Early College Placement

Early College enrollment is open to qualified high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Some courses have prerequisite requirements. These prerequisites ensure that you are academically prepared for your college class. 

It’s important that you meet with your high school counselor to determine if you have the appropriate placement scores on file prior to registering for courses. See below for current prerequisite information. HCC is making positive changes to impact student enrollment. We can now utilize GPA for placement into math and English classes. 

If you have not taken the ACT or need to schedule a placement test, please contact your HCC campus or regional center to set up a testing date.

Schedule a Placement Test with HCC

Have questions? Contact the Early College team at earlycollege@highlandcc.edu or (785) 442-6141.

Placement Scores & GPA Requirements

*Remedial math courses will no longer be offered beginning Summer 2026. Chart updated Fall 2026 (7/15/2026) - download a print-friendly copy here.

Testing Practice:

• Accuplacer Practice and Preparation Guide
• Accuplacer Test Prep - Ed Ready
• Accuplacer Quantatitive Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics Sample Questions