1. Early College Experience
NWACC Early College Experience in partnership with Rogers Public Schools, provides students the opportunity to earn Associate of Arts or Associate of Liberal Arts and Sciences Degrees while attending high school.
Associate of Arts
Associate of Science – Liberal Arts & Sciences

2. Program Benefits
Earn an Associate Degree and High School Diploma upon graduation.
Attend classes on the NWACC Campus for ½ day.
Facilitate transition between high school and college.
Reduce time and cost of obtaining a Bachelors Degree.

3. Highlights 50 slots for students in the 2019 – 2020 school year.
Rogers Public Schools pays the tuition and fees for students in the program.
Students buy or rent textbooks.
Morning OR afternoon classes to accommodate other coursework or extracurricular activities.
Authentic college experience.
Students are enrolled in sections with “regular” college students.
NWACC Office of High School Relations will work with each high school student to supply information on student progress and attendance in their courses.

4. Admission Transportation Must meet NWACC admission requirements.
Additional guidelines or application/interview process may be developed to ensure students are prepared for the workload and responsibilities associated with the program.
Transportation
MORNING students will provide their own transportation to the NWACC campus.
AFTERNOON students will provide their own transportation home from the NWACC campus.
Shuttle bus will be provided mid- day to pick up MORNING students and drop off AFTERNOON students.

5. FRIDAY No Classes at NWACC
On Fridays – RPS students will be required to be on the NWACC or RPS campus for library, computer, research or study opportunities during the time in which they normally have college classes.
Students are still required to attend RPS classes on Fridays.
Fridays are designated meeting days with the Early College Experience High School Advisor.

6. Course Sequence
Course sequence fulfills NWACC Associate degree requirements.
RPS counselors will work to ensure all high school graduation requirements are met through the course sequence.
Courses on the NWACC campus utilize a Monday/Wednesday and Tuesday/Thursday course schedule.

8. Associate of Arts Associate of Science
The Associate of Arts (AA) degree is a two-year program made up of general education courses.
Career Options:
Designed to transfer therefore does not qualify students for any specific career.
The competition of an associate degree will improve the overall employability and will make students eligible for employment opportunities that require an associate level degree.
Transfer Options:
Designed to transfer to any Arkansas public four-year university.
Designed for students who want to major in a STEM field.
STEM majors include Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, and Math. This degree is also recommended for anyone planning to pursue pre-professional studies, such as pre-med or pre-vet.
Career Options:
Designed to transfer therefore does not qualify students for any specific career.
The competition of an associate degree will improve the overall employability and will make students eligible for employment opportunities that require an associate level degree.
Transfer Options:
Designed to transfer to any Arkansas public four-year university.

9. Sample MORNING Schedule
Monday/Wednesday
Tuesday/Thursday
Friday
7:30-8:45
Comp I
7:30-10:20
Principles of Biology
8:25-11:40
Library NWACC or RPS
9:00-10:15
Humanities
10:30-11:45
Successful First
Year Experience
World Civilizations
12:25-1:30
Lunch/Travel/Library
12:15-1:00
Lunch
11:50-1:45
6th Hour
RPS Elective
1:05-1:50
TA/SH/Library
7th Hour

10. Sample AFTERNOON Schedule
Monday/Wednesday
Tuesday/Thursday
Friday
1st Hour
RPS Elective
2nd Hour
10:09-12:00
Advisory/
Travel/Lunch
10:09-10:40
Advisory
12:00-1:15
Comp I
Successful First Year Experience
10:45-11:32
TA/SH/Library
1:30-2:45
Humanities
1:30-4:20
Principles of Biology
11:32-12:02
Lunch
3:00-4:15
World Civilizations
12:02-3:30
Library NWACC or RPS

12. I Am Interested! What’s next…
Must have qualifying test scores to be eligible.
ACT
19 on Reading and English
CLASSIC ACCUPLACER
78 on Reading
83 on Sentence Skills
NEXT GENERATION ACCUPLACER
252 on Reading
260 on Writing
ASPIRE
428 on Reading
428 on English
NOTE: College level MATH scores will be required before the beginning of the 2nd year of the program.

13. Program applications are available
TODAY!