Collegiate High School | |
City: | Lakeland |
State: | FL |
County: | Polk |
Schooltype: | Charter (U.S.) |
Established: | 2004 |
Director: | Sallie Brisbane |
Teaching Staff: | 3.00 (FTE) |
Grades: | 11-12 |
Enrollment: | 353 (2022-2023)[1] |
Ratio: | 117.67 |
Mascot: | Eagles(PSC) |
Collegiate High School is a charter high school located on the Lakeland, Florida campus of Polk State College.
The program is unique in that it is located in a college campus and offers high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to earn their associate degree or MCSE/CNE certification (for IT students) at the same time as their high school diploma, with course registration and textbooks provided completely free of charge.
Admittance to CHS is based on a lottery of sorts. Potential candidates for the program are screened toward the end of their sophomore year to verify that they have an unweighted 3.2 GPA for the AA or a 2.5 GPA for either the IT or Allied Health programs. They must also have a minimum of eleven high school credits and be on track for graduation. Then, they are mailed an invitation to an information session and are given registration packets. There is then a random drawing from the registered students to choose the ones who will attend the following school year.