ACE Program Benefits

One reason the ACE program is so valuable is that it helps students on their pathway to a degree. The ACE program targets students beginning their junior year of high school. The timing of the program is effective because it eases students through the difficult transition process from high school to community college. By focusing on students while they are still in high school, the ACE program prepares students academically and emotionally. Students in the ACE program begin taking college courses while they are still in high school. This helps prepare them academically for the challenges of college, while also providing them the opportunity to earn college credits while still in high school. It benefits these students emotionally because they