Early College Program
Eligibility Requirements
The Early College Program Eligibility is based on a student satisfying five criteria: adequate high school credits acquisition, a minimum GPA, academic and behavioral good standing, appropriate Accuplacer or ACT scores, and two complete DHPH teacher recommendation forms.
1. To qualify for ECP, your student must have a minimum GPA of a 3.5. Students with a GPA between a 3.0 and 3.49 will be evaluated on a individual basis.
2. A thorough review of student attendance and behavior records must be completed before a student's ECP registration is approved. Students with major, or numerous behavior, attendance, or truancy issues will not be allowed to participate in the Early College Program.
3. Students must submit two completed recommendation forms from current DHPH teachers. The teacher will return the recommendation form to the ECP office
**Facts about our Early College Program
**The graduating class of 2011, DHPH had 17 students graduate with their Associate's degree
**DHPH was 33% of PCC's graduating class in May 2011
**DHPH currently has 105 students in the Early College Program. 103 at PCC and 2 at Colorado State University-Pueblo
Students must pass one or more of the following subjects on the Accuplacer test or score at least the required minimum on the ACT for one or more of the subject areas:
Test Area Accuplacer Score ACT Score
Reading(ACCUR) 80+ 17 or better
Sentence Skills(AACUE) 95+ 18 or better
Elementary Algebra(ACCUM-EA) 85+ 23 or better