B eing E xcellent L eaders & L earners
What is an Early College? A school that blends high school and the first two years of college in a rigorous and supportive learning environment. In the BELL Academy you will receive college level coursework with a high school experience.
There are 4 things that make an Early College Special… College Credits are You can start taking available to be earned college coursework as prior to leaving high early as the first day of school! school your freshman year! Bell Early College Bell Early College Academy provides Academy students will intensive support to receive college level you as you learn to be coursework with a high a college student! school experience!
What makes the BELL Early College Academy special? #1 Students may earn up to 60 college credits or a college degree, while in high school, saving thousands of dollars
What is the cost saving? For the same class that is transferrable: BELL Early College $0.00 X 3 credit hours = $0.00 Columbus State Community College $129.25 credit hour X 3 credit hours = $387.75 The Ohio State University $387.75 credit hour X 3 credit hours = $1299.60
For a student who earns 60 semester hours while at Bell Early College Academy… Cost for Completion of 60 Semester Hours: Attending The Ohio State University $23,265 Attending Columbus State Community College $7,755 Attending Bell Early College Academy $ 0 This is a built-in Scholarship Opportunity for EVERY Bell Early College Academy Student!
Where will you take your college classes? Do you have to go downtown? Do you have to go to Gahanna?
Freshman Year, 2014 Course Name Semester1 Semester 2 College Credit High School Credit First Year Experience Seminar, COLS 1101 1 Columbus State Community College Course 3 1 English 9 – All Year High School Math Class – All Year for Algebra I or Geometry 1 High School Math Class – One Semester Block for Algebra II 1 and 3 And Columbus State Community College Course – College Algebra 1148 1 Biology – All Year US Global History I – All Year 1 Foreign Language – All Year 1 Health, PE, Art or College Course (second semester) if eligible Depending on Choice 0.5-1.0 and/or 3 POSSIBLE CREDITS TOWARD GRADUATION 8 POSSIBLE CREDITS FROM CSCC 10 ** Enriched courses are available **
What makes the BELL Early College Academy special? #2 You begin taking your first college course the week school begins! College Success Skills, COLS 1100: The First Year Experience Seminar provides students with an introduction to the college, course expectations and much more.
What makes the BELL Early College Academy special? #3 Intensive support for students to succeed in college-level coursework: Tutoring center Writing Lab Math Lab Intervention courses Excellence @ 8 Academic Advisor & College Liaison
What makes the BELL Early College Academy special? #4 Participate in high school clubs, athletics, career center programs and various student leadership opportunities while still in high school: DECA, R Spot, Future Educator of America, Mock Trial, R Designs and Sportswear, Principal’ s Advisory Board and CSCC resources
Sample College Courses Intro to Criminal Justice Law & Society Bioethics Managerial Accounting Sociology Marketing Principles Comparative Politics Composition I & II Financial Accounting Psychology Criminology Forensics Entrepreneurship Digital Design Survey Legal Environment Business
“Excellence does not mean being the best but being your best; understanding that variation makes all the difference in the world.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. Come and be EXCELLENT in the BELL Early College Academy!
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