High Tech Academy

High Tech Academy (HTA) is an innovative option school established in 2000 by the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) and Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C).  HTA prepares high school students for technological careers and/or higher education in a resource-rich learning environment.  This rigorous program develops students’ academic and technical skills, particularly in English, reading comprehension, mathematics and information technology. During HTA’s demanding instructional program, students attend their home high school classes in the morning and college-level classes at Tri-C’s Metropolitan Campus in Cleveland in the afternoon.

Students are challenged by high standards and an exacting curriculum that prepares them for life, work, higher education and citizenship. HTA graduates are prepared for immediate employment, continuation at Tri-C, or transfer to four-year institutions of higher education.  HTA is a tuition-free program to eligible students.

Opportunities:

• Earning college credit while working towards a high school diploma
• Strengthening academic and technical skills
• Experiencing college through rigorous academic and extra-curricular activities
• Acquiring employability skills
• Transferring to a four-year University
• Applying for scholarships towards completion of Associate Degree

 Requirements:

• Maintain excellent attendance (98%-100%)
• Maintain high academic standard (3.0-4.0 GPA)
• Maintain a high standard of conduct
• Attend 6 Student Success Workshops or career seminars each year
• Complete 15 hours of community service each year (5 hours have to be a HTA-sponsored activity)

HTA Career Pathways:

• Information Technology
• Engineering Technology
• Business Management
• Associate of Arts (College Preparatory)
• Associate of Science (College Preparatory)
• Health Careers
• Creative Arts Technology

Minimum Admissions Criteria:

• GPA of 3.0 or higher
• An excellent attendance record
• Submission of a completed application packet, which includes an essay and two letters of recommendation
• Complete college English and mathematics assessments, with appropriate placement results
• Participating in an interview with student and parent

HTA Enrollment

HTA features a rigorous admissions process.  Each year, a limited number of qualified students are enrolled. Interested high school students may apply in the spring term of their freshman or sophomore year.

An admissions committee consisting of staff from Tri-C and CMSD reviews all applications and makes final selection decisions.   

Current Participating Schools: 

• John Adams
• Cleveland School of the Arts
• Collinwood
• East Technical     
• Facing History New Tech
• Garrett-Morgan
• Ginn Academy
• Glenville
• John Hay School of Architecture & Design
• John Hay Early College
• John Hay School of Science & Medicine
• John F. Kennedy
• Lincoln West
• John Marshall
• New Tech East
• New Tech West
• James Ford Rhodes
• Washington Park
• Whitney Young