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Early College Experience
- Washington County Location, 1138
- (479) 725-4678
- earlycollege@nwacc.edu
- M-Th, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm* - * NWACC is closed on Fridays during the summer
Application and Registration
Before you apply, make sure to check your eligibility for NWACC's Early College Experience through your high school.
To be eligible, high school students must reach the following criteria:
- Be enrolled in grades 9 -12
- Have a high school cumulative GPA of 3.0 for Transfer or General Education courses
- Have a high school cumulative GPA of 2.0 for Career and Technical courses
- Have an appropriate placement score on the ACT, SAT, COMPASS, or Accuplacer
- Have approval from high school Counselor
Placement Score Requirements by Test Type:
Test Type | English | Reading | Math |
ACT | 19 | 19 | 21 |
Accuplacer | 83 | 78 | 86 Elementary Algebra and 42 College Math |
ASPIRE | 428 | 428 | 434 plus a C or better in Algebra II |
COMPASS | 80 | 83 | 65 |
SAT | 480 | 480 | 500 |
Application and Registering Process:
Check with your high school counselor to pick up an application form. You will need
to complete this form, sign it, and turn it in at the time of class registration.
If you are under 18 when the semester begins, your parent or guardian must also sign the form.