About Us

Savannah Early College High School is a unique high school option that allows students to enroll in an honors curriculum, while they simultaneously pursue college credit in their junior and senior years. Students have the opportunity to earn up to a year and a half of college credit from Savannah State University, making them highly qualified college applicants with transferable credit upon graduation.

Savannah Early College High School was started in part by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The program is a part of a small school’s initiative that targets populations of students considered to be underrepresented on the nation’s college campuses. Over 80% of Savannah Early College High School students are considered underrepresented based on the grant indicators of first generation to attend college, minority, single parent household, or low socio-economic status. Our current enrollment is approximately 176 students, with 87 expected to participate in the Dual-Enrollment Program at Savannah State University. Individual academic advisement helps students select college coursework that best supports students’ long term postsecondary goals.