Application

Early College High School is an application based program.

The Early College High School - Fall Application closed on April 30^th. We have now opened a Wait Pool application and will use the wait pool to fill any openings after Fall Applications have been reviewed. The Wait Pool Application will close at 11:59pm on May 22^nd.

Fall term applications are only open to Beaverton School District students. “We have made changes to our application process and placement testing process due to COVID-19 campus closure”

Steps to Getting Started

Step 1 - Do You Qualify?

You must be 16 years old by the time PCC classes start. Check the PCC calendar for the exact date. ECHS cannot make exceptions to the rule.
Students must have a 2.0 GPA.
When classes start, you must be (1) a junior or (2) a senior who will not have sufficient credits be able to graduate on time with their senior class.
You must live within the Beaverton School District attendance boundaries. Tigard Tualatin SD students need to contact your high school counselor.
Check the Timeline for Admission for each term. Given the level of interest in ECHS, application deadlines are not flexible.
Read the Admission FAQ's.

Step 2 - Attend an Open House

Open House Schedule:

Current Open House Events: Suspended

View ECHS Open House slide presentation

Suspension of non-essential school-based activities and after-school activities begins immediately, effective Thursday, March 12, and will remain in effect until further notice. This includes the suspension of all assemblies and events, off-campus field trips, and professional development meetings and events.

Recorded open house presentation is currently being developed. Stay tuned.

Step 3 - Apply to Portland Community College

Apply to PCC for your ID and your PCC email. Apply here

Make sure to apply as a “Credit” seeking student. DO NOT APPLY as HIGH SCHOOL DUAL CREDIT.

There will be an email that will be sent within 12-48 hours confirming admission and include a G# (PCC student number). Keep this email and number. This is not confirmation of admission to Early College High School. It is simply confirming your email and ID # from PCC.

Step 4 - Complete the College Placement Tests

Attention applicants: Due to COVID-19 closures some of our procedures have changed.

Both PCC and ECHS require applicants to take a math placement test as a part of the application.
Before Taking the test let a parent or guardian know that you will be taking the Math placement test, that you cannot have outside assistance and they will need to verify that you have not had outside assistance during the test by signing the “At Home Test Security Document.
Download and print the ECHS AT HOME TEST SECURITY DOCUMENT
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 2020 applicants please take the math test online as soon as possible.
- At the beginning of the ALEKS math placement test, the computer will ask you for 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.
You can find more information about placement tests and some sample questions and study opportunities at PCC's Placement Test webpage.
It is possible to re-take the placement tests, however, PCC may require a student to complete an online tutorial designed help a student improve their scores before the 2nd attempt.
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.
After completed the Math test have your parent sign the AT HOME TEST SECURITY DOCUMENT You will be asked to upload that on the application.

*Students please note that due to campus closures ECHS applicants will not be taking the reading placement test as a part of their application at this time. We will evaluate students Reading and Writing based on their high school transcripts.

Step 5 - 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.
Give the person completing the recommendation at least 2 weeks advance notice before the application deadline!
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.
An application is not considered complete without a recommendation. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that ECHS receives it in a timely manner.

Step 6 - Application

Below is the recommendation link that Counselors and Avid teachers use to complete a students application. It is important to enter the students correct PCC G# with this recommendation so that the recommendation will link with the student's application.

Counselor Recommendation

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