{"id":40,"date":"2024-01-08T23:35:12","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T23:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.valleyoakscharterschool.org\/tehachapi-high-school\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2026-07-29T12:40:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T19:40:02","slug":"college-career","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/valleyoakscharterschool.org\/tehachapi-high-school\/college-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduation &amp; College Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"width: 100% !important;clear: both !important;margin: 20px 0 !important;font-family: &apos;Segoe UI&apos;, Arial, sans-serif !important;border: 3px solid #2d7a4d !important;border-radius: 12px !important;overflow: hidden !important;background-color: #ffffff !important\">\n\n    <!-- HEADER BLOCK -->\n    <div style=\"background-color: #2d7a4d !important;padding: 30px 10px !important;text-align: center !important\">\n        <h1 style=\"margin: 0 !important;font-size: 30px !important;color: #ffffff !important;text-transform: uppercase !important;font-weight: 800 !important;line-height: 1.2 !important\">Graduation &amp; College Information<\/h1>\n        <p style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 !important;color: #ffffff !important;font-size: 18px !important;opacity: 0.9 !important\">Your Pathway to the Future<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- SECTION 1: GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS -->\n    <details style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #d4e8da !important\" open>\n        <summary style=\"padding: 15px !important;font-weight: bold !important;color: #ffffff !important;cursor: pointer !important;background: #2d7a4d !important;font-size: 20px !important\">\n            \ud83c\udf93 VOCHS Graduation Requirements \u25bc\n        <\/summary>\n        <div style=\"padding: 25px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important\">\n            <p style=\"font-size: 18px;font-weight: bold;color: #c0392b;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 20px;text-align: center\">Total Credits Required: 220 Semester Units<\/p>\n            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50% !important;padding: 5px 15px;vertical-align: top;border-left: 1px solid #eee\">\n                        <ul style=\"list-style-type: none;padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.8;color: #000000\">\n                            <li><b style=\"color: #2d7a4d\">Physical Education:<\/b> 20 Credits<\/li>\n                            <li><b style=\"color: #2d7a4d\">Senior Seminar:<\/b> 5 Credits<\/li>\n                            <li><b style=\"color: #2d7a4d\">Electives:<\/b> 65 Credits<\/li>\n                            <li style=\"margin-top: 15px;font-style: italic;color: #2d7a4d;font-weight: bold\">Note: VOCHS is NOT designed to be a credit recovery program.<\/li>\n                        <\/ul>\n                    <\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n            <\/table>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/details>\n\n    <!-- INTRO BANNER FOR RESOURCES -->\n    <div style=\"padding: 20px 25px !important;text-align: center !important;background-color: #f0f7f2 !important;border-bottom: 1px solid 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!important;padding: 10px;vertical-align: top;border-right: 1px solid #d4e8da\">\n                        <p style=\"font-weight: bold;color: #2d7a4d;border-bottom: 2px solid #2d7a4d;padding-bottom: 5px;font-size: 17px;margin-top: 0\">GUIDANCE<\/p>\n                        <ul style=\"padding-left: 18px;line-height: 1.8;font-size: 15px;margin-bottom: 0\">\n                            <li><a href=\"http:\/\/educationplanner.org\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #2d7a4d;font-weight: bold\">EducationPlanner.org<\/a><\/li>\n                            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/kern.org\/student-events\/future-readiness\/kern-county-college-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #2d7a4d;font-weight: bold\">Kern County College Night<\/a><\/li>\n                            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collegeboard.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #2d7a4d;font-weight: bold\">SAT Site<\/a><\/li>\n                            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.act.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #2d7a4d;font-weight: bold\">ACT Site<\/a><\/li>\n                        <\/ul>\n                    <\/td>\n                    <td style=\"width: 33% !important;padding: 10px;vertical-align: top;border-right: 1px solid #d4e8da\">\n                        <p style=\"font-weight: bold;color: #2d7a4d;border-bottom: 2px solid #2d7a4d;padding-bottom: 5px;font-size: 17px;margin-top: 0\">COLLEGE INFO<\/p>\n                        <ul style=\"padding-left: 18px;line-height: 1.8;font-size: 15px;margin-bottom: 0\">\n                            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.californiacolleges.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #2d7a4d;font-weight: bold\">California College Directory<\/a><\/li>\n                            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/admission.universityofcalifornia.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #2d7a4d;font-weight: bold\">How to Apply: UC<\/a><\/li>\n                            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calstate.edu\/apply\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #2d7a4d;font-weight: bold\">How to Apply: CSU<\/a><\/li>\n                        <\/ul>\n                    <\/td>\n                    <td style=\"width: 33% !important;padding: 10px;vertical-align: top\">\n                        <p style=\"font-weight: bold;color: #2d7a4d;border-bottom: 2px solid #2d7a4d;padding-bottom: 5px;font-size: 17px;margin-top: 0\">FINANCING<\/p>\n                        <ul style=\"padding-left: 18px;line-height: 1.8;font-size: 15px;margin-bottom: 0\">\n                            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/h\/apply-for-aid\/fafsa\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #2d7a4d;font-weight: bold\">FAFSA<\/a><\/li>\n                            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastweb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #2d7a4d;font-weight: bold\">Scholarship Information<\/a><\/li>\n                            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kernfoundation.org\/students\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #2d7a4d;font-weight: bold\">Kern 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