The mission of the Honors Program at JCCC is to provide intellectually motivated students an inclusive and supportive environment in which to foster their curiosity, and identify tools and resources needed to challenge themselves, take risks, solve problems and hone their leadership skills to serve as active citizens and leaders within their communities.
How to Join the JCCC Honors Program
The decision to join an Honors Program should not be taken lightly. It will change your JCCC experience and likely the rest of your life.
When you join the Honors Program, you join a community of like-minded, curious and motivated students, actively engaged in the community and supportive of one another. We look forward to welcoming you in our midst!
Naturally curious? Hungry for the extra challenge? If you are considering your first semester at JCCC, all you need is a 3.5 high school GPA!
Already at JCCC? All you need is a 3.5 JCCC GPA and fewer than 35 hours of your Associates Degree Completed.
Reach out to the Honors Program today, [email protected], to express your interest in becoming a member!
We want you to be successful!
The Honors Program offers support to motivated students so that they can reach all their goals.
- Don’t yet have the 3.5 GPA you are hoping for? Reach out to [email protected]. Students may be admitted on a conditional basis; each student’s request for consideration is carefully examined individually.
- Taking an Honors course is a great way to see if Honors is for you! While priority is given to Honors students, non-Honors students may request permission to enroll in honors classes provided they have above a 3.5 GPA or they meet the following requirements for English placement:
- Composition I Honors (ENGL 121)
- 3.5 or higher cumulative unweighted high school GPA; OR
- ACT Reading score of 25 or higher AND ACT English score of 25 or higher; OR
- ACCUPLACER Reading score of 276 or higher AND ACCUPLACER Writing score of 276 or higher
- Composition I Honors (ENGL 121)
- We understand that there is a time for everything. Starting college right after high school may not lead all students to success. Because accidents happen, we intentionally only consider the JCCC GPA when you join, not the cumulative GPA!
- Community of motivated and curious students
- Honors advising
- Faculty mentorship program
- Opportunity to work one-on-one with faculty
- Chance to personalize your education
- Small class sizes of engaged learners
- Opportunities to present at national and regional conferences
- Enhanced preparation for transfer to a four-year degree program
- Honors scholarship and mini-grants
- Transcript and diploma notations
- Access to early enrollment
- Graduation ceremony for Honors Program graduates and special recognition at JCCC graduation ceremony
- Transfer and scholarship assistance
- Direct contact with university honors programs
The list of benefits is not exhaustive. We can start to describe what we see as benefits, but your peers are better positioned to do so. See what they have to say about Honors.
