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What is the Early College Program?
What is the Early College Program?
The Early College Program is a partnership between Lawrence Public Schools and two colleges in the area: Northern Essex Community College (NECC) and Merrimack College (MC). The program provides eligible students with the benefit to take a hybrid of high school and college courses starting their junior year. This is an amazing occasion for students to experience life on a college campus and to earn free college credits (transferable to all Massachusetts state colleges) by high school graduation. Students in the Northern Essex Program take two courses per semester and students in the Merrimack Program take one course per semester.
This program offers students the unique opportunity to complete up to a full year of college at Northern Essex or one semester of college at Merrimack free of charge.
Students engage in a rigorous curriculum that brings together student interests and high academic standards in the form of Pathways to Business, Public Administration, Health, and Tools and Technology. To best prepare students for both college and career, students have access to all campus resources and participate in hands-on career workshops and training through a variety of our community partners.
Program Benefits
Program Benefits
The Early College Program provides students with:
Free transportation
loaner books and materials for college class
A loaner Chromebook for the school year
Free Early College gear (sweatshirts, t-shirts, etc.)
Free college classes (paid tuition & fees)
The opportunity to take college courses with high school and college peers
The opportunity to start college in your Junior year of high school
The potential to take up to a full year worth of college courses
Support Services
Support Services
Dedicated college advisors who works with students to promote collaboration among students and professors
Tutors from the academic support center for several NECC and Merrimack courses
Partnerships with other LHS programs (e.g., GEAR UP)
Access to college resources such as the library and tutoring center
Ongoing support from LHS, NECC, and Merrimack staff
Career exploration and work-based learning opportunities
Project-based learning and field trips
Partnerships with community organizations (Groundworks Lawrence, Andover Breadloaf, etc.)
Graduates from the first LHS Early College cohort.
Northern Essex Semester Structure
Northern Essex Semester Structure
Students in the Northern Essex Community College Program take two courses in the fall and two courses in the spring. Please see the courses offered below and click on the names for the description.
Students in the Northern Essex Community College Program take two courses in the fall and two courses in the spring. Please see the courses offered below and click on the names for the description.
NECC Fall 2019 Courses
NECC Fall 2019 Courses
NECC Spring 2020 Courses
NECC Spring 2020 Courses
Merrimack Semester Structure
Merrimack Semester Structure
Students in the Merrimack College Program take one course in the fall and one course in the spring. Please see the courses offered below and click on the names for the description.
Students in the Merrimack College Program take one course in the fall and one course in the spring. Please see the courses offered below and click on the names for the description.
Merrimack Fall 2019 Courses
Merrimack Fall 2019 Courses
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