The Early College Program 

Early College Program 

The Early College Program

A Partnership between Campbell County Schools and

Central Virginia Community College

Important Information

For Early College Applicants and Parent

• To apply to the Early College Program the student must:

  • Be a sophomore enrolled in a Campbell County high school

  • Be enrolled in Algebra II/Trig or a higher -level math course and have successfully completed Algebra I and Geometry

  • Have a GPA of 3.5 or higher

  • Submit a completed application by the designated due date 

• The due date for returning the completed application to your School Counselor is by February 14, 2025.

• Students must apply to CVCC as part of the application process.  Steps to apply to CVCC can be found below.

• If you receive an acceptance letter/email from CVCC, this is not an acceptance into the program. A decision letter will be sent to you from Central Office in late March or Early April.

• All students accepted into the program must participate in an orientation that will be held shortly before the beginning of the school year.  Students will be notified of the date as soon as it is set.

If applying to the Early College Program, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Attend the Student/Parent Information Meeting on Thursday, January 16th, 2025 at 6:30pm, CCTC

Step 2: Counselors will meet with any sophomore interested in applying to Early College on Friday, January 17.  An announcement will be made. Counselors will go over the application process and pass out paper copies of the application. 

Step 3: Apply to CVCC - Steps are below:

1: Go to CVCC’s website at https://centralvirginia.edu/

2: Click on Apply Now

3: On the right-hand side click on Apply Now

4: Click on Create an Account (at the bottom of the screen)

5: Follow the steps

FYI:

When you apply make sure you are applying as a Dual Enrolled student.

You will need the following information to complete the application:

• Your (the student) social security number

• Parents current email address

• Parents completed educational level

• Your (the student) personal email address (if you don’t have one please create one).  DO NOT use your RHS school email address.  Make sure the email address is appropriate (you can always create a new one just for college use).

• Cell phone number (optional)

• Once you have completed the application, you will receive a student ID number. Write this number down and keep it in a safe place, you will need it again.  Also, write down your username and password.  Your Counselor will not have access to your CVCC account so you must keep up with your login information.

• Once you have applied, you will receive a letter or email stating you have been accepted.   This is only acceptance for CVCC not the program in which you are applying.

Your transcript will be reviewed as part of the application process, you may be required to take the CVCC placement test.  If so, you will be notified.

Step 4: Hand out teacher recommendation forms (English, Math, Science or Social Studies)  (can be given out earlier) and fill out the application. An electronic copy of your essay must be sent to Mrs. Harris, rharris@campbell.k12.va.us. Return Application to the Counseling Office no later than February 14 by 2:00 pm.

The application and teacher recommendation form can be found on the Campbell County Schools website.  The link is below.  We will have paper copies and go over the application process on Friday, January 17 if you would like to wait until then (recommended).

https://www.ccpsva.org/parentsfamilies/dual-enrollmentearly-college-application-process

(You will see information for Dual Enrollment first, keep scrolling until you see the Early College Program Information).

Contact Mrs. Harris in the Counseling Office if you have any questions.