Associates Degree / Sophomore Start

Associates Degree

West Ada High Schools work collaboratively with local universities to provide the opportunity for students to earn an Associates Degree while completing high school requirements.

The Associates Degree is offered at the following high schools:

  • Centennial High School

  • Eagle High School

  • Meridian High School

  • Mountain View High School

  • Owyhee High School

  • Renaissance High School

  • Rocky Mountain High School

Boise State University offers the Associate Degree at the six large high schools (CHS, EHS, MHS , MVHS, OHS, RMHS). For more information, visit https://www.boisestate.edu/concurrentenrollment/associate-degree/ or the high school's website.

Idaho State University offers the Associate Degree at Renaissance High School. For more information, visit https://www.isu.edu/ecp/associate-degree/ or https://www.westada.org/o/rhs/page/associate-of-arts.

Most of the AA program fees are covered through Advanced Opportunities funds, but there may be some costs students have to cover.

Sophomore Start

Boise State’s Sophomore Start option is designed to provide high school students taking concurrent enrollment courses the opportunity to achieve a significant college milestone prior to high school graduation–completing their college freshman year by earning thirty college credits before graduating.

Sophomore Start is offered at the following high schools:

  • Centennial High School

  • Eagle High School

  • Meridian High School

  • Mountain View High School

  • Owyhee High School

  • Rocky Mountain High School

For more information, visit https://www.boisestate.edu/concurrentenrollment/sophomore-start/ or the high school's website.

The Sophomore Start program fees are covered through Advanced Opportunities funds.