Students who graduate from area high schools aren’t always ready for College Algebra, but a new program aims to change that.The Kansas Board of Regents and the Kansas State Department of Education are recruiting high schools in partnership with their local community or technical college to pilot Transition to College Algebra, a one-year class. Great Bend and Ellinwood have applied to pilot the program and Barton Community College will help, BCC Vice President Dr. Robin Garrett told college trustees Tuesday.Transition to College Algebra is a high school class taught by high school teachers, but the program requires the involvement of a sponsor college, Garrett said. Barton math instructor Brian Howe has volunteered to facilitate the program.The goal is for students who complete this class to be ready to take college algebra.