The Southern Lakes Career Technical Center and Academy is a service of the Fenton Area Public Schools, Lake Fenton Community Schools and Linden Community Schools. Through a three District consortium residents are served by a: The consortium program moved to the Southern Lakes site in September 1992 in cooperation with Mott Community College (MCC). The high school consortium shares a facility and programs with MCC and affords adults and high school students College opportunities as well as high school programming.

Registration Information:

General information regarding all programs can be obtained by contacting the Southern Lakes Career Center.

2100 W. Thompson Rd.
Fenton, MI
48430
(810)750-8595
(810) 750-8580


Career-Technical Program:

The Career Technical Program is open to high school students and adult students residing in the Fenton, Lake Fenton, Linden and Goodrich School Districts. Potential students make application to attend in April each year for the following school year. Applications and registration forms and additional information is available in the high school counseling offices or in the Southern Lakes Career Center office.

In most cases, high school students make application during their 10th grade year to attend one of 9 two-year programs during their junior and senior years in high school. Adult non-graduate students can enroll at any time prior to graduation. Students are registered on a first-come-first-served basis through a quota system by high school. Register early to ensure a class for the following school year.

Career Technical Center Calendar

Southern Lakes Academy:

The Southern Lakes Academy is an alternative high school designed for high school students who are at risk of not completing high school. The program is open to students residing in the Fenton, Lake Fenton, Linden and Goodrich School Districts as well as other students from through out the Greater Genesee County area. Enrollment is limited to 130 students.

Students apply by submitting the required application and taking a placement test. The placement test is given year around and takes approximately 3 hours. An entrance interview is set up after the application is submitted and the placement test is completed. Students need to provide the Academy a copy of their most recent transcript, immunization record, and copy of their birth certificate with the initial application.

Students are admitted on a first-come first-served basis. Students receiving special services must apply and are admitted through the IEPC process only. the IEPC must take place within the Fenton, Lake Fenton or Linden School Districts.

Students who have been formerly expelled from their last school or school District of attendance must apply by appealing to the Board of Education for admittance. Procedures for this process is available from the Academy Principal.

Registration is held in August and January each school year. Registration dates and forms are available through the Academy office by calling (810) 750-8595 or contacting the Principal at Southern Lakes Academy.

2100 W. Thompson Rd.
Fenton, MI.
48430.

Academy School Year Calendar

GED Program:

The GED program is for adults 18 years of age and older whose high school class has already graduated (class person entered 9th grade with). Includes General Education Development (GED) test preparation and testing. Preparation classes held September through June and testing held 6 times annually. The GED test takes approximately 10 hours to complete and covers language, reading comprehension, writing, social studies, and mathematics. Approximately 50 students attend and test annually.


Summer School:

Summer School is a program designed for 9th through 12th grade students seeking to take or re-take classes leading toward graduating high school. Registration takes place in May and June annually. Registration forms and additional information is available in your high school counseling offices or through the Southern Lakes Career Center office. Students must be referred, in writing, to attend summer school by either their high school principal or counselor as a condition for admission. You can get specific information by calling (810) 750-8595.

A fee of $140.00 per class is charged per 1/2 credit. . Students are admitted on a first-come first-served basis. Classes are normally held the last week of June and the month of July.


Local School Districts:

The Southern Lakes Career Technical Center is a service of the following school Districts:

And in cooperation with: