Application

1. You must be 16 years old by the time PCC classes start (September 2023). Check the PCC calendar for the exact date.​ 
2. Students must have a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA (Weighted or unweighted).
3. When classes start, you must be at least 16 years old and a high school junior.
4. Students must have completed a minimum of 12 high school credits by the end of sophomore year.  If you are applying from a private or homeschooled environment you must have at least 10 credits that can be added to your home school district transcript to qualify for this application.
5. You must live within the Beaverton School District,Tigard- Tualatin School District, or St. Helen's School District attendance boundaries.
6. Students must complete the PCC Math Placement test and qualify for at least Math 58/60
7. Students must qualify for Reading and Writing 115. (Based on performance in language arts courses in high school). 
8. Complete an application within the application window.   ECHS, application deadlines are not flexible.
9. Read the Admission FAQ's.

An updated information session video will be posted following the 2023 Information Session. Please sign-up if you'd like to attend an Info Session.

Follow the steps below to apply to PCC. Once you've completed the process, you'll receive your PCC ID# (called your G#) and your PCC email. 

Please note that our students will apply to PCC as a Credit student, not a Dual Credit Student

1. Being the Application
2. Select the box “Earn College Credit while in High School”
3. Select “Apply now: all other high school programs.”  This will ensure that you are applying as a “Credit,” student and not a “Dual Credit,” student.
4. A new page will open and you will be able to create your account
   • There are a couple questions in the application that trip up students.  On the “Academic history” page:
     • “currently attending high school” =yes
     • “high school program” = “other high school program”
     • “will you be taking classes at PCC while still in high school” = yes

 Once your application is complete:

1. You will receive and email in 12-48 hours from PCC confirming admission and will include a G# (PCC student number).  Keep this email and number.  
   • This email is not confirmation of admission to Early College High School and does not grant you admission to ECHS.  It is an email from PCC simply confirming your new PCC email and PCC ID #.  
2. Follow the instructions in the email to set up your PCC account
3. Complete the PCC online orientation (it takes about 20 minutes)

1. Both PCC and ECHS require applicants to take a math placement test as a part of the application.
2. You must adhere to the following rules for testing: you cannot have outside assistance and a parent/guardian needs to verify that you have not had outside assistance during the test by signing the “At Home Test Security Document.
3. Download and print the ECHS AT HOME TEST SECURITY DOCUMENT
4. The math placement test is called ALEKS. In order to qualify for ECHS, you must place into Math 60 (or higher). PCC allows students to take the ALEKS test off-site on any computer with an Internet connection.  Fall 2023 applicants please take the math test online as soon as possible.
   • To begin, you need your PCC User ID and your PCC Password. It will also ask which math class you plan to take. Most students should select "Math 060". Be aware that ALEKS will test your math abilities to the highest level math class offered at PCC. For that reason don't be discouraged if it seems that you don't know all the answers to questions on the test.
5. Take PCC's Placement Test 
6. As you complete the math placement test, you will be shown your raw numerical score, which you can ignore. Within about an hour, you will receive an email in your MyPCC email account stating your actual placement. Login at my.pcc.edu and click on the mail icon in the upper right hand corner to read your placement test results.
7. Complete  AT HOME TEST SECURITY DOCUMENT  with a parent/guardian signature. You will be asked to upload that on the ECHS application.

The recommendation is one of the most important factors considered in ECHS admissions!

1. ​Download the "Recommendation Request Form".
2. Complete this form and give it to your high school counselor or AVID elective teacher to complete.
3. Home schooled or applicants not currently enrolled in school may have an adult, NOT in the immediate family, who is familiar with their educational background complete the recommendation.
4. Note that the Recommendation Request Form does not need to be turned in to ECHS. It is only used as an aid for the person completing the recommendation.
5. If you provide an accurate email address on the Recommendation Request Form, you will receive an email confirmation when the recommendation is received by ECHS.
6. A recommendation is required for the application.  However, because of the timing of the wait pool application if you cannot obtain a recommendation by the deadline we would like you to submit your application.

Early College ApplicationStudents living within the Beaverton School District, Tigard - Tualatin School District, and St Helen's School District: Please Fill out this application.

Student Please Note: After you successfully submit your application you and the parent/guardian you identify in the application will receive an email confirming our receipt of your application.  If you do not receive a confirmation email within an hour or so we did not receive your application and you need to resubmit your application. 

Should there be more qualified applicants living within the your school district than seats in our program we will move to a random lottery of qualified and on-time applicants to determine admissions.  All qualified applicants not selected through the lottery will be placed on a waitlist.