UCAS is an innovative early college high school with a STEM emphasis. Academically-prepared students will have the opportunity to earn both a high school diploma and up to two years of college credit in a safe, supportive, dual-campus environment.
UCAS is an innovative early college high school with an emphasis in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). We serve students in grades 9-12. Academically-prepared students have the opportunity to earn both a high school diploma and up to two years of college credit in a safe, supportive, dual-campus environment.
We provide a real community.
Our mission has been summarized as “high rigor with high support” and “firm, fair, and friendly”.
Students come to UCAS because they want to excel in their education. They want to learn in an environment where students are eager to participate in class and take their coursework seriously.
That is not to say that we don’t have fun! We support students in building positive social skills and we provide fun activities. Students make life-long friends when they come to UCAS!
A small, safe community.
Teachers know their students on an individual level. We provide high support by having small class sizes, an in person college and career readiness meeting with a counselor annually, and many opportunities to communicate with and give feedback to the school administration.
Students can do more than what is generally expected of them. UCAS raises the bar for education and students rise to the challenge. We value the community that is developed with smaller class sizes and smaller campus communities. Teachers at UCAS know their students and express their passion for teaching.
The school administration creates an environment where teachers can focus on teaching and engaging with students. Because teachers are supported, they can focus on the needs of their students.
We believe high level learning is challenging and fun. Engaged learning is FUN!
College & Career Readiness
UCAS has individual College & Career Readiness meetings with every student every year, where students:
set their schedule for both high school and their next steps to college, and
work closely with UVU counselors to make sure they are getting the right classes for their college degree.
Leadership classes in every grade.
We teach a leadership class in every grade.
We do this because we believe our students need to know how to communicate with each other and with the adults in their lives. They need to know how to advocate for themselves. They need to know how to disagree with someone without having a fight. They need to know how to respectfully express an opinion and walk away as friends.
These principles are taught in all of our classes as we help our students learn the boundaries of being respectful and still holding true to their own thoughts and beliefs.
Associate Degree upon graduation, along with your high school diploma.
The majority of our high school graduates earn an associate degree along with their high school diploma, (85% in 2023). This statistic has been consistent since our first graduating class in 2007.
We have a 16-year track record of 100% high school graduation rate and over 75% of associate degree completion. We pay their college classes to make this happen.
Yes, students work hard; yes, there is some stress; yes, there is sacrifice. With any ambitious goal, this is always the case.
UCAS is designed to provide an accelerated high school / early college experience for motivated students at little or no charge.
Full time schedule ON UVU campus during senior year*
Many high school graduates will tell you they wasted their senior year because they were done with their high school credits.
Instead of wasting this year, our students have a REAL college experience on a REAL college campus.
They have extra support at the high school, which helps them avoid the “freshman slide” that many first year college students experience.
*For those who qualify
77% of our high school graduates earn an Associate Degree from UVU.
UCAS pays for your college classes to make this happen.
UCAS students receive many benefits from our partnership with UVU, and the benefits are growing as we deepen our partnership.
