Early College Program
Signal
Mountain Middle/High School (SMMHS) is partnering with Chattanooga State
Technical Community College for early college courses. A large number of
classes will be offered such as Dance, Psychology, Public
Speaking, Theatre, Pre-Calculus, U.S. History, History of Rock and Roll,
and many others.
9th and 10th
graders must have Principal's approval to enroll. 11th graders must have
a 3.0 GPA or an ACT of at least 19 in order to enroll. With a minimum
number of students enrolled per course, an instructor will come to the SMMHS
campus to teach the course.
Early College
Program Benefits:
·
Exposure
to college level instruction
·
Receive
dual high school and college credit or college credit only
·
Lower
pupil / instructor ratio
·
Many
general education requirements are met for TBR / UT system and many other
colleges
·
Highly
qualified, college level instructors
·
Hands
on instruction through guided inquiries (lab and lecture)
·
Instructors
available for office hours and tutorials
·
Potential
to earn an Associates Degree along with the high school diploma
·
1/6
the cost of many major Tennessee colleges
·
Classes
taught on campus at Signal Mountain Middle/High School