Hoggard STAE Program

Striving to Achieve Excellence

Do you have an interest in going to four-year college? Would you benefit from a class that provides support in the form of tutoring twice a week, time management skills, organization and goal setting?  Would you like to visit college campuses and have help applying to college and  for scholarships? The Hoggard STAE program may be for you! Please make sure you have a GPA of 2.5 or above.

STAE, Striving to Achieve Excellence, aims to serve students with the potential and motivation to attend college. Students can be under-represented on college campuses, middle of the road and above. Many of our students are from low-income backgrounds and will be the first generation in their family to attend college but that is not a necessity. Our program helps to make our students future and college ready through rigorous classes, oppurtunity knowledge, and student agency.

The STAE class provides students with academic support, social support, career support, college support, and leadership development. Students take honors and AP courses, engage in collaborative tutoring groups, participate in enrichment and motivational activities, visit colleges in North Carolina, and attend forums with guest speakers from the community.

The class and related activities are designed to encourage success in a rigorous high school curriculum, to make participants realize college education is possible, to educate them on college options, majors and careers, and to prepare and equip them for the college admissions process.

STAE classes are electives and most times combined with a core course. Classes are limited to no more than 25 students. 2 days each week, professional tutors work with students on challenging courses. Students must maintain the required grades and meet conduct expectations to be eligible for the STAE program. This program is geared towards those students who have the drive to be successful but just need extra support. 

Interested students should apply. Interviews are conducted in late spring and selected students are notified by email.

Applications are now open

STAE APPLICATION

Aplicacion de STAE

STAE Senior Stats 2025

21 students in the class

Over 100 acceptances to various colleges for the entire class.

  Where we are going:

Stan: UNC Charlotte

Marquis: UTI

Hudson: Greensboro College (football Recruit)

Ryan: ECU

Pariyss: UNC Charlotte (Earned her CNA this year)

Alfredo: UNC Charlotte

Dylan: CFCC

Jaylyn: Marrs Hill University (Bonner Scholarship) FULL RIDE

Tao: Providence College

Shai: United States Marine Corp

Chloe: Appalacian State

Abigail: Appalacian State

Lucas: Wake Tech University

Sy: CFCC

Jade: UNC Charlotte

Yahir: UNC Charlotte

Mathew: National Guard

Connor: UNC Charlotte

Ethan: UNC Charlotte

Alexis: CFCC (Earned her CNA here)

Camryn: Appalacian State

Scholarships earned: over $250,000 total