Parent/Student Handbook

It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to Early College Academy with its amazing opportunity for students to earn both a high school diploma from District 6 and an Associate of Arts degree from Aims Community College. We are a unique high school with a very clear academic focus. We thank you for choosing ECA as your high school learning environment, and, together, we will accomplish great things. 

Mission: Effort Creates Achievement. ECA empowers and encourages high school students to succeed through a college experience now. 

Vision: Early College Academy provides rigorous, student-centered opportunities that blend high school and college experiences, inspiring students to unleash individual potential and overcome barriers for their future lives. By creating pathways for students from all backgrounds to attend college, we give students access to opportunities and the support needed to advocate and provide for themselves, their families, and our community. 

Values & Beliefs

Because the world needs hopeful activists, scientists, creators, and civic-minded individuals:

• We are a school of innovation, and we encourage our instructors to be creative and our school to be a leading institution in the landscape of early college model schools. 
• We offer a smaller, more personable educational environment that helps students thrive in our challenging early college curriculum by connecting various resources to students' specific needs and goals. 
• All ECA students take college classes and have the opportunity to earn a free ASsociate's Degree while learning on a college campus. 
• Students graduate ECA confident in their abilities to navigate their civic and human responsibilities, because our relationship-oriented culture allows us to more effectively guide students to locate and pursue college and career opportunities beyond ECA. 

AIMS Community College Purpose, Vision, and Mission

Purpose

Build a Stronger Community

Vision

First Choice - The Recognized Leader in Learning and Student Success

Mission

Provide knowledge and skills to advance quality of life, economic vitality, and overall success of the diverse communities we serve. 

Aims Values

• Authenticity & Truthfulness
• Community
• Equity & Professional Respect
• Inclusiveness
• Performance Excellence & Effectiveness