Compass offers several certificate programs for high school students. Earning certificates gives teens a valuable way to document their interests and achievements beyond a transcript. Certificates show demonstrated interest in a particular field, while also highlighting depth, specialization, and a willingness to build real-world skills. They can strengthen college, scholarship, and internship applications by showing that a student has gone beyond general coursework to pursue focused training and meaningful accomplishments.
Certificate in Advanced First Aid, Adult, Child, Infant CPR & AED
Build practical, life-saving skills through certificates from the Emergency Care & Safety Institute (ECSI) while exploring future interests in medicine, nursing, emergency services, sports medicine, or other health-related fields. These credentials can also strengthen summer job applications for camp, pool, outdoor recreation, and childcare positions where employers value safety awareness, maturity, and emergency readiness. You must successfully complete the following course at Compass:
- Emergency Care Readiness & Response (Year-Long)
Certificate in Engineering Foundations & Applied Computing
Build a strong, interdisciplinary foundation in engineering and applied STEM while demonstrating serious interest, depth, and readiness for advanced STEM coursework in college. Develop both the academic foundation and practical problem-solving skills needed for future study in engineering, computer science, robotics, architecture, technology, and related fields. You must successfully complete all of the following courses at Compass:
- AP Calculus AB or BC (Year-Long)
- Physics Lecture and Physics Lab (Year-Long)
- Python Programming: Beginner (1st semester)
- Python Programming: Advanced Beginner (2nd semester)
- Intro to Engineering: Systems & Solutions (1st semester)
- Intro to Engineering: Innovation & Implementation (2nd semester)
Certificate in Film Production Foundations
Students must successfully complete four semester-long classes in filmmaking selected from the courses listed below, including at least one course from the artistic track and at least one course from the technical track.
- Filmmaking: Storytelling & Scriptwriting (1st semester)- artistic
- Filmmaking: Creative Studio (2nd semester)- artistic
- Reel Talk: Movies that Matter (Film Appreciation) (1st semester)- artistic
- Filmmaking: Technical Production- Lights, Camera, Action! (1st semester)- technical
- Filmmaking: After the Action: Editing & Post-Production (2nd semester)- technical
- Filmmaking: Production Studio/Capstone Project (final semester)- technical/artistic
- Other, future topics to be announced
Microsoft Office Specialist Certificates
Build the digital skills needed for school, college, and career. With Microsoft Office 365 Specialist certificates in Word (MO-110), PowerPoint (MO-310), and Excel (MO-210), students demonstrate that they can write, present, and organize information with polish and precision.
- Mastering Microsoft Office: Word & Power Point (1st semester)
- Mastering Microsoft Office: Excel (2nd semester)
National Restaurant Association ServSafe Food Handling Certificates
Build practical food safety knowledge and industry-recognized credentials while preparing for your future career, summer job, or parttime position in culinary arts, hospitality, food service, or event catering where safe food handling and kitchen readiness matter.
- Culinary Arts Academy: ServSafe Food Handler (1st quarter)
- Culinary Arts Academy: Food Protection Manager Certification I (CFPM) (2nd, 3rd, 4th quarters)
*Note: Some tests for certificates have additional fees that are not included in Compass course tuition.