The Academy at SVCC

About The Academy

The Academy at SVCC provides access to an engaging and rewarding college experience to high achieving high school seniors. The Academy is built on three educational tenants:

• Academics: Challenge students with rigorous college classes and high academic standards
• Leadership: Develop leadership skills by engaging students in discussions with some of the best community leaders in the Sauk Valley area
• Service: Create and implement a service project that benefits the Sauk Valley area
  
  

Benefits and Goals

The Academy has many benefits including:

• Earn transferable college credit to work toward completing the General Education Core Curriculum (GECC) Credential
• Complete prerequisites for your college major
• Free admission into Phi Theta Kappa academic honor society in the spring semester (if eligible)
• Develop college success skills by completing the First Year Experience (FYE) class
• Learn alongside other motivated students from all over the SVCC district
• Develop leadership skills
  
  

Student Requirements

• Mandatory participation in the FYE class (fall semester) and Leadership Class (spring semester).
• Students should be highly motivated, have the ability to work independently without direct supervision, display self-discipline, and demonstrate the desire to pursue college-level coursework beyond the high school curriculum.
• Students should have reliable transportation to and from the College.
• Students must be high school seniors and apply by February 1 of their junior year.
• Students must have a minimum high school cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.0 after 5th semester (confirmed by official high school transcript submission).
• Students must currently have earned enough credits to be on track to graduate with their high school class.
• Students will need to place into ENG 101 (Composition I) or have ENG 101 already completed.
• Students will need to place into a college-level mathematics course or have one already completed.
• The Academy application including all supporting documentation must be completed and submitted by stated deadline. Supporting documentation includes:
  • High school counselor recommendation form (This form is sent to the counselor when the student application is submitted.)
  • SVCC New Student Application
  • High school transcript and test scores
  • Parent/Guardian approval and signature upon acceptance into the program
    
    

SVCC reserves the right to cancel The Academy model based on minimum enrollment requirements.