Early College High School

All current 8th graders are eligible and encouraged to submit an application by February 12, 2023. If you are admitted to the program, there are two criteria to remain in the program:

• Admitted students must attend Memorial or McLain high schools and maintain a 3.0 high school GPA in 9th grade.
• Throughout grades 10-12, students must maintain a cumulative college GPA of 2.0 and must be on-track for high school graduation.
• After 8th graders submit their application, a selection committee will review each application. The committee will review students’ essays, recommendations, and academic requirements in a fair, double-blind process. The committee will consist of five representatives from Tulsa Public Schools and Tulsa Community College.

Memorial and McLain High School. Students must enroll at one of these sites during open enrollment.  The drop-down menu will list the program specifically as “Memorial High School Early College” and “McLain High School Early College.”  You must choose at least one of these options during enrollment to be considered for the program.

Yes. Early College High School students are both college students and high school students. You will spend a lot of time both on your high school campus and at Tulsa Community College.

Early College High School will be offered at Memorial High School and McLain High School. By submitting an application here, you can rank your six choices by priority.

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No. Unfortunately, this program is only open to students who are currently in 8th grade.

Early College High School is a cohort-based, full degree program. Students start taking college courses in sophomore year and graduate with an associate’s degree. Concurrent enrollment, on the other hand, is only open to juniors and seniors, and most concurrent students only take a few courses at the college level while in high school.

Not to worry!  Please reach out to your counselor for help. We have informed counselors about this program and asked them to assist students who wish to apply.  

There are three ways to upload your letter of recommendation:

1. Ideally, you’ll upload the letters as part of your online application.
2. If that is not possible, please place both recommendations in one envelope. On the outside of the envelope please write: “Early College High School Recommendations for [student name]”.  Leave this envelope with your 8th grade school counselor or the appropriate school representative.
3. The adult writing the letter can also send it to ECHS@tulsacc.edu 

You will still be able to participate in athletics. However, the Early College High School program is more academically challenging and time-intensive than being a regular high school student. Experience has shown that many students are involved in 9th grade and 10th grade athletics but most opt out by 11th grade.

In 9th grade, students will take courses at their high school (Memorial High School or McLain High School). In 10th, 11th and 12th grades, classes will take place both at the high school and a Tulsa Community College campus.

Yes, transportation between the high school and the Tulsa Community college will be provided by the district.

Yes. If you are undocumented, you can still participate in this program.

Tulsa Public Schools has a long-standing partnership with TCC and even offers courses on the Rogers campus.

The main difference is that the Early College High School program at Memorial High School and McLain High School will be a full cohort-based degree program.

No. Early College High School students will still be eligible to receive the same amount of funding through Oklahoma’s Promise after they graduate from high school.

Students can choose between a Liberal Arts and a Pre-STEM option.

No, if you do not get into this program, enrollment will go on to your next highest ranking.  If they can't place you in any of your ranked options, you will be placed at your home school.