Early College Program for High School Students

Head to the application. Make sure to use a personal email address that is not your school email address, as school emails may block communications from HCCC.

• Create an account.
• Under “I will be entering as” select "Current high school student earning college credits."
• Under School Attended, search for and select your high school.
• Please enter the year you will start high school in Graduated/Attended to Year and the year you will graduate in Graduated/Attended to Year
• Anticipated Entry Term is the first term you will take classes as an Early College student.
• Academic Level is "Early College."
• Academic Program is “High School – Non Degree.”
• Make sure you write down the e-mail address and password you use to create this account!
• Once your account is created, click on “Create a New Application.”
• Click on Start a new “Early College Application.”
• Click the button that says “Click Here to Start Application.”
• Under Student Type, Select “Current high school student earning college credits.”
• Complete all other fields and submit application.
• Ignore if asked for supplemental materials.
• Within 2 business days (or sooner) your HCCC user name and student ID number will be sent to the e-mail you used to create your account. PLEASE SAVE THAT E-MAIL!

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The second step is to complete the Student Agreement Form.

You will need the signature of your parent/guardian and, if applying as a participant in a partner program, the signature of your high school counselor. Once it’s complete, e-mail a copy to earlycollegeFREEHUDSONCOUNTYCOMMUNITYCOLLEGE.

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Once you submit the student agreement form, a student success coach will reach out to you to discuss the next steps. This may include taking a placement exam and will eventually lead to you registering for your first classes!

If you’d like to find out more information while you wait, you can learn more about the placement test process here: Testing Services or you can complete the Directed Self Placement process to determine your placement:

• Early College Math Directed Self Placement
• Early College English Directed Self Placement

You can also take a look at the many classes we offer in the course schedule. Just remember that what classes you can take right away will depend on your initial placement, and some classes might have additional pre-requisites.

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