Early College High School Initiative Impact Study
Posted by on March 10, 2014
Early College, Continued Success: Early College High School Initiative Impact Study
About the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Early College High School Initiative (ECHSI)
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launched the ECHSI in 2002 with the primary goal of increasing the opportunity for underserved students to earn a postsecondary credential. To achieve this goal, Early Colleges provide underserved students with exposure to, and support in, college while they are in high school. Early Colleges partner with colleges and universities to offer all students an opportunity to earn an associate’s degree or up to two years of college credits toward a bachelor’s degree during high school at no or low cost to the students. The underlying assumption is that engaging underrepresented students in a rigorous high school curriculum, tied to the incentive of earning college credit, will motivate them and increase their access to additional postsecondary education and credentials after high school. Since 2002, more than 240 Early Colleges have opened nationwide.
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