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The Alamo Academies, an innovative training and educational partnership, provide education, experience and job opportunities for high school students seeking to jump-start their futures and make a seamless transition from high school to college and/or to the workplace. Qualified students receive training in high-wage demand occupations during their junior and senior years of high school. They earn one year of college credits and enjoy paid internships introducing them to careers in key local industries. Participating employers benefit through access to a continuous pipeline of skilled, college educated employees trained to their specifications. Graduates from the two-year program earn 31-34 college semester hours at no personal cost. They earn a Level I Certificate of Completion through the Alamo Colleges along with their high school diploma. ALAMO ACADEMIES is an Industry Driven, Award Winning, Nationally Recognized, Innovative Workforce and Economic Development Partnership: A Solution for the School- To-Careers Pipeline. Industry-Paid Internships:The Alamo Academies offer students an industry-paid internship in the summer between their junior and senior years. Students work full time for 8 weeks for a participating employer, earning approximately $2,500 for the summer. Local industries have agreed to provide hiring preference to successful interns after they graduate. Visit the Academies website: www.alamo.edu/academies.