College and career exploration for South Carolina high schools
13th Year™ places interactive college and career kiosks inside South Carolina high schools at no cost to the school. Students explore colleges, skilled trades, military service and careers every school day, and choose to connect with the South Carolina opportunities that fit them.
Built for South Carolina counselors and administrators
For South Carolina counselors & administrators
- No cost to South Carolina high schools. 13th Year™ delivers, installs and supports every kiosk
- Every pathway in one place: colleges, skilled trades, military service and careers
- Supports the Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) by giving students a place to explore every school day
- Built to support your counselors, not burden them
- Easy for administrators to approve: FERPA aligned, no access to your student information system, and no student data sold
- $1,000 a year in scholarships for every partner high school's students
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See how colleges, universities, military recruiters, trade programs and employers reach South Carolina high school students every school day, right inside their schools.
See How Partners Reach StudentsSupporting the Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)
Under the Education and Economic Development Act, South Carolina students build an Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) from 8th grade through 12th grade, choosing a career cluster and, in high school, a major, and setting postsecondary goals with their counselor and family.
13th Year™ helps students explore the colleges, trades, military paths and careers behind those clusters before and between IGP conferences, so their choices are based on what they have seen.
Students explore
At the kiosk before, during and after school, students browse colleges, trades, military service, careers and scholarships.
They bring ideas to their plan
Students arrive at Individual Graduation Plan conversations with interests they have already explored.
They choose to connect
Students who want to learn more connect with South Carolina colleges, programs, recruiters and employers right from the kiosk.
Dual enrollment
Dual enrollment in South Carolina
South Carolina sets dual enrollment expectations through a statewide policy of the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, which says dual enrollment should be limited to high school juniors and seniors, with documented exceptions for freshmen or sophomores based on ability. All 16 colleges in the South Carolina Technical College System offer dual enrollment. Under Technical College System procedure, each college must allocate at least five percent of its SC WINS scholarship allocation to eligible dual enrollment students.
Students who explore career fields before junior year can choose dual enrollment courses that line up with a technical or degree pathway, and regular exploration (for example on a 13th Year™ kiosk) supports those choices.
Official program information: South Carolina Commission on Higher Education; South Carolina Technical College System (State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education) →
South Carolina questions
Does a 13th Year™ kiosk cost South Carolina high schools anything?
No. Kiosks come at no cost to South Carolina high schools. 13th Year™ delivers, assembles, connects and supports every kiosk. A school needs a spot where students already pass, a standard power outlet and Wi-Fi or Ethernet.
How does 13th Year™ fit with the Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)?
13th Year™ supports, and does not replace, your IGP process and school counselors. Students explore career clusters and pathways at the kiosk throughout the year, so they come to IGP conferences with interests they have already explored.
Do students actually use it?
Yes. Students have logged more than 211,000 interactions with 13th Year™ kiosks so far, exploring colleges, skilled trades, military service, scholarships and careers right in the schools they already attend.
Can South Carolina colleges, trades, military recruiters and employers be featured?
Yes. South Carolina colleges and universities, technical colleges, skilled trades programs, military recruiters and South Carolina employers can feature their programs, visits and deadlines on the kiosk. Interested students choose to connect, and the partner's team follows up.
Is student information protected?
Yes. The platform is FERPA aligned and designed with student privacy considerations in mind. It does not access the high school's student information system, and no student data is sold. Students choose what they share.
How do we bring 13th Year™ to our South Carolina high school?
Contact the 13th Year™ team. We will walk you through how the kiosk works, find the best spot in your building and handle the installation.
Bring 13th Year™ to your South Carolina high school
Kiosks come at no cost to schools, and 13th Year™ handles the installation and keeps everything running.
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