For kids, in 3rd grade. In JumpStart Adventures 3rd Grade, you help Android XL2 (or Botley) as you travel around Mystery Mountain to find clues that will help you rescue Botley's robot friends who were sent back in time by Polly Spark, the bratty daughter of Professor Spark, before she turns history upside-down! KnowledgeLand is a game released by Knowledge Adventure in the fall of 1996. It was included as a bonus disc with the original 1996 releases of JumpStart Adventures 3rd Grade: Mystery Mountain and JumpStart Adventures 4th Grade: Haunted Island. It is not explicitly labeled as a JumpStart game, but contains demos for JumpStart games. JumpStart Adventures 3rd Grade: Mystery Mountain is a video game released in 1996 by Knowledge Adventure. This game mainly uses Hanna-Barbera (heavily) and Premiere Edition Volume 1 sound effects, alongside minor selections from Edge Edition Volume 1, Series 6000, Series 4000, and the Foley Sound Library. Cartoon Ding 3 H-B HIT, CARTOON - HOLLOW.

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A partnership between HCPSS and Howard Community College to expand options for students to gain college credits, explore possible careers, or earn an associate degree.

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Expanding options for students to develop skills, earn college credits, and become college and career ready.

The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) is pleased to provide several options for students to take advantage of dual enrollment with Howard Community College (HCC). These programs are designed to give students a jump on their college education and prepare them for a career by earning industry certifications.

Students at every high school can earn college credit this fall through the JumpStart program, a partnership between HCPSS and Howard Community College (HCC). In addition to selected courses offered at HCPSS schools, many introductory and advanced courses in the arts and humanities, business, and social sciences, math, world languages, science and technology may be taken at HCC. More than 100 of these fulfill high school graduation requirements.

Course and Program Options

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JumpStart consists of two primary groupings: a flexible option for high school students of any grade level and a structured option for rising 9th and 10th graders who are able to plan ahead and commit to an accelerated program of study.

Flexible

Explore careers and interests, gain exposure to college coursework, and increase college success. Take one or more classes per semester, at your high school or on the Howard Community College (HCC) campus, with the option to attend HCC full time during your senior year.

High School-Based
College Credit

Take HCC courses, taught by college-qualified HCPSS faculty, while earning college credit and meeting high school graduation requirements.

Access all of HCC’s campus-based resources.

Who? All HCPSS high school students.

Where? Classes are taught at all high schools and vary by location. For more information about offerings at your high school, please contact your high school counselor.

HCC Campus-Based
College Credit

Take one or more college courses at HCC and earn credits toward your college degree. Some credits may also count toward high school graduation.

During senior year, you may be eligible to enroll at HCC as a full-time student. Talk to your school counselor for more information.

Who? All HCPSS students in 11th and 12th grade. Admission for eighth to 10th grade students will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Where? HCC.

Structured

Get on the fast track for advanced education by making the commitment to an Early College program starting in ninth or 10th grade. These programs combine high school-based and HCC campus-based dual credit for a structured pathway to high school graduation.

These structured programs are suggested progressions which represent the most direct route for certain programs at certain institutions, but students’ individual course selections may differ due to their readiness, goals, or interests. Many structured programs available at OMHS and RHHS can be completed by students at other high schools if the student is willing to take the majority of their courses on HCC’s campus. Consult your school counselor and/or HCC advisor before making your course selections.

Early College 30 Credit

Choose from associate degree track programs in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics), cybersecurity, computer science, criminal justice, entrepreneurship, general studies, secondary teaching, public health or health sciences.

Graduate from high school with 30 college credits or more.

Complete your associate degree at HCC within one year of high school graduation, or transfer credits to another higher education institution.

Access all of HCC’s campus-based resources.

Who? Rising ninth or 10th grade students who can commit to an accelerated program of study.

Where? River Hill High School, Oakland Mills High School, and in cybersecurity at the ARL. Structured programs are also available at all high schools when students take all HCC-based courses.

Early College 60 Credit
(Associate Degree)

Earn an Associate of Arts (AA) degree in general studies from HCC, while earning your high school diploma.

Graduate from high school with up to 60 college credits

Transfer college credits to complete a bachelor’s degree

Access all of HCC’s campus-based resources.

Who? Rising ninth grade students who can commit to an accelerated program of study.

Where? Oakland Mills High School and River Hill High School offer the Early College 60 Credit program with a combination of HCPSS and HCC-based courses. The Early College 60 Credit program is also available at all high schools when students take all HCC-based courses.

Compare the four program alternatives, experiences and opportunities each provide. Courses taught at HCPSS have all the rigor of the college course. Courses taught at HCC utilize collegiate labs and resources.

Where’s Your Class?	Earn College Credit?	Earn AA Degree?	Eligibility in Grade?
High School-Based College Credit	HCPSS	Yes	No	9–12
HCC Campus-Based College Credit	HCC	Yes	No	8–12**
Early College 30 Credit	ARL, OMHS, RHHS*	Yes	No	9–10
Early College 60 Credit (Associate Degree)	OMHS, RHHS*	Yes	Yes	9

*Structured programs are also available at all high schools when students take all HCC-based courses.

** Admission for 8-10th graders is on a case-by-case basis.

The program options available for the current school year are viewable below by clicking on the arrow or school name. Please work directly with your school counselor to determine the best JumpStart Dual Enrollment opportunity for your student.

Atholton, Centennial, Glenelg, Hammond, Howard, Long Reach, Marriotts Ridge, Mt. Hebron, or Reservoir

Flexible Options

High School-Based College Credit
- Advanced Culinary Science and Restaurant Operations
- Human Growth and Development
- Teaching as a Profession
- Principles of Business
HCC Campus-Based College Credit

Oakland Mills High School

Structured Options

ARL

Cybersecurity

Oakland Mills High School

Computer Science
General Studies<

Course and Program Options

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Flexible

High School-Based College Credit

HCC Campus-Based College Credit

Structured

Early College 30 Credit

Early College 60 Credit (Associate Degree)

Atholton, Centennial, Glenelg, Hammond, Howard, Long Reach, Marriotts Ridge, Mt. Hebron, or Reservoir

Flexible Options

Oakland Mills High School

Structured Options

High School-Based
College Credit

HCC Campus-Based
College Credit

Early College 60 Credit
(Associate Degree)