HOPE Academy proudly offers the Concurrent Enrollment (CE) and ASCENT Programs, setting us apart in Jefferson County with a wider range of class options. Our high school students can take college courses at local community colleges and universities, including Arapahoe Community College, Community College of Aurora, Front Range Community College, and Red Rocks Community College.
 

Many of our juniors and seniors participate in the CE Program, earning both high school and college (dual) credit—tuition-free. Qualified students may also continue into a 13th year through the ASCENT Program, following a degree pathway for additional college credit.
 

Program Benefits:

1. Earn transferable college credits—some students even graduate high school with an associate degree.

2. College classes are transcripted with a weighted GPA, boosting scholarship eligibility.

3. Colorado data shows CE/ASCENT students are more likely to complete college.

4. CE participation is available part- or full-time.

5. ASCENT students may attend college full-time.