Thursday, March 3, 2016

Reynolds inducts 65 high school students into ACA program



Reynolds recently celebrated the inductions of 65 juniors from Tucker High School and Highland Springs High School into the college’s Advance College Academies.
The Reynolds Advance College Academies (ACA) provide outstanding high school students the opportunity to earn an associate degree while completing the requirements for their high school diploma. Reynolds has carefully selected and sequenced the college curriculum and courses in the program in order to satisfy the requirements of the high school diploma and associate degree at the same time.
“Each year, this convocation recognizes not only the milestone those students who have completed their first semester of Reynolds coursework have reached, but also a parallel milestone reached by those high school faculty members who have completed their first semester of teaching in the program,” noted Reynolds Executive Vice President Genene LeRosen.
Highland Springs High School ACA students
 
Tucker High School ACA students
Students typically apply to an ACA in the 8th grade through their local school division, enroll in advanced high school courses in the 9th and 10th grade, and take the required college coursework for the associate degree during the 11th and 12th grade. Students in the ACA program are required to attend a five-week session of college courses during the summer between their sophomore and junior year.
 “Watching those high school students come on campus and see them walk across the stage as members of the Reynolds family is absolutely one of the highlights of the year,” reflected Reynolds ACA Director Miles McCrimmon.  


To find out more about the ACA program, visit www.reynolds.edu/ACA.