College Ready Costs and Benefits

• Douglas County School District and the College Opportunity Fund pay all tuition costs – that’s FREE college!!!
• Courses can transfer to any college or university – transferability and degree applicability are up to the accepting institution
• Students earn credit on both their high school transcript and an ACC transcript
• Students purchase textbooks
• Savings of over $250 per class!
• Students begin building their college transcript while still in high school
• Students get the challenge they need to get ahead.

Steps for enrolling in the College Ready Program

How to get involved - 6 easy steps:

1. Apply to ACC
2. Apply for COF (College Opportunity Fund)
3. Register for the course in Infinite Campus
4. Read and complete College Ready Forms (below)
5. Complete Required Testing
6. Purchase your textbook

Required Testing

Students must submit to their counselor ACCUPLACER, ACT, or SAT scores to participate in the College Ready Program.

Students may take the ACCUPLACER for free at designated high schools at the dates and times advertised in our brochure (available for download at www.arapahoe.edu/collegeready).

• Student I.D. required.
• Registration is not required.
• The test is untimed.
• Students should allow at least 90 minutes to complete the exam.
• Students may arrive any time during advertised test sessions.
• Allow enough time to complete the exam.

Alternately, students may take this exam at the ACC Main Campus during business hours (303.797.5659) or by appointment at the University Center at Chaparral (303.734.4822). Students taking the exam on their own outside of dates advertised in our brochure will pay the normal test fee ($10 as of 7/2009).

Students needing to improve their scores may retake all or part of the ACCUPLACER. Retake exams have a fee per section and must be taken at the ACC main campus. The exam has a total of 3 sections.

For more information about the ACCUPLACER exam, see http://www.arapahoe.edu/studentsvcs/testing/index.html.

Qualifications

• Approved by the student’s counselor to participate
• Take the ACCUPLACER placement exam; or provide qualifying ACT/SAT scores
• Dedication to participating in an advanced, rigorous curriculum

Contact Information

For additional information, contact:

• Your HS Counselor

• John Hamilton
  Educational Pathways Coordinator
  Arapahoe Community College
  303-797-5085
  john.hamilton@arapahoe.edu

Or

• Dan McMinimee
  Douglas County School District
  303-387-0042
  daniel.mcminimee@dcsdk12.org

For more information, visit our website at http://www.arapahoe.edu/collegeready

College Ready Forms and Documents

The most current versions of the forms and publications named below can be found at www.arapahoe.edu/collegeready.

College Ready Forms:

1. Welcome Letter & Instructions
2. Student/Parent Agreement
3. College Ready Registration Form

College Ready Course Brochure

1. Course Offerings Brochure
2. College Ready Course Guide

College Ready Multimedia Presentations

1. College Ready Information Night

See www.arapahoe.edu/collegeready for all the latest information!