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Opportunities for High School Students

Your Future, Accelerated: Choose from our offerings of High School Programs to help you explore your interests and get started on your college experience.

Get Ahead on College

Why wait for a high school diploma to start your university journey? Montclair State University provides high-achieving students and their families with a head start on the college experience. Through multiple pathways, you can earn transferable credits, explore potential careers and significantly reduce the cost of your college degree—all while still in high school.

Early College Scholars Program

Build your own college experience before you even graduate high school. If you’re the kind of student who is always looking for the next challenge, the Early College Scholars Program was built for you. You’ll earn transferable college credits that can save you months (or even years) of time and tuition money later, and you’ll also get a taste of what college life is like.

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Hispanic Student College Institute

The Hispanic Student College Institute offers a free, immersive college experience designed to empower all high school rising juniors and seniors — and their families — for the route to higher education. Learn to navigate the college admissions process and enroll at the college or university of your choice.

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Pre-College Summer

Seize the summer. Learn while having fun in one or more of our excellent pre-college summer courses. Explore topics from Animation and AI to Theatre and Wall Street and subjects in between, you choose what program is best for you.

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Why Our High School Programs?

See what an Early College Program participant has to say about their experience.

"Earning college credits while still in high school was incredible. I learned time management, discipline and effective communication while gaining confidence for my future."

Blanca Gonzalez

Early College Scholar