The Middle College Program is a

high school A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., ...

alternative program first established in New York. It is a collaboration between a high school district and a

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for high school students who desire a more independent learning environment. Students take a combination of core high school courses and college courses to receive their diploma and graduate.

History of the Middle College Program

The first Middle College Program began as a charter high school at

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. It opened in 1974 as an alternative high school under the joint auspices of the

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and LaGuardia Community College of the City University of New York. It was funded by grants from the

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and the Fund for the Improvement for Post Secondary Education.

List of Middle College High Schools

References

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