Early College at Ruth Batson Academy

• Through the early college program, high school students will take FREE credit-bearing college courses that will be listed on the high school transcript.
• If students complete all the courses during the program (school year and summer), they may graduate from high school with their first year of college completed.
• Students in the Ruth Batson Academy Early College program enter into an Education Pathway, where they are able to work towards a career in education or transfer credits to another major/career.
• Students begin taking courses at the Ruth Batson Academy site in 10th grade and take additional courses at the UMass campus in the following years of high school.

A college preparatory program aimed at helping students gain college credit and experience college before they graduate from high school.

• Earn real college credit at no-cost
• Build familiarity with college professors and their expectations
• Understand time management
• Experience campus life
• Make new friends
• Save money on college
• Create a direct college path
• Offers different professional pathways for students to consider
• Build good study habits

Academic: Program Orientation, Peer-Tutoring, Study Skills Workshops

College Knowledge: Explore Majors through Advising, Career Exploration, Social life on-campus

Social: Connect to Peer-Mentors, Visits to Campus