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Academic Programs

Raritan Valley Community College has partnerships with select area high schools that can make it possible for you to take challenging college courses and earn college credits during you regular school day. You also save significantly on the cost of tuition. The credits you earn can stay at RVCC or transfer to another college or university.

  • Courses include English Composition 1; Pre-Calculus 1 & 2; Anatomy and Physiology 1 & 2; Introduction to Criminal Justice and Principles of Biology.

High schools offering RVCC courses include:
  • Bound Brook High School 
  • Bridgewater-Raritan High School 
  • Central Jersey College Prep Charter High School 
  • Franklin High School 
  • Hillsborough High School  
  • Hunterdon Central High School
  • Hunterdon County Polytech Career Academy 
  • North Hunterdon High School  
  • North Plainfield High School
  • Ridge High School
  • Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School 
  • Somerville High School
  • Voorhees High School

How to Enroll:
To be eligible for the Concurrent Enrollment Program you must:
  • Be a high school junior or senior
  • Have a minimum 3.0 GPA (Exceptions may be made with a letter of support from a teacher in the relevant discipline)
  • Obtain signatures from high school guidance counselor as well as parent/guardian
  • Meet testing pre-requisites for courses 

Application Process:
1. Contact your high school guidance counselor to determine the courses being offered by your high school and the qualifications needed to enroll. Request a CEP Student/Parent Agreement Form and a CEP Registration Form.  
3. Cost is $200 per course taken at the student’s high school. Make check payable to RVC College.
4. Fill out the CEP Student/Parent Agreement form and obtain the parent/guardian and guidance counselor signatures.
5. Take the RVCC Placement test if needed. See testing requirements below. Please wait 2 days after completing the online admission before testing.
6. Submit the following to your guidance counselor or high school CEP coordinator:
Testing Requirements for English/Math:

In order to participate in the Concurrent Enrollment Program, a student must have at least a B average, parental consent, guidance counselor approval, and appropriate RVCC Placement Test scores if enrolling in an English, Math, or foreign language course (or a course requiring these as a prerequisite).  The placement test may be waived with suitable levels on the SAT, ACT or PARCC.