High School Programs & Partnerships

Hudson Valley Community College is proud to offer programs and partnerships that allow high school students to earn college credit.

Earn College Credits and Get an Early Start on Innovative Careers

STEM High School at Hudson Valley Community College

Hudson Valley Community College will partner with Questar III BOCES on several P-TECH and Smart Scholars Early College High School pathway programs that will be housed on the Hudson Valley campus beginning in Fall 2021.

Earn transferable credit while still in high school

College in the High School

High school juniors and seniors in the Capital Region and throughout New York state can register to take college-level courses through Hudson Valley's College in the High School program.

Pathways in Technology Early College High School

P-TECH Programs

The NYS P-TECH model is a 6-year program (grades 9-14) focused on developing students’ knowledge and skills for today’s high-wage, high-skill and high-demand career areas in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

NYS Early College High School Program

Smart Scholars Programs

The Smart Scholars programs provides students with an early college high school experience that enables them to earn 24 - 60 college credits while still in high school

students can earn up to 60 college credits before graduation

Future-Ready Pathways Program

The Cohoes City School District’s Future-Ready Pathways program gives students an opportunity to graduate with a Regents diploma and an associate degree over the course of four years.

Launched in 2020, the Global Classroom High School Program allows high school students, outside the United States, to take college-level courses, for which they will receive college credit upon their successful completion.

Enter the Global Classroom

Hudson Valley Community College recognizes that certain high school students may benefit by beginning their college study early. The Early Admission Program (EAP) allows qualified students the opportunity to fulfill high school graduation requirements through completed college credit. High school students who have successfully completed their junior year and who have achieved an overall high school average of 80 (B) or better are encouraged to consider the Early Admission Program.

More information about the EAP can be found in the [Loading Admissions section of the College Catalog link…].