Early College
Earn an associate degree just one year after high school, at no cost to you or your family!
Local school districts pay the tuition for Early College students, who start taking college classes in high school. Choose your home school district or Intermediate School District below to find out more.
Early College benefits:
- Tuition-free to students
- Integrated with high school courses
- Includes college campus experience
- Degree and career-focused
- A head start on a college degree
Early College is offered through:
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Northwest Education Services (formerly TBAISD)
- Earn an ҹèÊÓÆµ Certificate or two-year Associate in Applied Science degree in one of the following designated .
- Application Steps
- Complete the .
- Submit an online application form to ҹèÊÓÆµ at .
- Select "High School Early College" as your student type
- Request an official transcript from your high school be sent directly to ҹèÊÓÆµ
- Send a copy of your Letter of Recommendation to adarga@northwested.org.
- Complete the ҹèÊÓÆµ math placement test, Accuplacer, through the Testing Center.
- * Final approval into the Early College program, and to determine available space in an Early College pathway, is contingent upon your high school and the North Ed Early College Coordinator, Ashley Darga ( adarga@northwested.org)*
- Submit your to request classes you may want to take.
- For more information, please contact Beth Weaver at bweaver@nmc.edu or (231) 995-1089.
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Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS)
- Application Steps
- Meet with your high school counselor
- Apply to ҹèÊÓÆµ: .
- Select "High School Early College" as your student type
- Your program of study should be "Liberal Arts & Science, ASA"
- Request an official transcript from your high school to be sent directly to ҹèÊÓÆµ
- Submit a two paragraph essay to ҹèÊÓÆµ on why you want to enroll in the Early College Program
- Submit your to request classes you may want to take.
- For more information on the TCAPS Early College Program please contact:
- Traverse City Central High School – Rorie Kawula at rkawula@nmc.edu or (231) 995-1022
- Traverse City West Senior High School – Beth Weaver at bweaver@nmc.edu or (231) 995-1089
- Application Steps
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Wexford-Missaukee Early College (WM-CTC)
- Earn a two-year Associate in Applied Science degree with ҹèÊÓÆµ in: Engineering Technology with a concentration in Computers, Electronics or Robotics & Automation; or Computer Information Technology (CIT): Infrastructure & Security; or Law Enforcement.
- Application Steps
- Complete the .
- Apply to ҹèÊÓÆµ: .
- Select "High School Early College" as your student type
- Request an official transcript from your high school to be sent directly to ҹèÊÓÆµ
- * Final approval into the Early College program, and to determine available space in an Early College pathway, is contingent upon your high school and the WM-CTC Early College Coordinator, Meghan Howell ( mhowell@wmisd.org)*
- Submit your to request classes you may want to take.
- Application Steps
- For more information, please contact Beth Weaver at bweaver@nmc.edu or (231) 995-1089.
- Earn a two-year Associate in Applied Science degree with ҹèÊÓÆµ in: Engineering Technology with a concentration in Computers, Electronics or Robotics & Automation; or Computer Information Technology (CIT): Infrastructure & Security; or Law Enforcement.
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Greenspire High School
- For more information, please contact Rorie Kawula at rkawula@nmc.edu or (231) 995-1022, or .
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Ayla Wildfong
ҹèÊÓÆµ Early College student who hopes to transfer to MSU for a business degree
"“My mom has been talking to me about it since I was in sixth grade. But I’m glad she persuaded me to do this, because I enjoy it a lot."
Returning Early College students
- Meet with your advisor.
- Submit a new for course approval.