1484 NW Civic Drive
Gresham, OR 97030
503.667.4978
Fax 503.492.1572
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About
CAL
 The Center for Advanced Learning (also known as CAL) is a
high school — but it's a whole new kind of high school. At CAL, you can
take advanced courses in three technology-based fields: information technology, medical/health Sciences, and engineering/advanced manufacturing. And when
you're finished, you'll have a high school diploma, a start on college,
and real-world experiences that you couldn't get at any other high
school.
CAL is advanced, project-based
learning
Some high school students are ready to take on greater challenges than
they find in their school's technology-based programs, but limited
funds and small numbers of interested students restrict what any single
school can offer. By pooling resources and students, the Centennial,
Corbett, Gresham-Barlow, and Reynolds school districts can now offer
more advanced and comprehensive technology-based programs through the
Center for Advanced Learning.
Through project-based learning, access
to state-of-the-art technology, and guidance from experts in your
field, you'll acquire foundational knowledge in your area of interest,
then take that knowledge out in the world to meet the real needs of
community businesses and health care providers. While you may start out
in classrooms, you won't stay there long — you'll be in labs,
manufacturing sites, medical offices, and local businesses, learning
not only skills and information specific to your CAL program, but also
life and work skills that will serve you long after high school.
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CAL is the best of two worlds
Because we know you don't want to have to choose between the benefits
of CAL and the benefits of your high school, CAL has been designed to
work with your high school, not to replace it. As a CAL student you can
enjoy all that your home high school has to offer, plus the chance to
engage in specialized, hands-on, "real world" learning experiences at
CAL. Attending each school on an every-other-day basis, you'll earn
credits at CAL that apply toward graduation from your home high school.
CAL courses also allow you to work toward CIM, CAM, PASS and senior
project requirements.
Beyond
CAL
 CAL is a jump start on college
and careers
As a CAL student, you'll acquire advanced skills and develop contacts
within local industries; you can also earn college credits and
professional certifications through these programs:
- Early Collegiate Opportunity
(ECO)
Through ECO courses in English and Science, you can earn Mt. Hood
Community College credit that is transferable to public four-year
colleges and universities.
- 2+2 Technical Preparation
2+2 courses provide Mt. Hood Community College credits that satisfy
technical course requirements in professional technical degree or
certificate programs at MHCC.
- World Organization of
Webmasters Program (W.O.W.)
Through CAL's Web Design program you can earn industry-recognized
webmaster certification from the World Organization of Webmasters.
- CISCO/MS Certification
Earn industry-recognized certification from either CISCO or Microsoft.
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