The Early Enrollment Program (EEP) is a school/college partnership. Its function is to offer high school students an opportunity to earn credits towards college while completing their high school diploma without leaving their high school campus.  Students should strive to earn no less than a B- average in all EEP courses if they expect to transfer the credits.   Once the students are accepted to a college, courses are transferred with credits earned and not with a designated grade.  Students are responsible for requesting transcripts from the partnering college to the colleges they plan to attend. Please note that the decision to accept  high school EEP credits lies with the receiving post-secondary institution. Many, but not all, post-secondary institutions accept EEP credits. 

Programs of career and technical education are offered for students in grades 9 through 12 at the Newport Area Career and Technical Center. Students must apply to NACTC through the PHS School Counseling Department and will receive an interview with a counselor from the Career and Tech Center.  Registration for these programs is consistent with course registration timelines at PHS.  

* Please note that beginning with the Class of 2028, Portsmouth High School will no longer be offering partial (half) day scheduling for students and families that may be interested in the NACTC program. Any student who wishes to enroll in the NACTC program will be required to fully enroll into the Newport School system.

** Students in the Classes of 2026 - 2027 that are currently participating in the NACTC partial (half) day program will be allowed to complete their ongoing NACTC programming without interruption or change