecasting for the 2024-25 school year! the trade opportunities we offer are in Cosmetology, Diesel Technology, Health Services, Manufacturing and pre-engineering, Construction Trades, and IT/Computer Science, and our new Dental Science program!

WCA Registration Guidelines

  • Participating School Partnership

    To be eligible to attend the Willamette Career Academy students must be from a participating partner school district.

    If there is interest in attending the WCA, but student is not from a participating school district please contact the WCA for more information.

    Find participating school districts here

  • Fill out the WCA Student Interest Form

    It is important for the student to fill out the online WCA Student Interest Form. Once the WCA receives your online application, our counselor communicates to the students High School counselor about the students interest.

    Students are encouraged to complete the online interest form and consult with their school counselor about attending the WCA.

    WCA Student inerest form here

  • Spring Time Selections

    Schools begin their student selection process for the WCA, starting February to June of the school year.

    School counselors send the WCA Counselor and Registrar an official list of the students they have selected from their school district to attend the WCA.

    The WCA does not select or choose which students attend the WCA. It is the partner school district’s responsibility to select their group of students.

  • Registration vs. Student Interest Form

    The registration process is separate from the WCA Student Interest Form.

    The WCA Student Interest Form is for initiating the process of selection for our WCA records, and for the WCA to notify the school districts.

    The registration packet is then sent/given to students/parents who were selected and approved by the school counselor/admin to attend the WCA.

FAQ’s

Frequently Asked Questions about the WCA

  • Students do not have to pay any fees to attend the program. Instead, the WCA charges the students' home school district for the students who attend the program.

    The only costs that students may have to pay are minimal fees for certification exams or college credit courses offered by a local community college.

  • Students may earn CTE elective credit through our program. Core academic applied credit in areas such as nath or science may also be earned by students who meet required standards. these credits vary by program. The partner school district counselor is the person that decides how the WCA credits are applied on students transcripts. Students can earn up to 3 credits per year.

  • The WCA does not manage, schedule or coordinate transportation for students. It is the responsibility of each of our partner school districts to manage, schedule and coordinate student bus transportation to the WCA. It is a part of their partnership contract with the WCA to provide transportation to the WCA.

  • Programs at the WCA are built to be completed in two years.

    Students attend 5 days a week, during the regular school schedule programming. Our school year calendar follows our partner districts calendars closely.

    Students attend half day at the WCA and half day at their sending school. Students may attend either in the Morning session or the Afternoon session depending which program they are participating.

  • The WCA is open to students entering 11th (Junior) and 12th (Senior) grades. In some cases, seniors may attend WCA for one year as first-year students. Juniors may attend for up to two years.