1. High school teachers apply to teach the College course(s); Fast Forward courses are taught as part of the regular teaching load during normal school hours.
Teachers must demonstrate that they meet selection criteria that have been established by the relevant BCC academic department. Fast Forward and the sponsoring BCC academic department select and prepare high school teachers to teach the BCC course available through Fast Forward. Teachers teach the college course as part of their regular teaching load during the normal school day.
Fast Forward courses are run in the Fall and/or Spring semesters. Fall semester begins at the start of high school (September) and ends after Regents week (3rd week in January). Spring semester begins at the end of January/beginning of February and ends the last day of high school (June).
Click here to view teacher qualification requirements for each Fast Forward course.
2. Continuous support provided to Fast Forward teachers at no additional cost to teachers or schools.
With input from Fast Forward teachers, the BCC Department Chair for each teacher cohort plans and delivers ongoing discipline-specific workshops for Fast Forward teachers. Teachers are required to participate in the workshops for their entire tenure with Fast Forward. BCC faculty also mentor teachers through email, phone conversations, and classroom visits.
The Fast Forward Center works with new instructors to train them on relevant information before starting, and holds an annual Professional Development Event each August for all Fast Forward instructors and BCC Department Chairs.
3. The Fast Forward course is a Broome Community College course.
All courses offered through Fast Forward are actual Broome Community College courses. These courses have all been approved for degree credit through the regular Broome Community College processes.
Because the courses are Broome Community College courses, Fast Forward courses use the same or comparable texts as are used on the college campus. Fast Forward teachers also use the same or similar syllabi (adapted to high school schedules) and the same or similar assessments and pedagogy as are used in the on-campus courses. Fast Forward teachers will coordinate the approval of syllabi each year with their BCC Department Chair.
4. Dual credit earned by students.
High school students enrolled in BCC courses through Fast Forward earn both high school and Broome Community College credit. They are registered at BCC; grades and credits earned are recorded on official BCC transcripts as well as on their high school transcripts.
5. Student qualification requirements.
Students must be high school juniors or seniors who meet the class rank, GPA, and/or other requirements stipulated by the BCC academic department sponsoring the Fast Forward course.
Please see the Fast Forward website’s Course Offerings link for specific course requirements.
6. Costs.
In 2009/2010, the charges for Fast Forward courses is:
| NYS Resident with residency certificate | NYS Resident without residency certificate | Out of State Student |
Tuition | $46/credit hour | $92/credit hour | $92/credit hour |
Student Activity Fee | $8/credit hour | $8/credit hour | $8/credit hour |
Total Cost For: |
3 credit course | $162 | $300 | $300 |
4 credit course | $216 | $400 | $400 |
As required by law, Broome Community College is allowed to charge NYS residents 1/3 of the tuition rate.
7. Benefits to students, teachers, and schools.
Click here for a list of participating schools. Responses to surveys and institutional data collected at Broome Community College indicate that Fast Forward effectively prepares students for college, re-energizes teachers, and strengthens schools’ curricula.
8. BCC credits earned through Fast Forward are recognized coast to coast.
Our most recent data shows that nearly 80% of Fast Forward students were awarded transfer credit that counted towards degree completion.
- CU (Course transferred and Used)=Course could be transferred and used to meet program requirements thus shortening my time to graduation.
- CNU (Course transferred but not Used)=Course could be transferred but not used to meet program requirements (time to graduation not shortened)
- P (Prerequisite only)=No credit transferred but course satisfied a prerequisite.
- GP (General Preparation only)=No credit transferred but course prepared me generally for college.
- NU (Not Used at all)=No credit transferred/no prerequisites met/course did not prepare me any more than I was otherwise already prepared.
