b'UTAH AND ARIZONA COMMERCIAL construction management, and these college creditELECTRICAL APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS recommendations from NCCRS may allow them to receiveGAIN COLLEGE CREDIT substantial credits for the programs they\'ve alreadycompleted at WECA. We view these NCCRS college creditRECOMMENDATIONS recommendations as further evidence of the educationalquality and vigor of our apprenticeship programs."WECA\'s California Commercial and Residential Electricalapprenticeship programs previously received college credit "NCCRS is pleased to recommend college credit forrecommendations from NCCRS (the National College WECA\'s commercial and residential electricalCredit Recommendation Service). apprenticeship courses," NCCRS Director Lisa Sax Mahoneysaid. "Through our professional evaluations, we continue toThe NCCRS added a recommendation for our four-year support the recognition of high-quality workforce trainingCommercial Electrical apprenticeship programs in Arizona programs delivered by qualified organizations across theand Utah in 2021 and 2023, respectively. Future program country."grads will also be able to enjoy this benefit. Learn moreabout it: NCCRS, founded in 1973 by the Board of Regents of TheUniversity of the State of New York, strives to increaseThis benefit provides WECA commercial electrical access to higher education through recognition of non-apprentices the ability to gain access to college credit for collegiate learning. Using an academic peer review model,completion of either program by using credit NCCRS conducts independent, third-party evaluations ofrecommendations set forth by NCCRS. While admissions courses and examinations to determine their comparabilityand acceptance of transfer credit isn\'t guaranteed, more to college-level learning. Courses and examinations thatthan 1,400 colleges and universities nationwide currently meet appropriate standards receive college creditconsider awarding credit based on NCCRS recommendations which are listed within CCRS Online, arecommendations. web directory maintained by NCCRS. "WECA is thrilled to extend this opportunity to our Using This Benefit: A Quick Q and Aapprentices and graduates," says Terry Seabury, WECAExecutive Director and CEO. "We know that some of our Q: Who is eligible?graduates choose to pursue additional higher education attraditional colleges and universities in fields such asA: Any graduates of WECA\'s Commercial, Residential, orLow Voltage Electrical Apprenticeships, in California,Arizona, or Utah, since September of 2013. (NCCRS hasgranted eligibility going back five years, and evaluatedWECA\'s programs in Autumn of 2018.)Q: So WECA apprentice grads automatically havecollege credits?A: No. NCCRS makes college credit recommendations.(From NCCRS: A college credit recommendation is anacademic advisement about the comparability of alearning experience to college-level instruction, such asundergraduate or graduate course work, the amount ofcredit that may be awarded, and areas where creditcould apply. The credit recommendations are intended toguide college officials as they consider awarding credit topersons who have successfully completed NCCRSevaluated learning experiences. College creditrecommendations are not actual college credit becausethe New York State Board of Regents does not awardcollege credit. Through the results of the NCCRSevaluations, however, the Board of Regents encouragescolleges and universities to consider accepting the creditrecommendations.) Q: How does acceptance of College CreditRecommendations work?'