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.
High schools offering RVCC courses include:
- Bound Brook High School
- Bridgewater-Raritan High School
- Central Jersey College Prep Charter High School
- Delaware Valley Regional High School
- Franklin High School
- Hillsborough High School
- Hunterdon Central High School
- Hunterdon County Polytech Career Academy
- Manville High School
- North Hunterdon High School
- North Plainfield High School
- Ridge High School
- Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School
- Somerville High School
- Thomas Edison EnergySmart High School
- Voorhees High School
How to Enroll:
To be eligible for the Concurrent Enrollment Program you must:
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Be a high school junior or senior
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Have a minimum 3.0 GPA (Exceptions may be made with a letter of support from a teacher in the relevant discipline)
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Obtain signatures from high school guidance counselor as well as parent/guardian
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Meet testing pre-requisites for courses
Application Process:
- Meet with your high school counselor
Speak with your high school to determine what concurrent enrollment courses are offered at your high school and the qualifications needed to enroll.
- Apply to RVCC and Get Your G#
Students should apply online to the College as an Early Admit High School Student (Non-Degree Seeking). Be sure to use a personal email address when signing up.
Click HERE for the Admissions Application (select Sign Up to begin a new application).
- Pay for the Course(s)
The cost is $220* per course. There are two ways to pay:
-Online by visiting https://www.raritanval.edu/paying-for-college/pay-tuition-now (select Student Account Payment). Take a screenshot of the receipt and send it to the high school counselor once completed. Students do not have to be registered for the course to complete payment through this portal. You must enter the RV Student ID which is your G number.
-Checks should be made payable to RVC College and include your G#, First Name and Last Name. Checks should be given to your high school counselor.
- English and Math
For English and Math courses (or courses that require an English or Math prerequisite), students will need to submit proof of exemptions or complete Accuplacer testing. For Accuplacer English testing, students much attain an E4 (English Composition I w/ recommended Workshop) or E5 (English Composition I) to place into the English courses or courses with an English prerequisite. Please speak with your high school counselor to determine if you will need to submit placement scores or complete Accuplacer testing.
- Document Submission and Registration
The high school will then provide the RVCC K-12 Partnerships with the students transcripts, test scores if applicable, parent/guardian consent forms and check/confirmation of payment for review. The K-12 department will then register eligible students for the assigned course and let the high school know when the students are registered. Students cannot register for concurrent enrollment classes on their own.
The high school will be the primary point of contact for students throughout the process so please don't hesitate to reach out to them for assistance.
*CEP rate is subject to change
