What
is an Early College High School?
Early college high
schools combine the last two years of high school and the first two years
of college into a seamless experience that eases students into college as
they are ready. Students
graduate with both a high school diploma and up to sixty transferable
credits – the equivalent of two years of study.
Across the nation, early
college high schools are not only closing the graduation gap, but are also
placing students into college with high degrees of success. Nearly ninety percent of early
college high school students earn passing grades in college level
coursework and overall hold higher grade point averages than their older
college peers.
Student
Support
One reason why early
college high school students are so successful is due to the high degree of
personalized support they receive in both high school and college
study. Throughout the four
years, students at ECHS at Arvada will have the advantage of weekly
advisory meetings, tutoring, career and personal counseling, and other
academic success support as needed.
Early
College Students are Successful
At
Southwest Early College in Southwest Denver, nearly 200 students take
between one and four college courses each term with the following results:
ü In 2006-07, SEC students earned a
cumulative college GPA of 2.5, with a 87.5% college course pass rate.
ü
In 2007-08, 200 SEC students are
taking between 1 and 4 college courses.
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A Few Facts
Early College High Schools
typically enroll students who do not think of themselves as college bound,
as well as students who are high academic achievers. We bring everyone together to learn
and grow.
Early College High Schools can
save the average family approximately $30,000 in future college
costs by offering two years of tuition-free college credit.
The ECHS program is highly
individualized.
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