Jump Start Program

Jump Start Program Facts

• Applying for Admission: Admission is for one semester only. Students must reapply for admissions and complete the Permission to Enroll: High School form each semester until they graduate. Upon completion of high school diploma or equivalent, students wishing to pursue a degree at TMCC must reapply for admissions as degree-seeking students.
• Registration Process: Registrations are processed through the Recruitment and Access Center. It takes 3-5 business days to process a Permission to Enroll: High School form. The process will be delayed if the form is incomplete.
• Schedule Changes: Students will have a hold on their account preventing any schedule changes. Students must contact us to request schedule changes (e.g., dropping a class, etc.). Requests for schedule changes must be made 3-4 days in advance of all deadlines. Students are responsible for understanding add/drop deadlines, which are firm.
• Fees: Students are responsible for all registration fees and other mandatory fees.
• High School Requirements: It is the student's responsibility to understand how TMCC classes can be used to complete high school requirements, by working with their counselor.
• Dual Credit: For students taking classes for Dual Credit, an unofficial transcript will be sent to their high school within two weeks after a semester ends.

Admission Criteria

For Juniors and Seniors

• Juniors with a 3.0 GPA and seniors with a 2.5 GPA can take any class for which they meet the prerequisites.
• Juniors and seniors who do not meet the minimum GPA requirements may only take occupational classes.
• Meet all TMCC course prerequisites.

Below Junior Level

• Students below the junior level may be required to schedule an interview with a TMCC representative.
• Academically talented students with above a 3.0 GPA, and below junior level, may take academic classes on a case-by-case basis upon review of transcripts, ACT/SAT scores, grade reports or other evidence of academic aptitude. Evidence is reviewed and final determination is made by a Recruitment and Access Center designee for approval. In some cases an interview might be required.
• Meet all TMCC course prerequisites.
• Homeschooled students below the junior level are required to schedule an appointment with a TMCC representative. Contact us to make an appointment.

Enroll in TMCC Classes Now While in High School!

Jump Start Cohort Classes

Jump Start cohort classes for dual credit ("dual credit" means you earn college credit while simultaneously earning high school credit) have reserved enrollment for a specific group of students. Most of these classes are offered in collaboration with the Washoe County School District and are taught on site at a high school.

Check with your high school counselor to learn if your high school is offering any Jump Start Dual Credit classes there. If the answer is no, or you would like a wider selection of college classes, then J2TMCC is the program for you!

Jump Start to TMCC (J2TMCC)

J2TMCC welcomes individual students to take college courses for individual accomplishment, dual credit, get a head start to college or all of the above.