Early College is an opportunity for Duval County students to earn up to sixty hours of college credit at Florida Community College by the time of high school graduation at Lee High School. Students will graduate with a High school diploma and an associates of arts degree from FCCJ.

Vision
Each student will graduate from high school with the opportunity to achieve up to 60 credits of college coursework completed toward the Associate of Arts Degree at FCCJ. The Early College curriculum integrates the high school graduation requirement with courses designed to lead to an Associate of Arts degree. Graduation will celebrate the student achieving the diploma from high school, up to 60 hours of credit, and/or a possible AA degree from FCCJ. The college course selections are made with an eye to admission to a four year institution of higher education with Bright Futures Scholarship support.

The curriculum is challenging and fast-paced. It is focused on student learning through cross-curricular, experimental, and performance assessments. The student is expected to want to learn for the positive value added to their journey to and through college. Ultimately, the student could complete a post-graduate college degree by the time their friends finish a four-year degree.

It is imperative for out future generation of business, industry, and social leaders to set goals of positive and productive lives. The Early College will be an environment that the young person, growing toward their adult lives, will be challenged to grow intellectually and to learn personal responsibility through commitment to a vision focused on success in every goal they set.
 

The Lee HS Community of learners
The students and faculty of Early College are members of Lee High School. We are expected to be participants and leaders within Lee. We will follow and abide by the same rituals and routines of Lee. We will abide by all Duval County Public Schools policies for student behavior and progression. We will, however, expect of ourselves a focused view of our goal. We will maintain the academic rigor required to achieve the curricular requirements set forth in the continuation policy so that we may achieve the Associates of Arts degree from FCCJ. Our role of being good citizens at Lee will ensure the best and brightest student relationship possible.

Early College Continuation policy
Performance criteria and continuation requirements for students in Jacksonville Early College High School: All students must meet the following criteria for admission, continued enrollment, and proper progression in the program. If any one of the criteria is not met, the student will be declined admission or counseled about alternative options for transfer to facilitate their completion of the high school requirements for graduation. The student will have or complete:

1. A 2.5 GPA (un-weighted) for admission and for continuation at the end of 8^th , 9^th, and 10^th grades for the four core high school courses of Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. 
2. A “C” or better in all college courses earning college credit. (D’s or F’s are not acceptable);
3. An FCAT score indicating the student is ‘at grade level reading.
4. An acceptable score for admission into FCCJ on the College Placement Test, ACT, or SAT prior to the end of sophomore year; and