Easton High School and St. Michaels High School recently graduated 328 students. Students earned $9,516,598 in scholarships, a 9% increase from last year. 83% of the graduates will be attending a two or four year college; 6% will enter the military and 11% will enter the work force.
As many students leave to further their education, they take with them credits already earned through the TCPS dual enrollment program in partnership with Chesapeake College. A total of 66 students in the Class of 2014 earned 453 credits. One student earned both a high school diploma from TCPS and an Associates Degree from Chesapeake College – and will attend the University of Maryland at College Park in the fall. Talbot students have been accepted to a variety of institutions from New England to the Carolinas, to as far south as Texas and Florida and USC on the west coast.
Military branches chosen included the Army, Marines, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine. One student received a $350,000 scholarship to the US Merchant Marine Academy. Nine NJROTC students entered the military; one received a scholarship valued at $200,000. All NJROTC students who enlist and remain on active duty for at least three years receive 36 months of full paid tuition to a college or university of their choice, accompanied by a housing allowance.
194 students graduated from Career and Technology programs, formerly known as Vocational Education programs. Of these 194 students, more than half of them also met the requirements for admissions to the University of Maryland. Five of the TCPS Career and Technology programs are nationally certified, which allow graduates to receive credits toward the associated degree program at colleges and technical schools. Ninety-four students met the requirements for earning college credits because of their work in Culinary Arts, Automotive Technology, PreEngineering, Biomedical Sciences, Teacher Academy of Maryland, Business Management, and Interactive Media Production.
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