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The ECHS Fall Application opened on February 18th and closed on April 15th. If you are interested in applying to the ECHS Fall Application after April 15th, please complete this survey and provide your contact information. We will have an update about a potential Fall Wait Pool Application in a few weeks, once the current applicant pool has been reviewed.
We will use a potential Fall Wait Pool Application to fill any seats in our program after we have conducted a lottery of existing Fall Applicants from your school district.
Steps to Getting Started
- Step 1 - Do You Qualify?
- Step 2 - Sign Up for Parent/Student Information Session
- Step 3 - Apply to Portland Community College
- Step 4 - Complete the College Placement Tests
- Step 5 - Complete ECHS Application
- Step 6 - Obtain a Recommendation
Step 1 - Do You Qualify?
The ECHS Fall Application opened on February 18th and closed on April 15th. If you are interested in applying to the ECHS Fall Application after April 15th, please complete this survey and provide your contact information. We will have an update about a potential Fall Wait Pool Application in a few weeks, once the current applicant pool has been reviewed.
We will use a potential Fall Wait Pool Application to fill any seats in our program after we have conducted a lottery of existing Fall Applicants from your school district.
Fall 2025 Wait Pool Interest Form
Students accepted from a Fall Application or Fall Wait Pool Application will start at PCC in September of 2025. Please note that there are two required applications for admission: 1) Completed application to PCC and 2) Application to Early College Program. Please see below for additional eligibility requirements.
Applicants, please know that our program has limited capacity and each district we work with has different enrollment limits, should we have more qualified applicants than capacity we will move to a lottery for admissions.
If you have questions about the application please email:
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You must be a 2025/26 junior and 16 years old by December of 2025.
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Cumulative G.P.A. 2.0 or higher.
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Students must have completed a minimum of 12 high school credits at the end of 10th grade. If you are applying from a private or home schooled environment you must have at least 12 credits that can be added to your home school district transcript to qualify for this application.
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You must live within the Beaverton School District, Tigard Tualatin SD or St. Helen's School District attendance boundaries.
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Students must complete the PCC Math Placement test and qualify for at least Math 58/60 and have 3 semesters of passing grades in high school mathematics
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Students must qualify for Reading and Writing 115. Qualifications based on performance in HS Language Arts courses and requires, at minimum, 3 semesters of passing grades in HS Language Arts courses.
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Complete both applications within the application window. ECHS application deadlines are not flexible.
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Read the Admission FAQ's.
Step 2 - Sign Up for Parent/Student Information Session
If you were unable to attend one of the sessions below, here is a link to a recording:
Information opportunities:
5:30-6:30 pm - Tuesday, February 18th, 2025 - PCC Rock Creek Campus, BLD 9: Event Center
5:30-6:30 pm - Wednesday, March 5th, 2025 - Virtual - link will be emailed to you.
5:30-6:30 pm - Monday, March 17th, 2025 - Sylvania Campus, BLD: ST, Room 108
5:30-6:30 pm - Thursday, April 3rd, 2025 - Virtual - link will be emailed to you.I
Step 3 - Apply to Portland Community College
The portal for PCC Dual Credit Applications opened on Monday, February 24th. Please note that the application will say it is for Spring Term 2025, but it is still the one you will use for Fall 2025 admissions. PCC has provided the following instructions, but DO NOT register for any PCC classes yet. ECHS counselors will assist candidates with the registration process closer to the end of the school year.
Link: PCC Dual Credit Application
Detailed instructions:
- Visit link above to create your admissions account.
- Click Create a PCC application account under the Dual-Credit-New Applicants section. If you have started a Dual Credit Application this academic year, but have not yet submitted it, please use the Dual Credit - Returning Applicants to continue your admission application.
3. Create your PCC application portal account by completing the form. Be sure to use your personal email address, not your school email.
4. Click Continue to create your admissions account. A temporary PIN will be sent to your email address. If you do not receive the email within a few minutes, please check your junk/spam folder.
5. Login into your personal email address, click the email titled “PCC Admissions account created”. Then, click on the Account Activation Link provided in the email.
6. Enter the temporary PIN from the email into the requested field and your birthdate, then click Login.
7. Create your new password, then click Set Password. Once your password has been created, continue to Part 2- Start your PCC Dual Credit Application below.
8. Ensure that your application says “PCC Admission Dual Credit Application Account” before beginning your application by clicking Start New Application then Create Application.
9. Complete the application by answering all questions (Personal Background, Enrollment Information, Academic History, Signature and Review Page).
- If you are asked to declare a major or course of study please select “University Transfer” or leave this section blank – it can be updated in the future.
- Your application Legal First Name and Legal Last Name must match government issued documents or ID. The Middle Name and Other Last Names Used are optional fields.
- You are not required to answer Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation questions.
- You are not required to have a SSN to attend PCC - therefore, this is also an optional question.
- When reviewing your application, items in red are required whereas items in orange are optional.
10. After entering all required information, review your application and provide your signature (full legal name).
Please note that only questions with a red asterisk*are required. And some questions may generate new questions in accordance with your response to each question.
11. After ensuring you’ve answered all required fields, Submit your Application.
12. After submitting your application, please allow 3-5 business days for processing.
Important Note: If your mailing address was marked as incomplete, an Address Verification form will be posted in your account. Your admissions application will not be processed until the address has been verified.
13. Within 3-5 business days, you will receive an email requesting that you log back into your Dual Credit Admissions portal to check your application status update.
14. Click on View your decision letter to see your PCC ID number, MyPCC username and PCC email address. Once you have these, you can proceed to Step 4 in the ECHS application process and complete your Math placement test.
If you run into any issues, email PCC directly at dualcredit@pcc.edu with your name, PCC ID if you have that, and a screenshot of the problem you are having. This is very helpful for them to "see" what the exact issue is, and also so they have documentation that you reached out for help.
Step 4 - Complete the College Placement Tests
This step can only be completed after you have received your PCC ID Number, PCC email address, and your MyPCC username.
HS applicants are required to take the ALEKS Math Placement test and must place into at least Math 60 to qualify to join ECHS. You can find out more information about the ALEKS test on PCC’s ALEKS help website.
The math placement test, along with your HS transcript, helps to determine the highest math course you can select and it is essential that you receive a valid score. Invalid and artificially inflated scores have impacted student’s PCC Math grades, their permanent PCC transcripts and ability to remain at ECHS.
We require that you take the placement test in a similar environment as you will be assessed at PCC to ensure that you are placed appropriately to be successful in your future math courses. This means the test will be completed without outside help from the internet, parents/peers and graphing calculators.
There are two options for completing the math placement test:
1. In-Person Testing: In the PCC Testing Center
2. Online Testing: if proctored and supervised by a parent or guardian*
*Please know that if you choose to test at home you cannot use outside support to complete the test (including a graphing calculator), and your parent or guardian must attest, in writing, that you took the test without outside support.
If there is a large discrepancy between your high school grades/current coursework and your test results, we reserve the right to require you to take the test again in a proctored environment supervised by ECHS or PCC Staff.
Below are the instructions for each testing option
- Option 1 - In Person Testing In PCC Rock Creek or Sylvania Testing Center
- Option 2 - In-Person Testing in ECHS Office:
- Option 3 - Test online with a parent/guardian proctor.
Option 1 - In Person Testing In PCC Rock Creek or Sylvania Testing Center
Please note before you sign up to test at PCC:
- All PCC campuses require you to pay for parking.
- Before testing you will need to be able to log in to your MyPCC with your PCC username and password.
- Appointments are required and the Rock Creek and Sylvania Testing Centers have their own schedule.
- To make an appointment call the Rock Creek or Sylvania Testing Center: PCC Testing Center. Please note there is limited availability at times due to PCC events and schedule.
- Give yourself 1.5 hours to complete the test and give yourself enough time to park and find the testing center in time for your scheduled appointment.
- Bring with you to your appointment:
- photo identification (a student ID or Oregon Driver's License/Permit have been accepted in the past)
- the Onsite Math Testing Verification Form
- your PCC G-Number
- your PCC User ID
- your PCC Password
- photo identification (a student ID or Oregon Driver's License/Permit have been accepted in the past)
- When you arrive to take the math test, let the Testing Center staff know that you are applying to ECHS and give them the Onsite Math Testing Verification Form. They will sign it after you have completed the test and you will upload this document to your ECHS Application. Don't forget to take the completed form with you when you leave!
- After you have finished your test you are shown your raw numerical score, which you can ignore. You will receive an email in your PCC email account showing your placement. You will add this placement score to your ECHS Application. You will upload the Onsite Math Testing Verification Form to your ECHS Application.
Option 2 - In-Person Testing in ECHS Office:
Option 3 - Test online with a parent/guardian proctor.
Before taking the test download and print the At Home Test Security Document and let a parent or guardian know that you will be taking the Math placement test
AT HOME TEST SECURITY DOCUMENT
· They are required to supervise you during the test.
· Sign the document after the test confirming that you
To access the test - Log in to MyPCC and click ALEKS math skills under the Quick Links header. You’ll have 48 hours to finish the test (most people finish in about 90 minutes). ALEKS scores are valid for three years. At the beginning of the ALEKS math placement test, you will be asked for your PCC User ID and your PCC Password.
· After completing the Math test have your parent/guardian sign the AT HOME TEST SECURITY DOCUMENT and you will upload that to the ECHS application.
Please know:
- If there is a large discrepancy between your high school grades/current coursework and your test results, we reserve the right to require you to take the test again in a proctored environment supervised by ECHS or PCC Staff.
- For those testing at home our office will limit your Math course selection options based on your high school transcript.
Step 5 - Complete ECHS Application
The ECHS Fall Application opened on February 18th and closed on April 15th. If you are interested in applying to the ECHS Fall Application after April 15th, please complete this survey and provide your contact information. We will have an update about a potential Fall Wait Pool Application in a few weeks, once the current applicant pool has been reviewed.
We will use a potential Fall Wait Pool Application to fill any seats in our program after we have conducted a lottery of existing Fall Applicants from your school district.
Fall 2025 Application - Closed
Please add your name to the Wait Pool list in the link above.
To apply to this Fall Application you must live in the Beaverton, Tigard Tualatin or St Helens School District, be a current Sophomore, and at least 16 years old by December 12th, 2025 . Qualified applicants will have at least 12 high school credits complete at the end of 10th grade, have a minimum 2.0 GPA, have completed PCC's placement exam requirements and have at least 3 passing terms in high school language arts and mathematics courses.
Our program has limited capacity and each district has different enrollment capacities. If we have more qualified applicants than capacity for your district we will move to a random lottery for acceptance.
Step 6 - Obtain a Recommendation
The recommendation is one of the most important factors considered in ECHS admissions!
- Download the "Recommendation Request Form."
- Complete this form and give it to your high school counselor or AVID elective teacher to complete.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 still like you to submit your application for consideration.
Below is the recommendation link that Counselors and Avid teachers use to complete a student's application. It is important to enter the student's correct current District ID# with this recommendation so that the recommendation will link with the student's application.