Opened in 2022, the Bryan College of Health Sciences Focus Program is located at Northwest High School. It is a partnership between Lincoln Public Schools (LPS) and the Bryan College of Health Sciences (BCHS.)
All 9th and 10th graders who attend Lincoln Northwest experience medical science concepts within existing LPS courses (e.g. math, science, and health.)
10th and 11th-grade students at Lincoln Northwest may choose to apply to be part of the Health Sciences Focus Program where they will earn up to 20 early college credits from Bryan College of Health Sciences through hands-on opportunities in medical fields.
Several classes are offered online and face to face through BCHS. Face to face courses include Certified Nurse Aid (CNA), Phlebotomy and Anatomy and Physiology. Labs and classrooms for the focus program are located inside the high school. Focus program students will also be matched with BCHS students as part of a mentoring program, and there will be shadowing opportunities available.
The focus program is designed to be affordable and accessible to LPS students and their families. Non-credit experiences will be available to students free-of-charge. Students who opt to take classes for college credit can do so at a reduced tuition rate. The Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools will also raise funds to help with scholarships for the program.
