High Achievement Academy (commonly known as High Achievement or HAA), is a post-secondary school serving grades 11–12. Located in

Beachwood, Ohio Beachwood is a city in eastern Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the city's population was 14,040. A suburb of Cleveland, it is a part of the Cleveland metropolitan area. History The land that eventually became Beachwo ...

for

Cleveland Metropolitan School District Cleveland Metropolitan School District, formerly the Cleveland Municipal School District, is a public school district in the U.S. state of Ohio that serves almost all of the city of Cleveland. The district covers 79 square miles. The Clevela ...

students. High Achievement first opened its doors in Beachwood, Ohio to 15 juniors and 15 seniors who attend Whitney M. Young High School in

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on Monday, August 24, 2009. High Achievement is an option school established by the

(CMSD) and

Cuyahoga Community College Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) is a Public college, public Community colleges in the United States, community college in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Founded in 1963, it is the oldest and largest public community college within the state. Not unti ...

(Tri-C). High Achievement prepares high school students for technological careers or higher education in a resource-rich learning environment. The program develops the students' academic and technical skills, particularly in English, reading comprehension, mathematics and information technology. Participating students attend their home high school in the morning and are transported in the afternoon for college courses at Tri-C's Eastern Campus in Beachwood until 2:00 pm (students may take classes past the school hours). High Achievement is similar to another program Tri-C and CMSD opened previously

High Tech Academy High Tech Academy (commonly known as High Tech or HTA), is a post-secondary school serving grades 10-12, and is located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. High Tech is an option school established by the Cleveland Metropolitan School ...

open to 10–12 grade students in the Cleveland Metropolitan and Warrensville Heights School Districts. These students will take their classes at Tri-C's Metropolitan Campus. Cleveland Metropolitan School District and Cuyahoga Community College are sponsors of High Achievement Academy.

Background

High Achievement is a dual enrollment program in which high school students in the

whom attend Whitney Young High School attend a half day of school at Whitney Young and then attend classes on the Tri-C campuses. Much of the college tuition costs are paid through a state-supported plan entitled Post Secondary Enrollment Options, which allows college level classes to also count toward student's graduation requirements in high school. The program focuses on computer technology, business and academic core courses. The Cleveland District provides a principal, and the College provides a program manager and together they coordinate programming for school students annually. There are some entry requirements for the program and all students apply through the guidance counselors. In some cases, students can earn an

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at the same time they are earning a high school diploma. Students may apply to High Achievement in the Spring term of their

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year.

Requirements

* Maintain excellent attendance (98–100%) * Maintain academic standards (3.0 or higher GPA) * Maintain a high standard of conduct * Attend ten Student Success Workshops or Career Seminars each year * Complete ten hours of community of service each year * Submit a completed Application packet, which includes an essay and two letters of recommendation * College English and mathematics assessments * An interview with the student and parent * Passed all five parts of

Ohio Graduation Test The Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) is the high school graduation examination given to sophomores in the U.S. state of Ohio. Students must pass all five sections (reading, writing, mathematics, science and social studies) in order to graduate. Students ...

Current participating high schools

Whitney M. Young Whitney Moore Young Jr. (July 31, 1921 – March 11, 1971) was an American civil rights leader. Trained as a social worker, he spent most of his career working to end employment discrimination in the United States and turning the National Urban ...

Background

Requirements

Current participating high schools

See also