DACC exploring partnership with schools for 'middle college'

DANVILLE – Danville Area Community College and most Vermilion County schools are partnering to launch a new "middle college" program to help more students earn their high school diploma.

"This is something that's been needed for years," Georgetown-Ridge Farm schools Superintendent Kevin Tate said of the alternative school program that targets students at risk of dropping out.

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