Admissions are now open for the Michigan Youth Challenge Academy’s next class beginning Jan. 14 in Battle Creek.

Interested youth and parents can visit the admissions page at michigan.gov/myca/admissions-process. For more information, call Frank Vasquez at 269-968-1397.

The Michigan Youth Challenge Academy is a free alternative education program that allows candidates ages 15 to18 at risk of not graduating high school a chance to change their future.