Opportunity Knocks

Meet with your counselor and have your counselor complete the following form if you are 17 or under.- https://www.pcc.edu/web-services/u16-permission/  (only once). 

Find a class that matches your interest and works with your schedule, keeping in mind:

• ​​​​Comparable class must not be already offered at home high school (unless class is full or subject requirement has been met)
• Student may not drop high school classes in order to participate in Opportunity Knocks.

If you've never applied at PCC, you need to do all or some of the following:

• Apply to PCC for your ID and your PCC email. 
• Please note that our students will apply to PCC as a Credit student, not a Dual Credit Student
• First click here: https://www.pcc.edu/enroll/#first-time
• Select the box “Earn College Credit while in High School”

There will be an email that will be sent within 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 #.  

You need to complete all the steps below and complete the ECHS application in Step 6 to be considered for admission to ECHS

There are a couple questions in the application that trip up students.  On the “Academic history” page:

1. “currently attending high school” =yes
2. “will you be taking classes at PCC while still in high school” = yes
3. “high school program” = “other high school program”

A new page will open and you will be able to create your account.

Once you select this you will notice two choices appear below “apply now Dual Credit,” or “Apply now all other high school programs.”   Our students should 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.

• Complete the online orientation​ (Required for new students)
• Take the PCC Placement Test (dependent on course requirements).

Complete the Parent Permission Form (every term). The Parent Permission Form must be uploaded to the Opportunity Knocks Online Form (in Step 5).

Do this step AFTER you have registered for the PCC class. 

• Complete Step 5,  ​AFTER you have registered for the PCC course. You will also need to receive final approval for your course and to have the tuition paid.

• Do NOT pay for the course out-of-pocket (though you might get some emails from PCC). BSD will not reimburse families for courses paid out-of-pocket.

You will receive an email on or before the PCC payment deadline regarding your course approval. ​ If your course is not approved, you will also be notified. You will be automatically dropped from the course, if payment is not received by March 18th. If you wish to proceed in taking the course, you will need to pay, please only pay out-of-pocket if your parents wish to proceed with your enrollment!