Under the Accel Program, high school students may complete core academic courses at Atlanta Technical College while also attending a Georgia public high school. The applicant must adhere to the following admissions requirements:

• Be at least 16 years of age and classified as a junior or senior.
• Submit an Atlanta Technical College application with the nonrefundable application fee.
• Submit Accel program form with the appropriate signatures from the student, the student’s parent or guardian, and the public school official.
• Submit an official high school transcript.


• Must have an appropriate placement score from ASSET, SAT or ACT. Students participating in the Accel program are eligible for Prep courses. Successful test scores on one of the following:

* ASSET
* SAT (Verbal: 430 and Math: 400)
* ACT (English: 18 and Math: 16)

• Applicants desiring to take courses for transfer to the University System of Georgia must meet the University System requirements prior to taking those courses at Atlanta Technical College.
• Submit the Accel Tuition Grant Form prior to registration each quarter (see high school counselor).
• Coursework taken in the Accel program will count towards HOPE Scholarship cumulative hours.
• 2006_accel_regs.pdf
• accel_courses.pdf



Note: Students attending public high school full-time (all-day) will not be eligible for the Accel program.