College Now

Please view the list of participating schools, to see if you qualify for the College Now Program.

College Now is the concurrent enrollment program (CEP) at Herkimer County Community College. Concurrent enrollment programs are cooperative agreements between colleges and high schools that offer high school students the opportunity to take college classes in their high schools for both high school and college credit, usually at reduced rates of tuition.

Taking college classes while you are in high school will help you learn about college expectations and introduce you to college culture. Additional benefits may include:

• saving money by reducing future college costs
• showing college admissions officers that you are a serious student
• reducing your first or second semester course load in college and relieving some of the pressure and stress in your first year
• having the option to earn a double major, do a special work internship, or spend a semester traveling abroad
• graduating from college earlier.

College Now Online Application - Currently Available

The National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships is the national organization that sets standards for CEPs and accredits those partnerships that meet the national standards in five categories: curriculum, students, faculty, assessment, and evaluation. In April 2006, HCCC's College Now program was accredited by NACEP. The accreditation of HCCC's College Now program confirms that the program meets these rigorous national standards and that the courses in the high schools are the equivalent of those on campus.

For more information about NACEP and the national standards, please see the organization's website at http://www.nacep.org.