Attend College Early (ACE) Program

QCC’s Attend College Early (ACE) dual enrollment program is available to local high school students who have received approval from their high school’s guidance department. Participation in this program is limited to high school juniors and seniors, age 16 and older at the time of acceptance. The student’s course requirements are determined collaboratively by the student, QCC’s Dual Enrollment Staff and the appropriate high school guidance counselor. It is the responsibility of the student and parent to consult with their High School’s Guidance Office to ensure that the QCC courses meet the requirements for high school graduation. Students must communicate their progress biweekly to both their guidance counselor and assigned QCC point of contact. Tuition and fees apply and are based on QCC’s published tuition and fee schedule for each academic year the student is registered. 

• Current Massachusetts High School junior or senior, AND age 16 or older at the time of acceptance.
• Have completed high school English courses with grades of “B” or higher.
• Have an overall 2.7, or higher, grade point average.
• Demonstrated satisfactory disciplinary history.
• Academically prepared to successfully enroll in ENG-101 English Composition and MAT 121 or higher.
• Applications will be accepted starting on March 20th; students will be accepted on a rolling basis.  No applications will be accepted after July 15, 2025.

Student and parent / guardian are required to attend an orientation in order to receive and acknowledge information regarding program expectations. Criteria are subject to change.

1. Complete the ACE Residency Form. This allows us to create your QCC record and QCC ID#.

2. Complete the Policy Agreement & Student Responsibility and upload it to the Dropbox. The form and the link to the Dropbox will be sent to the student once the Residency Form is complete.

3. Once the residency form is completed, QCC forwards ACE Guidance Counselor Form and link to the Dropbox to the high school Guidance Counselor.

4. Guidance Counselors upload a copy of HS Transcript with GPA to the Dropbox.